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Newbury, Berkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 2011)

    A total of 132 companies were registered in Newbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NewburyUK
    2011132114,512
    2010149101,492
    % change-11.4%12.8%
    Record Year 2010 (149) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011443256
    New companies in 2010594050
    % change-25.4%-20.0%12.0%
    Record Year2010 (59)2007 (53)2011 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NewburyUK
    20118072,230
    20109387,705
    % change-14.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011282725
    Closed companies in 2010243534
    % change16.7%-22.9%-26%
    Record Year2009 (34)2008 (78)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Newbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 52 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NewburyUK
    20115242,282
    20105613,787
    Record Year 1995 (74) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201116531
    Net growth in 201035516
    Record Year2008 (36)2007 (33)2006 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Newbury
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-31.7%-32.7%1.1%
    Record Year1968 (0.4%)1962 (0.4%)1968 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 46.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    29.8% of all director appointments in Newbury in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.66%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT2.24%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MODESTIA1.17%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    NEWBURY1.06%PROPERTY2.41%
    ASSOCIATES0.96%TRADING2.06%
    TRAINING0.96%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    TECHNOLOGY0.75%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTY0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.75%ENGINEERING1.74%
    J0.75%MEDIA1.72%
    INTERIORS0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    FOR0.64%LONDON1.63%
    PROJECT0.64%J1.47%
    C0.64%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENTERPRISES0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GLOBAL0.64%CARE1.42%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%IT1.38%
    R0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    LAND0.53%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ACCOUNTING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENGINEERING0.53%M1.25%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%ENERGY1.22%
    M0.53%TRAINING1.21%
    CREATIVE0.53%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied166204,493
    7487 - Other business activities12965,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4929,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3915,760
    9999 - Dormant Company3622,587
    99999 - Dormant Company3318,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3214,755
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2410,018
    7499 - Non-trading company2311,543
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2210,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply228,345
    9305 - Other service activities1710,525
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,798
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities131,196
    74990 - Non-trading company118,064
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,551
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,686
    6420 - Telecommunications91,338
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,614
    62012 - Business and domestic software development73,137

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07689886 G&E CONSULTING LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07690708 VM DIAMONDS LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07693786 PANAMA GREEN FUELS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07697026 RCP MOTORSPORT LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07698878 MORTRANS (EUROPE) LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07701826 TIGERS TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07705612 THUNDER ROAD COMMS LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07706887 HAWKEYE BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707853 GULI COMMUNICATIONS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07707974 BERKSHIRE BODYSHOP LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07712423 DEL SARTO LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07712965 TECHNOLOGY POINT LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07713533 JSC SPORT LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714307 ACANTHIS LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714756 ADVANTAGE TELEMARKETING LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07716309 MOORE MEDICAL PRACTICE LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07720458 GAVIN HARRIS LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07720481 COVERS AND CASES LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07721470 ST BARTHOLOMEW'S SCHOOL 28 Jul 2011
    07721682 RESSANCE LAND NO 2 LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07721855 CLIMATE ENERGY HOMES LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722430 THE SASSY TASTERY LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07723193 RESSANCE LAND NO 9 LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07701428 R J HAINES LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07703514 NIMBUS MEDIA LTD 13 Jul 2011