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.

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 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)BracknellUK
    2014155143,414
    2013135132,684
    % change14.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (155) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014493967
    New companies in 2013454743
    % change8.9%-17.0%55.8%
    Record Year2014 (49)2013 (47)2014 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BracknellUK
    2014123101,670
    20137986,170
    % change55.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (123) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014602637
    Closed companies in 2013282031
    % change114.3%30.0%19%
    Record Year2014 (60)2008 (59)2009 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BracknellUK
    20143241,744
    20135646,514
    Record Year 2013 (56) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-111330
    Net growth in 2013172712
    Record Year2008 (20)2000 (28)2014 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-1.1%-20.9%43.0%
    Record Year1996 (0.2%)2000 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.79%CONSULTING5.17%
    PROPERTY1.03%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT0.83%PROPERTY2.62%
    IT0.83%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ELECTRICAL0.72%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    J0.62%TRADING2.00%
    SYSTEMS0.62%LONDON1.95%
    CARE0.62%CARE1.94%
    TRAINING0.62%TRANSPORT1.76%
    TECHNOLOGY0.52%DESIGN1.70%
    EVENTS0.52%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    DESIGN0.52%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%BUSINESS1.62%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%J1.53%
    YOUR0.52%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    SECURITY0.41%GLOBAL1.51%
    S0.41%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    PLUMBING0.41%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.41%MEDIA1.38%
    HD0.41%CO.,1.36%
    DATA0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    BRACKNELL0.41%BUILDING1.30%
    BUSINESS0.31%IT1.30%
    G0.31%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied253278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7857,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5829,313
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4640,717
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3012,795
    99999 - Dormant Company2948,286
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2228,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1918,890
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,675
    86900 - Other human health activities1611,807
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet169,914
    98000 - Residents property management145,047
    43210 - Electrical installation105,922
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,006
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified105,940
    81300 - Landscape service activities91,964
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate910,361
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities97,401
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets86,327
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified85,857

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09197164 SN10 LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09199878 KN MED LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09202556 RICHIE PLUMBING LTD 03 Sep 2014
    09205050 PRODUCTION.GG LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09205443 THE DSIGND EFFECT LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09212230 OFFICE POWER AND DATA LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09212893 RP-JAI'S LIQUOR STORES LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09216477 FUNC MEDIA LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09218493 TOP SPARKS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09221242 ANNEDRIENNE CARE UK LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09221708 PB MARKETING CONSULTANTS LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09222277 FOUR POINT ONE LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09225338 SMUDGE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09226047 QUANTILE CONSULTING LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09228174 NIMBUS IT (UK) LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09228224 REDWOOD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09228329 MISON PROPERTIES LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09233244 INDUSTREAL LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09235592 RHQ ZOMBIECO LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09236027 DLC CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09236977 INDIANA MOTORCYCLES LTD 26 Sep 2014
    09238720 FOLLOW YOUR BLISS LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09206722 ULTIMATE CORPORATE TRAINING LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09220626 DKR MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09227799 KHALID SALEM LIMITED 22 Sep 2014