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
    07391484 CORFIMA SWEDEN LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07390954 WORLDWIDE FULFILMENT & LOGISTICS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07390359 RMS BOATYARD LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07390358 MAPLEDURHAM MOORINGS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07390346 DIAMOND QUALITY CARE SERVICES LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07387853 ZYGOSITY LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07386355 FIREBLADE STUDIOS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07382500 EVALUE LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07381006 TPF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380261 PROHEALTHPLUS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07380191 PROHEALTHPLUS COACHING LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07376790 THE TATTOO REMOVAL CLINIC LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07376182 SPATIAL DAYS LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07370218 PITMAN EXECUTIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07369648 S & L CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368084 LYNCH CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07367582 T4 PARTNERS LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07365257 ERINVALE CONSULTING ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07362741 TRIPLE 9 FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07362208 FULL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    OC357806 AEGIS PARTNERSHIP LLP 09 Sep 2010
    07391812 CARBOSYNTH HOLDINGS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07381749 RESTAURANT ANGELIQUE LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07381605 SUMMER PLACE CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07371167 IDUBE GALLERY LIMITED 09 Sep 2010