Newbury, Berkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 125 companies were registered in Newbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)NewburyUK
    2014125143,414
    2013154132,684
    % change-18.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (154) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014473543
    New companies in 2013674641
    % change-29.9%-23.9%4.9%
    Record Year2013 (67)2007 (53)2011 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 114 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 28.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)NewburyUK
    2014114101,670
    20138986,170
    % change28.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014373641
    Closed companies in 2013312929
    % change19.4%24.1%41%
    Record Year2012 (39)2008 (78)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Newbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 11 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)NewburyUK
    20141141,744
    20136546,514
    Record Year 2007 (68) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201410-12
    Net growth in 2013361712
    Record Year2013 (36)2007 (33)2006 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Newbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Newbury
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-36.3%-27.5%-3.8%
    Record Year1995 (0.2%)1992 (0.3%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    24.0% of all director appointments in Newbury in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.85%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.75%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    BUSINESS1.10%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY0.88%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTIES0.77%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    DESIGN0.66%TRADING2.00%
    IT0.66%LONDON1.95%
    CREATIVE0.66%CARE1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%TRANSPORT1.76%
    NEWBURY0.66%DESIGN1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.66%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.66%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ARCHSTONE0.55%BUSINESS1.62%
    ALL0.55%J1.53%
    MARKETING0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    HILL0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    PROJECTS0.44%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PROJECT0.44%MEDIA1.38%
    HEALTH0.44%CO.,1.36%
    (NEWBURY)0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    RESSANCE0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    S0.44%IT1.30%
    ESTATE0.44%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied187278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8740,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8229,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7057,264
    99999 - Dormant Company6548,286
    41100 - Development of building projects2810,604
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2512,795
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2518,890
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2528,224
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2010,361
    62012 - Business and domestic software development199,675
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet149,914
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified125,940
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings127,151
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities102,672
    98000 - Residents property management105,047
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment106,630
    74100 - specialised design activities104,681
    56101 - Licensed restaurants108,546
    71129 - Other engineering activities95,930

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157890 TALENTPUNK LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09158243 ITALIA TAPES LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09166983 NSC42 LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09167896 CIRRUS LOGIC UK INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CO. LTD. 08 Aug 2014
    09171331 L.R.ALDRIDGE LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09171431 PTPROJECTS INSTALLATIONS & DE-COMMISSIONING LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09172782 ARRA DESIGN CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09175500 BABA PIZZA LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09175655 FIRST GLASS WINDOW CLEANING LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09177964 RUST CONSULT LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09180519 4UNOWORRIES LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09180728 HESTIA LOCUMS LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09187251 KASHINATH LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09189176 MYLAUNDRYCLUB LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09189435 RBS 722 LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09190365 APJ HAULAGE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09191965 GHE CONNECTED LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192527 MEADOW HILL CONSERVATORIES (FRENSHAM) LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09156899 MIKE ROBINSON (AGRICULTURE) LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09159456 ALL THINGS RC LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09169089 ARCHER & PARRY LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09169475 PRINT RASCAL LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    OC394793 THE CROWN & GARTER LLP 13 Aug 2014
    09175077 D.WILES EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LTD. 14 Aug 2014
    09184007 SHO PROPERTIES LIMITED 20 Aug 2014