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Bracknell, Berkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 129 companies were registered in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 17.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BracknellUK
    2012129131,491
    2011110116,391
    % change17.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (129) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012344946
    New companies in 2011353243
    % change-2.9%53.1%7.0%
    Record Year2011 (35)2012 (49)2010 (57)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 69 companies were dissolved in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BracknellUK
    20126967,576
    20117590,987
    % change-8.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012252420
    Closed companies in 2011321825
    % change-21.9%33.3%-20%
    Record Year2001 (33)2008 (29)2009 (82)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Bracknell during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 60 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BracknellUK
    20126063,915
    20113525,404
    Record Year 2007 (69) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201292526
    Net growth in 201131418
    Record Year1997 (21)2004 (27)2008 (39)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Bracknell formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Bracknell
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-16.7%31.1%0.1%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1968 (0.9%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bracknell was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.8% of all director appointments in Bracknell in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.58%CONSULTING5.07%
    ASSOCIATES1.45%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.09%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%PROPERTY2.37%
    SECURITY0.85%TRADING2.07%
    BUSINESS0.73%DESIGN1.93%
    MEDIA0.73%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRADING0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROMOTIONS0.61%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    P0.61%BUSINESS1.73%
    IT0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTY0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BRACKNELL0.61%LONDON1.66%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%J1.54%
    PARTNERS0.48%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    SPORTS0.48%GLOBAL1.50%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.48%IT1.40%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%CARE1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BERKSHIRE0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    GLOBAL0.48%M1.27%
    RTM0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    EUROPE0.36%ENERGY1.20%
    BUILDING0.36%S1.20%
    H0.36%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied232216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5652,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4819,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4214,303
    62090 - Other information technology service activities248,145
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1535,233
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1412,113
    9305 - Other service activities148,818
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1413,637
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply126,934
    62012 - Business and domestic software development124,356
    43210 - Electrical installation113,573
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified109,892
    98000 - Residents property management103,050
    99999 - Dormant Company1025,084
    9999 - Dormant Company1018,617
    74990 - Non-trading company99,729
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet83,439
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,746

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07937034 SAIF&ALIYA LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07937855 TRIDENT SECURITY SPECIALISTS LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07938835 MICROBIT TECHNOLOGIES LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07941447 ALMA ROAD (BANBURY) RTM COMPANY LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07944060 PLAY MECHANICS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07947067 SOFIA CONSULTING LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07951095 NEVILLE KAPLAN LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07953918 TURN2ME 17 Feb 2012
    07955244 TERESA GLEN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07958027 URBAN TADKA LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959101 PRIMARY CHOICE LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07960038 AJL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07960784 A BUNCH TO MUNCH LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07962587 CAFE HAZEL LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07970768 NF CLINICAL PROFESSIONAL LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07931079 XLNC EVENTS LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07938882 GLOBAL SELECT A JET LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07946529 ONSOOZ LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07947034 M.C.S. CAD SERVICES LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07953985 ONEPOTATOTWO LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07955739 AMJB LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07957655 ROTHWELL MEDIA LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07960986 D2 INSIGHT LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07963140 DPE COMSULT LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07966805 P & J OPTIC-KLEER LIMITED 27 Feb 2012