Newbury, Berkshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Newbury when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Newbury when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Newbury 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 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Newbury when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 156 companies were registered in Newbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 30.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NewburyUK
    2010156105,137
    200912091,034
    % change30.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2010 (156) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010544656
    New companies in 2009353550
    % change54.3%31.4%12.0%
    Record Year2010 (54)2000 (51)2007 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NewburyUK
    20108782,677
    2009106108,060
    % change-17.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Newbury when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010143043
    Closed companies in 2009231766
    % change-39.1%76.5%-35%
    Record Year2003 (29)2010 (30)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Newbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 69 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NewburyUK
    20106922,460
    200914-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Newbury when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010401613
    Net growth in 20091218-16
    Record Year2010 (40)2004 (30)2007 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Newbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Newbury
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change43.2%12.6%-7.0%
    Record Year1967 (0.5%)1961 (0.5%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Newbury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.4% of all director appointments in Newbury in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.48%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING2.48%CONSULTING4.60%
    ASSOCIATES1.51%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTANCY1.51%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROPERTY1.08%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    BUSINESS0.97%TRADING1.93%
    ENGINEERING0.75%DESIGN1.91%
    MEDIA0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%MEDIA1.84%
    WYNN0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    CASUALTY0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    HOLDINGS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    GEDARO0.65%ENGINEERING1.54%
    D0.65%J1.48%
    CAPITAL0.54%LONDON1.45%
    NEWBURY0.54%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    MARKETING0.54%GROUP1.37%
    DESIGN0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    HIRE0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SECURITY0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    PROPERTIES0.54%CARE1.33%
    R0.43%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PRODUCTIONS0.43%M1.28%
    GROUP0.43%SYSTEMS1.25%
    WINDOWS0.43%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied168228,645
    7487 - Other business activities12474,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5126,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3817,003
    9999 - Dormant Company3419,948
    99999 - Dormant Company3313,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3114,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities309,943
    62090 - Other information technology service activities206,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities1810,331
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply189,659
    7499 - Non-trading company1715,398
    74990 - Non-trading company158,149
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities141,036
    6420 - Telecommunications141,529
    9305 - Other service activities109,038
    7011 - Development & sell real estate95,300
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation82,179
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified88,154
    41100 - Development of building projects74,513

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07169936 ADRIAN GILMOUR LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07167704 SOPHIE HEAD DESIGN LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167674 HIGHBURY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07167226 MRH CS LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167038 PT SKI LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07165905 BREEZE8 LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07164631 TLC PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07159307 LK HAIR LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158709 RESSANCE LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158146 NLR SOCIAL WORK SERVICES LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07156020 NPH BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07155904 BENCO CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155098 IMPERIUM PROJECTS LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07153759 REDCURRENT LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07153626 G-CLOUD SYSTEMS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07142770 IG3 CONSULTING LTD 02 Feb 2010
    OC352593 GRIFFINS BUSINESS ADVISERS LLP 24 Feb 2010
    07162753 GT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07154123 KOLLOIDAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07151211 WIRELESS DATA ASSOCIATES LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07150851 HUNE SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07144697 CONSISTENCY CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07143814 THE RESCUE REINDEER CENTRE UK LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142062 AUCTION ADVICE SERVICES LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    OC352017 CELMATIC CONSULTING LLP 03 Feb 2010