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 08921585 & LTD 04 Mar 2014 08922863 NAECO SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Mar 2014 08923938 RAHUL IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08930980 S 21 MARKETING LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08933617 APPLEDORE 1966 LIMITED 11 Mar 2014 08935894 BASO LTD 12 Mar 2014 08943250 BALGORES (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08946886 INFINIT SYSTEMS UK LIMITED 19 Mar 2014 08951375 CLAVERDON 1962 LIMITED 20 Mar 2014 08952233 APPY HOUR UK LIMITED 21 Mar 2014 08963726 KESTREL COURT RTM COMPANY LTD 27 Mar 2014 08966653 DITCHLING 1964 LIMITED 31 Mar 2014 OC392340 PJL ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LLP 31 Mar 2014 08968092 ONEBLEND LTD 31 Mar 2014 08919659 EPK LTD 03 Mar 2014 08920417 HOOKWOOD CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Mar 2014 08927873 MINI LINGUISTS LTD 07 Mar 2014 08930238 PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS 14 LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08932053 CAST WARD LIMITED 11 Mar 2014 08936950 APM ELECTRICAL (THAMES VALLEY) LTD 13 Mar 2014 08940928 PREEMPTA SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08945176 TOGETHER PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 18 Mar 2014 08945227 APPRENDO LTD 18 Mar 2014 08952377 FRAIZAS LIMITED 21 Mar 2014 08952599 EDUIAN LTD 21 Mar 2014
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