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
    08592017 BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08596883 FREE RANGE TALENT LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08598498 THE FIT BODY FORMULA (BERKSHIRE) LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08599358 MARLDON CHRISTMAS TREE COMPANY LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08600765 MAYA'S NEWBURY LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08602125 JB SAFETY LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08602330 PROGRESSIVE PROPERTIES (NEWBURY) LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08603414 WEST BERKSHIRE SAFETY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08605286 JASHAN CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08606173 HRPC LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08609148 WATER MONOPOLY LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08610787 GENSON CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08611143 THE LONDON SPA WATER COMPANY LTD. 16 Jul 2013
    08611163 MJP - PROJECTS LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08612286 REEVES LOGISTICS LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08613607 TEN 19 LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08615587 HS TECH LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08617484 EVERAFTER FILM LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08617575 EVERAFTER BRAND LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08621056 MATHESIS MEDIA LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08622468 SKITTL WEB SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jul 2013
    08623682 GB RACING LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08629902 MAW PROJECT CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Jul 2013
    08608317 ERRINGTON REESE CONSULTING LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08609398 TJK HEALTHCARE LIMITED 15 Jul 2013