Bracknell, Berkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 122 companies were registered in Bracknell during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 8.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BracknellUK
    2012122118,868
    2011112114,512
    % change8.9%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (122) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012424139
    New companies in 2011393340
    % change7.7%24.2%-2.5%
    Record Year2012 (42)2012 (41)2009 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 73 companies were dissolved in Bracknell during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BracknellUK
    20127374,772
    20116572,230
    % change12.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (120) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012312220
    Closed companies in 2011232121
    % change34.8%4.8%-5%
    Record Year2003 (54)2008 (59)2009 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Bracknell during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 49 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BracknellUK
    20124944,096
    20114742,282
    Record Year 2000 (56) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012111919
    Net growth in 2011161219
    Record Year2008 (20)2000 (28)2002 (26)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Bracknell
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-3.3%25.2%-3.6%
    Record Year1965 (0.6%)1968 (0.7%)1963 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bracknell was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    30.1% of all director appointments in Bracknell in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.41%CONSULTING5.05%
    ASSOCIATES1.17%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT0.94%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROMOTIONS0.82%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%DESIGN1.87%
    RTM0.70%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    IT0.70%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRADING0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.59%BUSINESS1.72%
    MARKETING0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    HEALTHCARE0.59%MEDIA1.67%
    PROPERTY0.47%LONDON1.67%
    BUSINESS0.47%J1.55%
    SUPPORT0.47%GLOBAL1.53%
    G0.47%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    J0.47%IT1.43%
    BEAUTY0.47%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BRACKNELL0.47%CARE1.32%
    BUILDING0.47%M1.27%
    DESIGN0.47%BUILDING1.22%
    HAIR0.47%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    BERKSHIRE0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GLOBAL0.47%S1.17%
    MEDIA0.47%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied359331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5519,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3914,774
    7487 - Other business activities3835,545
    62090 - Other information technology service activities177,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1413,716
    62012 - Business and domestic software development134,584
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1333,677
    7260 - Other computer related activities104,979
    99999 - Dormant Company1025,035
    7414 - Business & management consultancy98,437
    74990 - Non-trading company99,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified89,891
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet83,712
    9305 - Other service activities86,142
    86900 - Other human health activities74,998
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply74,997
    98000 - Residents property management72,786
    43210 - Electrical installation73,387
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,514

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08163740 TIME ELITE LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08165944 M MALLIACONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08166219 BOB MACLENNAN CONSULTING LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08166921 DUNIA ENERGY UK LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168869 THE BEAUTY BUSINESS LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08171621 ENVIROSOIL UK LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08172368 CHAIN REACTIONS PERFORMANCE LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08173716 JMS OFFICE SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08175219 SQUARED EARTH LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08183128 FULCRUM SUSPENSIONS UK LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08185330 BAGEL CREATION STATION LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08185755 HOOK & SOANE LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08190069 J.W. STOKES LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08194840 A4DABLE CARS LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08194869 PETPACK MARKETING LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08167634 ARP SHARK LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08170888 UNIVERSAL BUILDING CONTROLS LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08176226 K MOORE CAPITAL LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08176637 JGR ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08177517 ARETE INFOSYSTEMS LTD. 13 Aug 2012
    08183970 CLOUD ONLY LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08184850 RHUBARB MARKETING LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08186095 GLOBAL INVEX LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08187838 GERRY BURKE & COMPANY LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08193760 BATH & TILE WORLD LIMITED 29 Aug 2012