
Bracknell, Berkshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 110 companies were registered in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bracknell UK 2011 110 116,391 2010 126 105,137 % change -12.7% 10.7% Record Year 2010 (126) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 35 32 43 New companies in 2010 32 37 57 % change 9.4% -13.5% -24.6% Record Year 2011 (35) 2004 (41) 2010 (57)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 75 companies were dissolved in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bracknell UK 2011 75 90,986 2010 71 82,677 % change 5.6% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 32 18 25 Closed companies in 2010 12 29 30 % change 166.7% -37.9% -17% Record Year 2001 (33) 2010 (29) 2009 (82)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Bracknell during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 35 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bracknell UK 2011 35 25,405 2010 55 22,460 Record Year 2007 (69) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 3 14 18 Net growth in 2010 20 8 27 Record Year 1997 (21) 2004 (27) 2008 (39)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Bracknell formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Bracknell 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -5.6% -24.0% -28.0% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1968 (0.9%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bracknell was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Bracknell in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.39% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTANCY 1.26% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.26% CONSULTANCY 3.16% IT 0.98% PROPERTY 2.38% DEVELOPMENTS 0.98% TRADING 2.10% SCHOFIELD 0.84% DESIGN 1.93% SOFTWARE 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.92% TRADING 0.70% BUSINESS 1.87% PROPERTIES 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% HOME 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CARE 0.56% MEDIA 1.69% INVESTMENTS 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.61% MAINTENANCE 0.56% LONDON 1.60% MEDIA 0.56% CARE 1.45% PROPERTY 0.56% J 1.45% BUILDING 0.42% GLOBAL 1.44% GROUP 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.43% TECHNOLOGIES 0.42% IT 1.41% G 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.36% REAL 0.42% BUILDING 1.34% ESTATE 0.42% M 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.28% TECH 0.42% S 1.24% TECHNICAL 0.42% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% J 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 185 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 62 60,968 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 16,150 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 10,246 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 6,996 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 22 30,253 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 12,916 9305 - Other service activities 15 8,740 9999 - Dormant Company 14 19,765 98000 - Residents property management 14 3,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 14 7,000 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,789 7499 - Non-trading company 12 11,316 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 7,788 43210 - Electrical installation 9 3,172 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 3,168 99999 - Dormant Company 7 18,336 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 10,085 7011 - Development & sell real estate 7 2,654 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 6 3,436
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07580015 AMEN CORNER CARS LIMITED 28 Mar 2011 07579175 HOME CAKED LIMITED 25 Mar 2011 07578934 IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2011 07572583 PC REPAIR LIMITED 22 Mar 2011 07569777 RENOIR BIDCO LIMITED 18 Mar 2011 07565881 TECHSERV (UK) LTD 16 Mar 2011 07561898 GALE'S DRIVING FORCE LIMITED 14 Mar 2011 07558400 A ICETON SERVICES LTD 09 Mar 2011 07552043 REDSENTINEL PROTECTION LTD 04 Mar 2011 07550853 SMART SIGNS GROUP LTD 03 Mar 2011 07549700 PRIORY SCAMMELL LIMITED 03 Mar 2011 07584967 DENNIS SCHOFIELD LTD 30 Mar 2011 07576917 GERALDINE FARRELL LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07576667 ROBERT SIMON CASON LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07575165 ATHENA COMMERCE LIMITED 23 Mar 2011 07575104 LEX MACHINERY LIMITED 23 Mar 2011 07573677 NURUSERV LTD 22 Mar 2011 07569945 WSTA SCHOOL OF TEXTILE ART LIMITED 18 Mar 2011 07561439 CITY PLANT DISPLAYS LIMITED 11 Mar 2011 07560375 BOB WARD HR CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Mar 2011 07559660 MEDIA TALENT LIMITED 10 Mar 2011 07552750 COBHORN LIMITED 04 Mar 2011 07552556 NOTRACO LIMITED 04 Mar 2011 07552231 FLINTHILL LIMITED 04 Mar 2011 07548980 HARTHILL CORPORATION LTD 02 Mar 2011
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