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Newbury, Berkshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Newbury when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Newbury when compared to any month in history.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newbury when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newbury when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures 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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Newbury when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 159 companies were registered in Newbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)NewburyUK
    2011159116,391
    2010156105,137
    % change1.9%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (159) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous March.

    March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Newbury when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011384873
    New companies in 2010544656
    % change-29.6%4.3%30.4%
    Record Year2010 (54)2000 (51)2011 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newbury when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 118 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 35.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)NewburyUK
    201111890,986
    20108782,677
    % change35.6%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (118) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newbury when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newbury when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011414235
    Closed companies in 2010143043
    % change192.9%40.0%-19%
    Record Year2011 (41)2011 (42)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Newbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 41 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)NewburyUK
    20114125,405
    20106922,460
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-3638
    Net growth in 2010401613
    Record Year2010 (40)2004 (30)2007 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Newbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Newbury
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-39.3%-8.2%24.4%
    Record Year1967 (0.5%)1961 (0.5%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    31.3% of all director appointments in Newbury in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.45%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.38%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    ASSOCIATES0.96%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%PROPERTY2.38%
    TECHNOLOGY0.75%TRADING2.10%
    DESIGN0.75%DESIGN1.93%
    BUSINESS0.64%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    NEWBURY0.64%BUSINESS1.87%
    FOR0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    GREEN0.53%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    R0.53%MEDIA1.69%
    TRAINING0.53%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%LONDON1.60%
    SYSTEMS0.53%CARE1.45%
    PROPERTY0.53%J1.45%
    ACCOUNTING0.53%GLOBAL1.44%
    EDGE0.43%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    C0.43%IT1.41%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRADING0.43%BUILDING1.34%
    PARTNERS0.43%M1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.43%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ENERGY0.43%S1.24%
    MUSIC0.43%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BUILDING0.43%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied185202,798
    7487 - Other business activities10160,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5430,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4116,150
    99999 - Dormant Company3318,336
    9999 - Dormant Company2919,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2412,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2410,246
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2310,085
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply227,000
    7499 - Non-trading company2111,316
    62090 - Other information technology service activities216,996
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities151,228
    9305 - Other service activities148,740
    74990 - Non-trading company128,695
    7011 - Development & sell real estate102,654
    6420 - Telecommunications91,254
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,788
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,895
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering76,183

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07584861 SW MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07582157 KIROL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07581516 PRIMAL AIRSOFT LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07581431 HNRY UK LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07575880 WINCH BUILDING CONTROLS LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07571065 TELESIGN UK LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07570126 ROMMELINI FOR KIDS LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07569930 SPEARS AND STONE LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569689 HEALTH ICT CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07565432 FULL ON SALES LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07564138 STOW BLOODSTOCK LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07563587 SPATHA LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07561063 THE DESIGN POOL LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07559796 CORR RESOURCING GROUP LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07558983 PRIANTO LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07557341 QUICK CLEAN LAUNDRY SERVICES LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07556621 ADRIAN EELES LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07556568 ACE DEVELOPMENTS (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07556504 BOA CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07556270 EIGHT BELLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH 08 Mar 2011
    07555127 VICTORIA GARDENS PROPERTY LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07549511 LONGEVITY SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07548788 GEM STOCKTAKING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07548759 KPL 22 DK STREET LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07586717 CRIMEMATTERS LIMITED 31 Mar 2011