Bracknell, Berkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Bracknell when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 189 companies were registered in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 24.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BracknellUK
    2015189161,156
    2014152150,722
    % change24.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (189) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bracknell when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015546669
    New companies in 2014534257
    % change1.9%57.1%21.1%
    Record Year2015 (54)2015 (66)2015 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Bracknell during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 36.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BracknellUK
    201511289,523
    20148282,370
    % change36.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (112) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Bracknell when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015284044
    Closed companies in 2014312229
    % change-9.7%81.8%52%
    Record Year2001 (33)2015 (40)2009 (82)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Bracknell during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 77 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BracknellUK
    20157771,633
    20147068,352
    Record Year 2015 (77) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bracknell when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015262625
    Net growth in 2014222028
    Record Year2015 (26)2007 (27)2013 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Bracknell formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bracknell
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.0%44.7%10.3%
    Record Year1991 (0.3%)1994 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    26.6% of all director appointments in Bracknell in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.72%CONSULTING5.23%
    CARE1.03%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSTRUCTION1.03%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    IT0.94%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.84%CARE2.13%
    SYSTEMS0.75%ENGINEERING2.12%
    MANAGEMENT0.75%LONDON1.91%
    SECURITY0.66%TRADING1.88%
    DESIGN0.56%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ASCOT0.47%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    REALSTEW0.47%DESIGN1.65%
    ENGINEERING0.47%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BERKSHIRE0.47%CO.,1.58%
    YOUR0.47%J1.55%
    TRAINING0.47%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    HOMES0.47%BUSINESS1.49%
    PROPERTIES0.38%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    J0.38%GLOBAL1.46%
    GLOBAL0.38%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    EVENTS0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HEALTHCARE0.38%BUILDING1.31%
    ROOFING0.38%IT1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.38%MEDIA1.28%
    PLUMBING0.38%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied263288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7258,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6330,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5643,081
    99999 - Dormant Company4649,474
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2312,862
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2229,218
    86900 - Other human health activities2013,990
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1619,098
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,651
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1510,200
    98000 - Residents property management125,308
    43210 - Electrical installation126,139
    49410 - Freight transport by road1012,485
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1011,600
    86101 - Hospital activities95,043
    81300 - Landscape service activities92,091
    74990 - Non-trading company913,794
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified96,242
    41100 - Development of building projects911,863

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09418225 ASCOT CABLE LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09418747 IATRIC SYSTEMS UK LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09426493 ARUFA LTD. 06 Feb 2015
    09427568 JENNINGS ROW FACILITIES LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09429139 GEEK - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09436735 GARETH JENKINS SERVICES LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09438187 GRILL STARR LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09440330 SAMOSTAR LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09443614 LB GLOBAL CREDIT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09445112 A3B DESIGNS LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09446112 REPAIRLABSUK LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09446680 BE A PIONEER LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09448602 BACK TO WORK LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09450051 RE-COUNTING MUSIC SERVICES LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09451199 KICK ON CLOTHING LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09462548 TRACKERSENSE LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09424447 MAKEPEACE DECOR LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09432797 TIPTONIAN LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09443195 TOP DETAILING BINFIELD LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09444595 BELLE LA VIE LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09445988 TRI COUNTY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09451032 BOB EVEREST CONSULTING LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09452009 EVERED AND PRITCHARD BUILDING COMPANY LTD 21 Feb 2015
    09452173 BROADLANDS STORAGE LTD 21 Feb 2015
    09463522 FIRST ASPIRE LIMITED 27 Feb 2015