Newbury, Berkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 150 companies were registered in Newbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 12.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Newbury UK 2014 150 150,722 2013 133 134,802 % change 12.8% 11.8% Record Year 2011 (159) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 44 52 54 New companies in 2013 39 44 50 % change 12.8% 18.2% 8.0% Record Year 2010 (54) 2014 (52) 2011 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 72 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Newbury UK 2014 72 82,370 2013 85 77,914 % change -15.3% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 21 27 24 Closed companies in 2013 29 28 28 % change -27.6% -3.6% -14% Record Year 2011 (42) 2011 (42) 2009 (66)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Newbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 78 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Newbury UK 2014 78 68,352 2013 48 56,888 Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 23 25 30 Net growth in 2013 10 16 22 Record Year 2010 (40) 2004 (30) 2007 (52)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Newbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Newbury 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 5.6% 9.1% -9.8% Record Year 1988 (0.3%) 1991 (0.3%) 1993 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Newbury was in 2005 when 35.6% of all directors were female.
34.7% of all director appointments in Newbury in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.84% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 2.21% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.49% PROPERTIES 1.16% PROPERTY 2.64% ASSOCIATES 1.05% TRADING 2.05% CAR 0.95% LONDON 1.88% NEWBURY 0.95% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUSINESS 0.84% CARE 1.79% HIRE 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% MARKETING 0.63% DESIGN 1.75% DEVELOPMENTS 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.63% BUSINESS 1.71% IT 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.60% BUILDING 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.60% INVESTMENTS 0.63% GLOBAL 1.58% GLOBAL 0.63% J 1.48% LOGISTICS 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.48% H 0.53% MEDIA 1.48% D 0.53% IT 1.33% EVENTS 0.53% TRANSPORT 1.30% CREATIVE 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% MEDIA 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% DESIGN 0.42% M 1.21% J 0.42% CAPITAL 1.20% GENSON 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 195 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 90 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 76 27,750 99999 - Dormant Company 63 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 26,700 41100 - Development of building projects 26 9,855 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 12,813 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 18 5,949 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 9,284 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 9,358 74100 - specialised design activities 14 4,475 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 6,559 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 9,509 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 11 2,638 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 11 6,236 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 8,155 71129 - Other engineering activities 10 5,477 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 10 5,988
Recent Companies
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