Bracknell, Berkshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any quarter in history.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous September.
- September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any month in history.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bracknell when compared to any previous July.
- September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Bracknell when compared to any previous September.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 155 companies were registered in Bracknell during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 14.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Bracknell UK 2014 155 143,414 2013 135 132,684 % change 14.8% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (155) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous September.
September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any month in history.
July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 49 39 67 New companies in 2013 45 47 43 % change 8.9% -17.0% 55.8% Record Year 2014 (49) 2013 (47) 2014 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 123 companies were dissolved in Bracknell during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 55.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Bracknell UK 2014 123 101,670 2013 79 86,170 % change 55.7% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (123) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bracknell when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 60 26 37 Closed companies in 2013 28 20 31 % change 114.3% 30.0% 19% Record Year 2014 (60) 2008 (59) 2009 (49)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Bracknell during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 32 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Bracknell UK 2014 32 41,744 2013 56 46,514 Record Year 2013 (56) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Bracknell when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 -11 13 30 Net growth in 2013 17 27 12 Record Year 2008 (20) 2000 (28) 2014 (30)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Bracknell formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Bracknell 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -1.1% -20.9% 43.0% Record Year 1996 (0.2%) 2000 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bracknell was in 2005 when 29.7% of all directors were female.
22.7% of all director appointments in Bracknell in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.79% CONSULTING 5.17% PROPERTY 1.03% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTANCY 0.83% CONSULTANCY 3.55% MANAGEMENT 0.83% PROPERTY 2.62% IT 0.83% ENGINEERING 2.07% ELECTRICAL 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% J 0.62% TRADING 2.00% SYSTEMS 0.62% LONDON 1.95% CARE 0.62% CARE 1.94% TRAINING 0.62% TRANSPORT 1.76% TECHNOLOGY 0.52% DESIGN 1.70% EVENTS 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.70% DESIGN 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.52% BUSINESS 1.62% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% J 1.53% YOUR 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.53% SECURITY 0.41% GLOBAL 1.51% S 0.41% INVESTMENTS 1.50% PLUMBING 0.41% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.41% MEDIA 1.38% HD 0.41% CO., 1.36% DATA 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% BRACKNELL 0.41% BUILDING 1.30% BUSINESS 0.31% IT 1.30% G 0.31% M 1.23%
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 253 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 78 57,264 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 58 29,313 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 46 40,717 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 12,795 99999 - Dormant Company 29 48,286 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 18,890 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 9,675 86900 - Other human health activities 16 11,807 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 9,914 98000 - Residents property management 14 5,047 43210 - Electrical installation 10 5,922 74990 - Non-trading company 10 14,006 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 10 5,940 81300 - Landscape service activities 9 1,964 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 10,361 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 7,401 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 8 6,327 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 5,857
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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