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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
    07723729 PROGRESS REMARKETING LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07725898 AMAROOS RESIDENTIAL LETTINGS LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07726032 DAIR DESIGN AND CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07726069 RODNEY FITCH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07729214 THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE COMPANY LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07730659 SO PROJECT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07735832 VEER TELECOM LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07739352 THE PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC (NEWBURY) LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07742780 J C MOTORWISE LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07743545 TVF CREATIVE LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07745919 LUKE JOHNSON FLOORING LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07746439 N C TRAINING CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07747701 TREESO LTD. 22 Aug 2011
    07748734 ALBRIGHT DENE LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07753274 THATCHAM BUTCHERS LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07753617 PORTHOLLAND CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07754390 VERNHAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07757754 PEOPLETAG LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07747381 XFM INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07747402 NEWBURY LOCKS & SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07751009 LIME TREE INNOVATION LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07755785 CJP STUDIOS LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07739648 THE BABY FAIRY LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07743296 PEONY & ROSE LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07749347 BALVAIRD CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 23 Aug 2011