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Newbury, Berkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 141 companies were registered in Newbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NewburyUK
    2012141131,491
    2011159116,391
    % change-11.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (159) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012444948
    New companies in 2011384873
    % change15.8%2.1%-34.2%
    Record Year2010 (54)2000 (51)2011 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 65 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 44.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NewburyUK
    20126567,576
    201111890,987
    % change-44.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (118) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012242021
    Closed companies in 2011414235
    % change-41.5%-52.4%-40%
    Record Year2011 (41)2011 (42)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Newbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 76 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NewburyUK
    20127663,915
    20114125,404
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012202927
    Net growth in 2011-3638
    Record Year2010 (40)2004 (30)2007 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Newbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Newbury
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-0.7%-12.7%-38.5%
    Record Year1967 (0.5%)1961 (0.5%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    31.9% of all director appointments in Newbury in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.67%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT2.67%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PROPERTY1.23%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MODESTIA1.23%PROPERTY2.37%
    NEWBURY1.13%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENGINEERING0.72%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRAINING0.72%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    MEDIA0.72%BUSINESS1.73%
    TECHNOLOGY0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DESIGNS0.62%LONDON1.66%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.62%J1.54%
    CAPITAL0.62%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PARTNERS0.51%GLOBAL1.50%
    HOLDINGS0.51%IT1.40%
    PROJECT0.51%CARE1.34%
    J0.51%PROPERTIES1.31%
    DESIGN0.51%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%M1.27%
    IT0.51%BUILDING1.24%
    M0.51%ENERGY1.20%
    GLOBAL0.51%S1.20%
    LAND0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied159216,665
    7487 - Other business activities10452,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5619,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4835,233
    99999 - Dormant Company4325,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3413,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3114,303
    9999 - Dormant Company3118,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2912,113
    7499 - Non-trading company229,102
    62090 - Other information technology service activities208,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply186,934
    9305 - Other service activities178,818
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,892
    41100 - Development of building projects144,984
    74990 - Non-trading company149,729
    74100 - specialised design activities111,861
    62012 - Business and domestic software development94,356
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,154
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities81,517

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07974374 GENERAL CONSULTING & CONTRACTING LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07980649 OSMOND REPORTING LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07985049 NEWBURY MIND BODY AND SOUL LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07988674 THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07989034 THATCHAM MOT & SERVICE CENTRE LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07990895 BROOMWOOD HEALTH LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07993297 THE PROPERTY DESIGN STUDIO LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07995018 REEMAS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08002622 GRIFFINS EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08003088 THREE DIAMONDS NEWBURY LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08004204 CLASS 1 MOTORVATION LTD 23 Mar 2012
    08005942 GROOVY DESIGNS LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08006775 SCANCENTRIC LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08007085 R.A.S COMMS LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08010607 FAIRCROSS COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY (THATCHAM) LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08011681 HORNBEAM HOMES (DONNINGTON) LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08011699 DB BABY SERVICES LTD. 29 Mar 2012
    08012971 THE LITTLE SHOP LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    08013699 THE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07972332 CALLA SALON LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07980594 PAUL PITCHFORK LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07995522 FRAME BUILD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08008530 KING ALFRED TERRACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    OC373104 CLASSIC CAR SAFE (FINANCE) LLP 06 Mar 2012
    OC373897 SAMPSON & CHRISTIE DESIGNS LLP 29 Mar 2012