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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Bracknell UK 2015 189 161,156 2014 152 150,722 % change 24.3% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (189) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 54 66 69 New companies in 2014 53 42 57 % change 1.9% 57.1% 21.1% Record Year 2015 (54) 2015 (66) 2015 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bracknell UK 2015 112 89,523 2014 82 82,370 % change 36.6% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (112) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 28 40 44 Closed companies in 2014 31 22 29 % change -9.7% 81.8% 52% Record Year 2001 (33) 2015 (40) 2009 (82)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bracknell UK 2015 77 71,633 2014 70 68,352 Record Year 2015 (77) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 26 26 25 Net growth in 2014 22 20 28 Record Year 2015 (26) 2007 (27) 2013 (44)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 0.0% 44.7% 10.3% Record Year 1991 (0.3%) 1994 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.72% CONSULTING 5.23% CARE 1.03% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.03% CONSULTANCY 3.62% IT 0.94% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.84% CARE 2.13% SYSTEMS 0.75% ENGINEERING 2.12% MANAGEMENT 0.75% LONDON 1.91% SECURITY 0.66% TRADING 1.88% DESIGN 0.56% TRANSPORT 1.82% ASCOT 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.76% REALSTEW 0.47% DESIGN 1.65% ENGINEERING 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.63% BERKSHIRE 0.47% CO., 1.58% YOUR 0.47% J 1.55% TRAINING 0.47% CONSULTANTS 1.54% HOMES 0.47% BUSINESS 1.49% PROPERTIES 0.38% INVESTMENTS 1.49% J 0.38% GLOBAL 1.46% GLOBAL 0.38% ASSOCIATES 1.44% EVENTS 0.38% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% HEALTHCARE 0.38% BUILDING 1.31% ROOFING 0.38% IT 1.30% ELECTRICAL 0.38% MEDIA 1.28% PLUMBING 0.38% M 1.27%
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 263 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 72 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 63 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 56 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 46 49,474 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 12,862 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 20 13,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 19,098 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 9,651 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 10,200 98000 - Residents property management 12 5,308 43210 - Electrical installation 12 6,139 49410 - Freight transport by road 10 12,485 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 11,600 86101 - Hospital activities 9 5,043 81300 - Landscape service activities 9 2,091 74990 - Non-trading company 9 13,794 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 9 6,242 41100 - Development of building projects 9 11,863
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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