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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Newbury UK 2010 156 105,137 2009 120 91,034 % change 30.0% 15.5% Record Year 2010 (156) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2010 54 46 56 New companies in 2009 35 35 50 % change 54.3% 31.4% 12.0% Record Year 2010 (54) 2000 (51) 2007 (68)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Newbury UK 2010 87 82,677 2009 106 108,060 % change -17.9% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 14 30 43 Closed companies in 2009 23 17 66 % change -39.1% 76.5% -35% Record Year 2003 (29) 2010 (30) 2009 (66)
Net Company Growth
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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) Newbury UK 2010 69 22,460 2009 14 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2010 40 16 13 Net growth in 2009 12 18 -16 Record Year 2010 (40) 2004 (30) 2007 (52)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 43.2% 12.6% -7.0% Record Year 1967 (0.5%) 1961 (0.5%) 1976 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.48% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 2.48% CONSULTING 4.60% ASSOCIATES 1.51% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTANCY 1.51% PROPERTY 2.50% PROPERTY 1.08% ASSOCIATES 2.04% BUSINESS 0.97% TRADING 1.93% ENGINEERING 0.75% DESIGN 1.91% MEDIA 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.75% MEDIA 1.84% WYNN 0.75% BUSINESS 1.74% CASUALTY 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% HOLDINGS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.63% GEDARO 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.54% D 0.65% J 1.48% CAPITAL 0.54% LONDON 1.45% NEWBURY 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.45% MARKETING 0.54% GROUP 1.37% DESIGN 0.54% GLOBAL 1.35% HIRE 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% SECURITY 0.54% BUILDING 1.34% PROPERTIES 0.54% CARE 1.33% R 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.30% PRODUCTIONS 0.43% M 1.28% GROUP 0.43% SYSTEMS 1.25% WINDOWS 0.43% S 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 168 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 124 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 34 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 33 13,808 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 14,007 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 9,943 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 6,340 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 10,331 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 9,659 7499 - Non-trading company 17 15,398 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,149 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 14 1,036 6420 - Telecommunications 14 1,529 9305 - Other service activities 10 9,038 7011 - Development & sell real estate 9 5,300 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 2,179 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 8,154 41100 - Development of building projects 7 4,513
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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