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

  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 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)NewburyUK
    2014150150,722
    2013133134,802
    % change12.8%11.8%
    Record Year 2011 (159) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014445254
    New companies in 2013394450
    % change12.8%18.2%8.0%
    Record Year2010 (54)2014 (52)2011 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)NewburyUK
    20147282,370
    20138577,914
    % change-15.3%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014212724
    Closed companies in 2013292828
    % change-27.6%-3.6%-14%
    Record Year2011 (42)2011 (42)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)NewburyUK
    20147868,352
    20134856,888
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014232530
    Net growth in 2013101622
    Record Year2010 (40)2004 (30)2007 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change5.6%9.1%-9.8%
    Record Year1988 (0.3%)1991 (0.3%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.84%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT2.21%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.37%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTIES1.16%PROPERTY2.64%
    ASSOCIATES1.05%TRADING2.05%
    CAR0.95%LONDON1.88%
    NEWBURY0.95%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUSINESS0.84%CARE1.79%
    HIRE0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    MARKETING0.63%DESIGN1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.63%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.63%BUSINESS1.71%
    IT0.63%PROPERTIES1.60%
    BUILDING0.63%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    INVESTMENTS0.63%GLOBAL1.58%
    GLOBAL0.63%J1.48%
    LOGISTICS0.53%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    H0.53%MEDIA1.48%
    D0.53%IT1.33%
    EVENTS0.53%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CREATIVE0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    MEDIA0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    DESIGN0.42%M1.21%
    J0.42%CAPITAL1.20%
    GENSON0.42%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied195280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9037,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7627,750
    99999 - Dormant Company6347,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6156,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3426,700
    41100 - Development of building projects269,855
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2418,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2312,813
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified185,949
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate169,284
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet149,358
    74100 - specialised design activities144,475
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings136,559
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,509
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities112,638
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,236
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified118,155
    71129 - Other engineering activities105,477
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets105,988

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08872304 P & S SERVICES-NEWBURY LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08880149 STAVE CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08880768 MATTHEW FEDRICK LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08881972 ANGLO EUROPEAN FREIGHT LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08886459 DOIR LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886569 BEADESSENCE LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886724 BESPOKE PLANNING AND DESIGN LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08891776 M H JONES ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08896020 AXXELA LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08896723 WOODYETT CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08897201 APCOM SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08899427 CERVUS TECHNICAL LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08905303 MOOREWOODS DEVELOPMENTS LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08907563 GINGER WHITE LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08907970 BERNARD KIRSCHNER CARE SERVICES LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08910728 HARDOG LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08911392 ANITSU TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08912046 ABINGDON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08913617 LGOVPOLICY LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08917555 OPTIMISTIC ALGORITHMS LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08917821 HIELAN MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08880723 SARCOH LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08886036 JTM AIR CON SERVICES LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08907741 HARMONIA PSYCHOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08913179 STRATUM FINANCE & BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 26 Feb 2014