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
New Company Registrations
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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) Bracknell UK 2014 152 150,722 2013 144 134,802 % change 5.6% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (152) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 53 42 57 New companies in 2013 47 35 62 % change 12.8% 20.0% -8.1% Record Year 2014 (53) 2012 (49) 2013 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bracknell UK 2014 82 82,370 2013 71 77,914 % change 15.5% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 31 22 29 Closed companies in 2013 31 22 18 % change 0.0% 0.0% 61% Record Year 2001 (33) 2008 (29) 2009 (82)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bracknell UK 2014 70 68,352 2013 73 56,888 Record Year 2013 (73) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2014 22 20 28 Net growth in 2013 16 13 44 Record Year 2014 (22) 2007 (27) 2013 (44)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 5.5% 10.8% -23.3% Record Year 1991 (0.3%) 1994 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.69% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.61% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 0.86% CONSULTANCY 3.49% ELECTRICAL 0.86% PROPERTY 2.64% BUSINESS 0.75% TRADING 2.05% SYSTEMS 0.75% LONDON 1.88% BRACKNELL 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.65% CARE 1.79% PROPERTY 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CLEANING 0.54% DESIGN 1.75% TECHNOLOGY 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.73% IT 0.54% BUSINESS 1.71% SPORTS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.60% WINDOW 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.60% DESIGN 0.43% GLOBAL 1.58% TRAINING 0.43% J 1.48% MEDIA 0.43% ASSOCIATES 1.48% NETWORK 0.43% MEDIA 1.48% JOHN 0.43% IT 1.33% MEDICAL 0.43% TRANSPORT 1.30% M 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% MARKETING 0.43% BUILDING 1.24% MAINTENANCE 0.43% M 1.21% CARE 0.43% CAPITAL 1.20% CAPITAL 0.32% ELECTRICAL 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 289 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 76 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 27,750 99999 - Dormant Company 30 47,084 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 12,813 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 9,509 86900 - Other human health activities 15 10,273 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 9,358 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 26,700 98000 - Residents property management 13 4,832 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 13 5,949 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 18,491 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 7,313 74990 - Non-trading company 10 14,135 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 9,284 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,885 70221 - Financial management 8 3,282 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 5,537 81300 - Landscape service activities 7 1,870
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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