Bracknell, Berkshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BracknellUK
    2014152150,722
    2013144134,802
    % change5.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (152) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014534257
    New companies in 2013473562
    % change12.8%20.0%-8.1%
    Record Year2014 (53)2012 (49)2013 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BracknellUK
    20148282,370
    20137177,914
    % change15.5%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014312229
    Closed companies in 2013312218
    % change0.0%0.0%61%
    Record Year2001 (33)2008 (29)2009 (82)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Bracknell during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 70 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BracknellUK
    20147068,352
    20137356,888
    Record Year 2013 (73) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Bracknell when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014222028
    Net growth in 2013161344
    Record Year2014 (22)2007 (27)2013 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Bracknell formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Bracknell
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change5.5%10.8%-23.3%
    Record Year1991 (0.3%)1994 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bracknell was in 2013 when 52.3% of all directors were female.

    33.1% of all director appointments in Bracknell in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.69%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.61%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.86%PROPERTY2.64%
    BUSINESS0.75%TRADING2.05%
    SYSTEMS0.75%LONDON1.88%
    BRACKNELL0.65%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%CARE1.79%
    PROPERTY0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CLEANING0.54%DESIGN1.75%
    TECHNOLOGY0.54%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    IT0.54%BUSINESS1.71%
    SPORTS0.54%PROPERTIES1.60%
    WINDOW0.43%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    DESIGN0.43%GLOBAL1.58%
    TRAINING0.43%J1.48%
    MEDIA0.43%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    NETWORK0.43%MEDIA1.48%
    JOHN0.43%IT1.33%
    MEDICAL0.43%TRANSPORT1.30%
    M0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    MARKETING0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    MAINTENANCE0.43%M1.21%
    CARE0.43%CAPITAL1.20%
    CAPITAL0.32%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied289280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7656,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4737,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4527,750
    99999 - Dormant Company3047,084
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2212,813
    62012 - Business and domestic software development189,509
    86900 - Other human health activities1510,273
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet159,358
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1526,700
    98000 - Residents property management134,832
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified135,949
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1318,491
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,313
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,135
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate99,284
    43210 - Electrical installation95,885
    70221 - Financial management83,282
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified85,537
    81300 - Landscape service activities71,870

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08879923 BROWNSTONE HOMES LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08883133 ONCOGENE LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08885303 SMARTLOAD LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08887154 PMO DELIVERY LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08892649 INITIAL STEPS LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08892675 ROUGZ HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08893075 BLAIR HOUSE EUROPE LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08893562 MINDFUL DYNAMICS LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08894147 ASERTIQ MEDIA LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08897396 MANIRBA FOODS LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08905270 BAKER LODGE LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08909239 AFPM LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08914212 BABBAGE WAY 1972 LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08877377 TLBCOMPANY LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08878853 ALTECK LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08879272 MUM AMIE LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08879276 THE CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY SERVICE LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08882803 STRATOS WEB MARKETING LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08891766 GO REAL ESTATE LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08894715 DEVIANI CONSULTING LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08895142 ACROSTINE LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08898086 PRESTIGE BUILDING & CO LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08903297 LAMB ARTS GALLERY LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08908494 AGRIAN LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08911505 ACTIVE TECHNICAL SERVICES (UK) LTD 25 Feb 2014