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
    08918412 BOSWITHLAN ESTATE LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08927862 SPARTA STATUES LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08930095 MACCLESFIELD SUPERBOWL LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08932462 ARCHSTONE PROJECTS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08935379 TIMOTHY PERRIS BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08935427 TELCOTECH LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08939327 DONLEO CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08941539 TVM CATERING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08943010 EBURY HOUSE CONSULTING LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08946909 DAUGHTER LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08949440 BARRIE P SMITH LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08950606 AGILE INTEGRITY LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08951626 ZIOM CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08958816 QUANTUMSHARE LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08959349 WOMBAT WEAR LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08961685 MIDWIFE BETH LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    OC392246 STANBRAYS LLP 27 Mar 2014
    08961861 THE ELITE PA LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT FACULTY LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08962522 GOULD COMPOSITES LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08965106 TMR VENTURES LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08965983 GM SUPPORT LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08967031 BUSINESS EXECUTIVE ADVANTAGE LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08930871 COMPLETE COPYWRITING LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08959416 FORDYCE FYFE LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08960446 HONESTY IN SCHOOLS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014