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
    08199777 BYE HOLDINGS LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08200492 BUCKLEBURY SILVER & GIFTS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08203452 DICKENSLILLY LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08205154 SHORE PRODUCTS (NEWBURY) LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08207829 MOHSIN CONSULTANTS LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08210385 FALKLAND CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08211936 NORBAIN LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213843 BEIGE BLUE LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08215438 IAN HEATH LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216762 PONG DIDDLY PRODUCTIONS LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08217427 KENNET RADIO LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08217442 AGENT ADVISOR LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08219015 ANGEL WHISPER LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219249 KENNET COMMUNITY BROADCASTING LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219909 KEMPSHOTT CAR SALES LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08220597 ADIL CATERING NEWBURY LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08220639 MONEY EXPRESS TEAM LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08221305 NEWBURY INNOVATION LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08222607 ADRIAN BUMPUS LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08226806 SUHU COMPANY LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08231247 REDDY TECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08200908 AWESOME RECORDS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08201830 W & L PROPERTIES LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08207972 UK MOBILE ONLINE LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08212553 TRT CONSULTING LTD 13 Sep 2012