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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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)BracknellUK
    2011110116,391
    2010126105,137
    % change-12.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2010 (126) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011353243
    New companies in 2010323757
    % change9.4%-13.5%-24.6%
    Record Year2011 (35)2004 (41)2010 (57)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BracknellUK
    20117590,986
    20107182,677
    % change5.6%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011321825
    Closed companies in 2010122930
    % change166.7%-37.9%-17%
    Record Year2001 (33)2010 (29)2009 (82)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BracknellUK
    20113525,405
    20105522,460
    Record Year 2007 (69) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201131418
    Net growth in 201020827
    Record Year1997 (21)2004 (27)2008 (39)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-5.6%-24.0%-28.0%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1968 (0.9%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.39%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.26%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    IT0.98%PROPERTY2.38%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.98%TRADING2.10%
    SCHOFIELD0.84%DESIGN1.93%
    SOFTWARE0.70%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    TRADING0.70%BUSINESS1.87%
    PROPERTIES0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    HOME0.56%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CARE0.56%MEDIA1.69%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%ENGINEERING1.61%
    MAINTENANCE0.56%LONDON1.60%
    MEDIA0.56%CARE1.45%
    PROPERTY0.56%J1.45%
    BUILDING0.42%GLOBAL1.44%
    GROUP0.42%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.42%IT1.41%
    G0.42%PROPERTIES1.36%
    REAL0.42%BUILDING1.34%
    ESTATE0.42%M1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TECH0.42%S1.24%
    TECHNICAL0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    J0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied185202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6260,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4716,150
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2910,246
    62090 - Other information technology service activities226,996
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2230,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,916
    9305 - Other service activities158,740
    9999 - Dormant Company1419,765
    98000 - Residents property management143,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply147,000
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,789
    7499 - Non-trading company1211,316
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,788
    43210 - Electrical installation93,172
    62012 - Business and domestic software development83,168
    99999 - Dormant Company718,336
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified710,085
    7011 - Development & sell real estate72,654
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities63,436

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07507808 CDE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507050 ACOUSTICS CENTRAL LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506722 TERRIFIC TOGS LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07502945 IMPACT ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07502704 IMEJI LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07502703 FIRE ICE DESIGNS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07498594 HB BUILDERS LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07497996 DARK HORSE SOFTWARE LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07494824 COLECRAFT TIMBER PRODUCTS LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07492297 HELNOR UK LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07490861 ANGLO NIPPON CONSULTING LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07489609 BT ONE LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07489103 THE ANIMALPHABET MUSIC COMPANY LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487385 LRB ELECTRICAL LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07485115 PASCOE & TEW ASSOCIATES LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07484954 EMPIRE NETWORKS LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07480949 LYKON LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    OC360833 PERMATION DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LLP 12 Jan 2011
    07506292 BART PROMOTIONS LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07499263 SOMETHING MARVELLOUS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07491550 CARPENTERS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07489209 J MORRISON LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07488779 LEADING WORKS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487783 INI CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486835 PREMIUM TRAVEL TUNISIA LIMITED 10 Jan 2011