Newbury, Berkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous Q1.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Newbury when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 159 companies were registered in Newbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 6.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NewburyUK
    2015159161,156
    2014150150,722
    % change6.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (159) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015464469
    New companies in 2014445254
    % change4.5%-15.4%27.8%
    Record Year2010 (54)2014 (52)2011 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 91 companies were dissolved in Newbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 26.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NewburyUK
    20159189,523
    20147282,370
    % change26.4%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015302734
    Closed companies in 2014212724
    % change42.9%0.0%42%
    Record Year2011 (42)2011 (42)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Newbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 68 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NewburyUK
    20156871,633
    20147868,352
    Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015161735
    Net growth in 2014232530
    Record Year2010 (40)2004 (30)2007 (52)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Newbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Newbury
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change2.6%-22.1%16.5%
    Record Year1988 (0.3%)1991 (0.3%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Newbury was in 2014 when 34.7% of all directors were female.

    32.6% of all director appointments in Newbury in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.98%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.35%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ASSOCIATES1.04%PROPERTY2.72%
    NEWBURY0.94%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANTS0.83%CARE2.13%
    VERDANT0.83%ENGINEERING2.12%
    BUSINESS0.73%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.73%TRADING1.88%
    ENGINEERING0.73%TRANSPORT1.82%
    HOLDINGS0.73%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    PROPERTY0.62%DESIGN1.65%
    J0.62%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.62%CO.,1.58%
    PROJECT0.62%J1.55%
    HILL0.52%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CARE0.52%BUSINESS1.49%
    SAFETY0.52%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    IT0.52%GLOBAL1.46%
    ARCHSTONE0.52%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    IN0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    M0.52%BUILDING1.31%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%IT1.30%
    HEALTH0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    SOFTWARE0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied184288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9243,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7530,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6958,522
    99999 - Dormant Company6849,474
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2519,098
    41100 - Development of building projects2511,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2312,862
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2129,218
    62012 - Business and domestic software development209,651
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1811,600
    74100 - specialised design activities134,892
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1310,200
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate117,450
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified116,242
    56101 - Licensed restaurants108,909
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities102,726
    71129 - Other engineering activities106,278
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings107,797
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing96,052

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09468864 TIDY HOUSE MEDIA LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09470499 DEFINE SPACE LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09471144 SPD DESIGN & ENGINEERING LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09473735 SOUTH WEST RETAIL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09473862 TIGERS AT SWINDON LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09483219 LP UK TRANS LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09486713 BAPA LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09488555 CONCEPT FACILITIES HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09492253 PHOENIX SPORTING GOODS LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09492553 MALCOLM FRANKS LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09500790 ELM FARM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09500872 AI ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09502043 MEDIFOCUS LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09504360 NORTHCOTE SAFETY LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09504957 MEDVENTURES LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09510571 VANSITTART LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09511427 LOCAL LEAD LAB LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09515045 PHD PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09465515 VERDANT LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09468521 VERDANT HOLDINGS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09472554 VERDANT ESTATES LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09477268 POWERFLUE LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09479839 MERCURY ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09486481 HAINES CONSULTANCY LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09506960 ROMER PRESS ENGINEERING LTD 24 Mar 2015