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
    08344480 PROJECT B MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08346669 RAB SPECIALIST ENGINEERS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08347364 TAD GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08352542 ELBON ENTERPRISES LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08355670 DIVERSE BEAUTY LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08355826 AGA TRANS LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08356022 SHETTY SPORTS LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08357618 BLUE SKY SAFE LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08359279 ALPHOM LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08362090 G2 ENTERPRISES LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08362168 G2 FIELD MARKETING LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08366723 DEM RESOURCES LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08367819 EUROGARAGE NEWBURY LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369038 SYNERGY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369244 NEWBURY SYSTEMS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369284 RE-FIND LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08372815 132 QUEENS ROAD LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08381193 AEC BIM SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08381933 BOWYER AND BARNES LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08344808 OFFICE ALLY SECRETARIAL LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08350848 RODERICK GRIFFIN LANDSCAPE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08357304 CAPELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08364008 ZENN EVENTS LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08373714 OPTIMIZED ORTHO LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08374767 LOUISE EMBLING LTD 24 Jan 2013