Newbury, Berkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Newbury when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    A total of 129 companies were registered in Newbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NewburyUK
    2012129118,868
    2011132114,512
    % change-2.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2010 (149) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012493050
    New companies in 2011443256
    % change11.4%-6.3%-10.7%
    Record Year2010 (59)2007 (53)2011 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 28.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NewburyUK
    201210374,772
    20118072,230
    % change28.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Newbury when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012394519
    Closed companies in 2011282725
    % change39.3%66.7%-24%
    Record Year2012 (39)2008 (78)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Newbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 26 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NewburyUK
    20122644,096
    20115242,282
    Record Year 1995 (74) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201210-1531
    Net growth in 201116531
    Record Year2008 (36)2007 (33)2006 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Newbury
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.0%-5.5%-11.7%
    Record Year1968 (0.4%)1962 (0.4%)1968 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    29.7% of all director appointments in Newbury in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.13%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.94%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.51%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    NEWBURY1.30%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS0.97%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.97%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    BLUE0.97%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (NEWBURY)0.86%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.76%BUSINESS1.72%
    CAPITAL0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    IT0.65%MEDIA1.67%
    HOLDINGS0.65%LONDON1.67%
    B0.65%J1.55%
    CB0.54%GLOBAL1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    D0.54%IT1.43%
    CAR0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%CARE1.32%
    BUILDING0.54%M1.27%
    MEDIA0.54%BUILDING1.22%
    PARTNERS0.54%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    BERKSHIRE0.54%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENERGY0.43%S1.17%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied290331,455
    7487 - Other business activities7235,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6319,425
    99999 - Dormant Company4125,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4133,677
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3014,774
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2213,716
    9999 - Dormant Company2112,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy218,437
    62090 - Other information technology service activities207,869
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified179,891
    74990 - Non-trading company169,203
    41100 - Development of building projects154,965
    7499 - Non-trading company126,164
    74100 - specialised design activities121,976
    9305 - Other service activities126,142
    62012 - Business and domestic software development94,584
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified92,350
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate94,294
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply84,997

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08169344 RIDE AMERICA UK LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08170582 NEWBURY BOOK KEEPERS LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08171146 STEVE CRERAR WATER RESOURCES CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08174799 GREENBREAKS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176858 STUDY BUDDIES LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08178184 GROVE AV TECH UK LTD 14 Aug 2012
    OC377636 WEST BERKS BUILDING SERVICES LLP 14 Aug 2012
    08179118 DEEP WOODS MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD. 14 Aug 2012
    08179639 BEN HEATH MANUFACTURING LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08179719 CLASSIC JAGUAR REPLICAS LTD 14 Aug 2012
    OC377688 SOTA W LLP 15 Aug 2012
    08180152 VIRAT CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08183050 JOSKAR LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08183832 SPELL SOCIAL LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08185421 D M CONUSULTANCY AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08190823 DM CONSULTANCY AND ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08192846 BOOK-KEEPERS NEWBURY LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08195200 FLOWER FARMS LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08195445 NEWBURY LAND (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08195483 LEAMINGTON LAND (DEVELOPMENTS) LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08196789 CRYSTAL LINE TRADING LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08197180 HIGHCLERE WEALTH LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08197279 BLUWOOD EUROPE LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08170675 BOXTREE SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08182986 HOBBY PROPERTIES LIMITED 16 Aug 2012