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
    08387699 GPITC LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08388198 IRIS RESOURCES LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08390993 REDROCK RISK MANAGEMENT LTD 06 Feb 2013
    08393093 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08393726 SABOREAR LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08393959 MORI STREET LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08394661 GOUT DU PAIN LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08395933 STRENGTHEN-IT LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08398197 SUNDOG HIRE LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08398846 HAMBRIDGE PROPERTIES LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08401441 HAMILTON PRIVATE CLIENTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08402988 CENTRIX SOFTWARE PROPERTY LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08403085 VPN SOLUTIONS CO LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08406189 FESTIVAL HOUSE BUSINESS CENTRE LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08406473 GI-SYSTEMS LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08407946 OPTIO COACHING LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08409461 EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF EMBALMING SKILLS LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08411100 GREEN HEAT ENERGY LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08414325 OMEC DRIVES & CONTROLS (UK) LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08415251 MARTIN JAMES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08420372 CNX CONSULTING LTD 26 Feb 2013
    08422388 BS CATERING LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08424784 A D A PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08384549 MAYTIME LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08404043 JUNIOR'S PANTRY TRADING LTD 14 Feb 2013