Newbury, Berkshire

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 154 companies were registered in Newbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 19.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)NewburyUK
    2013154132,684
    2012129118,868
    % change19.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (154) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013674641
    New companies in 2012493050
    % change36.7%53.3%-18.0%
    Record Year2013 (67)2007 (53)2011 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)NewburyUK
    20138986,170
    201210375,908
    % change-13.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013312929
    Closed companies in 2012394519
    % change-20.5%-35.6%53%
    Record Year2012 (39)2008 (78)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Newbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 65 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)NewburyUK
    20136546,514
    20122642,960
    Record Year 2007 (68) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013361712
    Net growth in 201210-1531
    Record Year2008 (36)2007 (33)2006 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Newbury
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change22.4%40.7%-28.1%
    Record Year1995 (0.2%)1992 (0.3%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 45.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Newbury was in 2008 when 35.1% of all directors were female.

    20.3% of all director appointments in Newbury in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.70%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.73%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    NEWBURY1.40%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY1.29%PROPERTY2.53%
    MARKETING0.86%TRADING2.08%
    IT0.86%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.76%LONDON1.79%
    CAR0.76%DESIGN1.78%
    PROPERTIES0.76%BUSINESS1.74%
    HIRE0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUILDING0.76%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    J0.65%CARE1.64%
    DESIGN0.65%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    D0.65%GLOBAL1.59%
    EVENTS0.65%J1.54%
    DEVELOPMENT0.54%MEDIA1.54%
    GLOBAL0.54%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%IT1.39%
    RACING0.54%M1.25%
    NEW0.54%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROJECT0.54%BUILDING1.19%
    ENTERPRISES0.54%CAPITAL1.19%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    M0.54%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied175260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8734,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7226,675
    99999 - Dormant Company6646,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5454,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3925,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2712,516
    41100 - Development of building projects269,271
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2317,715
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified195,322
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate168,312
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet158,475
    74100 - specialised design activities144,171
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment135,859
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,104
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified127,590
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets115,706
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings106,039
    98000 - Residents property management104,680
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis95,249

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08673140 NEEV SOFT LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08677334 ADIT TELESERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08677877 BGS MAINTENANCE LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08678437 STOCKHAM FARM MANAGEMENT WANTAGE LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08678559 FIRSTXTRA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08679024 CUSTOM CABLES LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08680949 GBT-VDUBZ LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08681177 CB CHINEHAM LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08685927 H H TAXIS LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08685930 IT TRANSFORM LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08686941 BEAUTIFUL ANGELS WELLBEING LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08689636 BOXSHALL COURT LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08690326 HOOSHOO LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08695502 TIME SAVING APPS LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08697299 RETRO CAR RENTALS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08697838 AGILE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08697858 IT AS A SERVICE LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08702417 PAGE AUTOMOTIVE LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08709066 NEW COMMERCIAL (SERVICES) LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08709254 ROUTE 1 CARS LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08671322 LEE MARTIN RACING LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08678204 NYASA INVESTMENTS LTD. 05 Sep 2013
    08688786 D AND D EVENTS LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08700834 GETITDONE DIGITAL LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08705175 KISRECRUIT LIMITED 25 Sep 2013