Newbury, Berkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous July.

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 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 149 companies were registered in Newbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 4.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NewburyUK
    2010149101,492
    200914294,671
    % change4.9%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (149) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010594050
    New companies in 2009564640
    % change5.4%-13.0%25.0%
    Record Year2010 (59)2007 (53)2010 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NewburyUK
    20109387,705
    2009145159,401
    % change-35.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010243534
    Closed companies in 2009343279
    % change-29.4%9.4%-57%
    Record Year2009 (34)2008 (78)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Newbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 56 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NewburyUK
    20105613,787
    2009-3-64,730
    Record Year 1995 (74) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201035516
    Net growth in 20092214-39
    Record Year2008 (36)2007 (33)2006 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Newbury
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-2.0%-21.1%19.9%
    Record Year1968 (0.4%)1962 (0.4%)1968 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 47.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Newbury was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.1% of all director appointments in Newbury in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.71%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT2.06%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.63%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ASSOCIATES1.41%PROPERTY2.38%
    BUSINESS1.19%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTY0.98%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    DESIGN0.87%DESIGN1.93%
    WYNN0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    TECHNOLOGY0.76%BUSINESS1.80%
    SYSTEMS0.65%MEDIA1.75%
    GEDARO0.65%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    D0.54%LONDON1.59%
    HIRE0.54%ENGINEERING1.59%
    MEDIA0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HOMES0.54%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%J1.44%
    INTERNATIONAL0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CHARLES0.43%GLOBAL1.42%
    MUSIC0.43%IT1.35%
    (NEWBURY)0.43%PROPERTIES1.35%
    R0.43%BUILDING1.32%
    ENGINEERING0.43%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    20.43%M1.28%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.43%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BLUE0.43%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied164202,902
    7487 - Other business activities12669,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4825,053
    9999 - Dormant Company3521,484
    99999 - Dormant Company3414,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3013,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2914,940
    7499 - Non-trading company2413,408
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities238,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply228,183
    62090 - Other information technology service activities215,716
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified207,767
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities14999
    6420 - Telecommunications141,420
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    74990 - Non-trading company97,649
    7011 - Development & sell real estate93,743
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering87,634
    7260 - Other computer related activities88,967
    9302 - Hairdressing & other beauty treatment71,631

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07358683 GAY NATION WORLD LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07357383 KCC DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07352886 KINGS OF NEWBURY LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07352859 CHARLES AIREY CONSULTANTS LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07350253 M A MANAGERS LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07349400 JUST (NEWBURY) LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07348467 J & C STINTON LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07343690 MEMORABLE MARKETING LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343190 JOHN DOUGLAS RESOURCES LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342826 NEWBURY COMPUTER HELP LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07341140 ULTIMATEFX LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07341065 EMERCOM LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07340677 MARTIN ALLEN CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340358 CYTH LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07336200 KAREN KINGSTON INTERNATIONAL LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07334758 TGM DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333916 EMPROSE CONSTRUCTION LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07333172 CATHOLIC UNION CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07333151 XFM TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07332434 LOVELLY LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07332100 ROCKSTONE HOMES LTD. 02 Aug 2010
    07361198 FREE GREEN ELECTRICITY CORPORATION LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07347984 FERVIDTEC LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347446 OUTSIDE EDGE CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07336619 CLARE BUNGEY LIMITED 05 Aug 2010