Newbury, Berkshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 279 companies were formed in Newbury. This figure is 13.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Newbury occurred in 2011 when a total of 324 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Newbury UK 2012 279 253,150 2011 324 228,735 % change -13.9% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (324) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 138 companies were registered in Newbury during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 16.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Newbury UK 2012 138 121,659 2011 165 112,344 % change -16.4% 8.3% Record Year 2011 (165) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 52 50 36 New companies in 2011 47 66 52 % change 10.6% -24.2% -30.8% Record Year 2008 (52) 2011 (66) 2003 (54)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 166 companies were dissolved in Newbury. This figure is 19.8% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Newbury occurred in 2009 when a total of 271 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Newbury UK 2012 166 147,793 2011 207 162,310 % change -19.8% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (271) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Newbury UK 2012 101 80,218 2011 89 71,324 % change 13.5% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (165) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 23 48 30 Closed companies in 2011 20 49 20 % change 15.0% -2.0% 50% Record Year 2009 (33) 2009 (78) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Newbury increased by 113 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Newbury UK 2012 113 105,357 2011 117 66,425 Record Year 2003 (158) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Newbury during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 37 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Newbury UK 2012 37 41,441 2011 76 41,020 Record Year 2003 (87) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 29 2 6 Net growth in 2011 27 17 32 Record Year 2000 (35) 2006 (28) 2003 (42)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Newbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Newbury 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Newbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Newbury 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -6.8% -33.6% -26.1% Record Year 1968 (0.5%) 1985 (0.4%) 1977 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 45.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Newbury was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.3% of all director appointments in Newbury in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Newbury was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
34.3% of all director appointments in Newbury in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.96% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.11% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 0.85% PROPERTY 2.35% NEWBURY 0.85% TRADING 2.10% DESIGN 0.74% DESIGN 1.89% CONSULTANTS 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.87% (NEWBURY) 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.82% MEDIA 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.78% BLUE 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% CAPITAL 0.63% BUSINESS 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.63% MEDIA 1.69% B 0.63% LONDON 1.68% ASSOCIATES 0.63% J 1.57% IT 0.53% GLOBAL 1.51% BERKSHIRE 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.48% BUSINESS 0.53% IT 1.42% TRAINING 0.53% CARE 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOLDINGS 0.53% M 1.26% TECHNOLOGY 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.23% PARTNERS 0.53% BUILDING 1.23% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% SECURITY 1.19% BLOOD 0.42% S 1.18% DESIGNS 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 182 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 95 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 20,390 99999 - Dormant Company 44 26,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 35,447 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 14,220 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 15,280 9999 - Dormant Company 29 16,469 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 10,978 7499 - Non-trading company 20 8,023 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 8,258 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 10,271 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,706 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 6,356 41100 - Development of building projects 16 5,149 9305 - Other service activities 15 7,926 74100 - specialised design activities 12 2,028 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,742 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 9 2,456 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 4,535
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08091832 BENCHBYTE LTD 01 Jun 2012 08094933 PROMPT BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTS LTD 06 Jun 2012 08099597 HANDMADE BY GINA LTD 11 Jun 2012 08100440 VILLA OLEANDER LTD 11 Jun 2012 08105216 WEST BERKSHIRE BUSINESS AWARDS LIMITED 14 Jun 2012 08105826 WENTWORTH COURT BLOCK 3 (NEWBURY) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 14 Jun 2012 08107970 D & B RAIL LIMITED 18 Jun 2012 08108694 STEARE MEDICAL LTD 18 Jun 2012 08109340 CUTE PRETTY THINGS LIMITED 18 Jun 2012 08117348 QUESTUS CONSULTING LTD 25 Jun 2012 08118860 STATE 6 LTD 26 Jun 2012 08121597 BEEBNET LIMITED 27 Jun 2012 08124748 NORTH HANTS BIKES LTD 29 Jun 2012 08092956 KIND HAND HOMECARE LTD 01 Jun 2012 08093566 CUMBER CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jun 2012 08104043 ISCODA LIMITED 13 Jun 2012 08104142 2E2 RECEIVABLES LIMITED 13 Jun 2012 08107682 DW EDUCATION CONSULTANTS LTD 15 Jun 2012 08108916 PAN GAMING LIMITED 18 Jun 2012 08113550 STEENBERG CONSULTANTS LIMITED 20 Jun 2012 08117720 ATELIER CHARLIE LIMITED 25 Jun 2012 08118620 XSJ VENTURES LIMITED 26 Jun 2012 08118768 BLUE BLOOD BREEDING 3 LIMITED 26 Jun 2012 08118918 BLUE BLOOD BREEDING 2 LIMITED 26 Jun 2012 08124779 LW TRAVEL LTD 29 Jun 2012
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