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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Bracknell UK 2012 129 131,491 2011 110 116,391 % change 17.3% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (129) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 34 49 46 New companies in 2011 35 32 43 % change -2.9% 53.1% 7.0% Record Year 2011 (35) 2012 (49) 2010 (57)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bracknell UK 2012 69 67,576 2011 75 90,987 % change -8.0% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 25 24 20 Closed companies in 2011 32 18 25 % change -21.9% 33.3% -20% Record Year 2001 (33) 2008 (29) 2009 (82)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bracknell UK 2012 60 63,915 2011 35 25,404 Record Year 2007 (69) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 9 25 26 Net growth in 2011 3 14 18 Record Year 1997 (21) 2004 (27) 2008 (39)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -16.7% 31.1% 0.1% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1968 (0.9%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.58% CONSULTING 5.07% ASSOCIATES 1.45% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.09% PROPERTY 2.37% SECURITY 0.85% TRADING 2.07% BUSINESS 0.73% DESIGN 1.93% MEDIA 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRADING 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROMOTIONS 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.79% P 0.61% BUSINESS 1.73% IT 0.61% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTY 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BRACKNELL 0.61% LONDON 1.66% ELECTRICAL 0.61% J 1.54% PARTNERS 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SPORTS 0.48% GLOBAL 1.50% TECHNOLOGIES 0.48% IT 1.40% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% CARE 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.31% BERKSHIRE 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GLOBAL 0.48% M 1.27% RTM 0.48% BUILDING 1.24% EUROPE 0.36% ENERGY 1.20% BUILDING 0.36% S 1.20% H 0.36% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 232 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 56 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 14,303 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 8,145 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 15 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 14 8,818 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 13,637 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,934 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 4,356 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,573 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 9,892 98000 - Residents property management 10 3,050 99999 - Dormant Company 10 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 10 18,617 74990 - Non-trading company 9 9,729 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 8 3,439 70100 - Activities of head offices 7 2,746
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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