Newbury, Berkshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 133 companies were registered in Newbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)NewburyUK
    2013133134,802
    2012141131,491
    % change-5.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2011 (159) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013394450
    New companies in 2012444948
    % change-11.4%-10.2%4.2%
    Record Year2010 (54)2000 (51)2011 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 30.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)NewburyUK
    20138577,914
    20126567,576
    % change30.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013292828
    Closed companies in 2012242021
    % change20.8%40.0%33%
    Record Year2011 (42)2011 (42)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Newbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 48 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)NewburyUK
    20134856,888
    20127663,915
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013101622
    Net growth in 2012202927
    Record Year2010 (40)2004 (30)2007 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Newbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Newbury
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-20.6%-10.9%7.7%
    Record Year1988 (0.3%)1991 (0.3%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Newbury was in 2005 when 35.6% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Newbury in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.27%CONSULTING5.18%
    NEWBURY1.69%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN1.01%PROPERTY2.44%
    BLUE0.90%TRADING2.06%
    D0.90%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%ENGINEERING1.78%
    MANAGEMENT0.79%BUSINESS1.77%
    (NEWBURY)0.79%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    MARKETING0.68%LONDON1.72%
    ENERGY0.68%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PROPERTIES0.68%MEDIA1.63%
    B0.56%GLOBAL1.57%
    BUILDING0.56%J1.56%
    IT0.56%CARE1.46%
    M0.56%IT1.43%
    GREEN0.56%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    NEW0.56%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROJECT0.45%M1.25%
    HOLDINGS0.45%BUILDING1.21%
    J0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    BUSINESS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    FINANCE0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    CO0.45%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied167249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8532,624
    99999 - Dormant Company7143,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7054,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6524,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4423,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2812,664
    41100 - Development of building projects258,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2216,448
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified154,719
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,129
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment145,248
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate137,507
    74100 - specialised design activities133,645
    7487 - Other business activities127,556
    62012 - Business and domestic software development128,099
    98000 - Residents property management114,579
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings105,372
    43210 - Electrical installation105,625
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified96,954

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08428133 JOSEPH PATRICK CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08431918 FORNIX LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08436693 M J BROWN SECRETARIAL LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08436709 TRB BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08438037 ENNIS TRANSPORT LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08438773 HARRY BENTLEY RACING LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08439929 INERIA LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08440957 REGULATORY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08441849 THE BERKSHIRE DESIGN COMPANY LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08445338 HTJ BAKERY TRAINING LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08448554 RADU LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08451332 FESTIVAL ENERGY LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08451556 MDM 2013 LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08453766 KCL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08454165 THE COACHING PROJECT LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08460314 LARMER BROWN LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08460964 NEWBURY FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08460976 NEWBURY FIRE LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08461737 RESPONSIVE DIGITAL LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08461993 AD ASTRA PROJECTS LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08465015 RICKS PEST CONTROL SERVICES LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08432619 IMI CAPITAL LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    OC383346 S & W ENERGY MANAGERS LLP 13 Mar 2013
    08443517 JJ CARTER EQUINE LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08449954 BUZZ IT LIMITED 18 Mar 2013