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
New Company Registrations
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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) Newbury UK 2015 159 161,156 2014 150 150,722 % change 6.0% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (159) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 46 44 69 New companies in 2014 44 52 54 % change 4.5% -15.4% 27.8% Record Year 2010 (54) 2014 (52) 2011 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Newbury UK 2015 91 89,523 2014 72 82,370 % change 26.4% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 30 27 34 Closed companies in 2014 21 27 24 % change 42.9% 0.0% 42% Record Year 2011 (42) 2011 (42) 2009 (66)
Net Company Growth
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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) Newbury UK 2015 68 71,633 2014 78 68,352 Record Year 2007 (94) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 16 17 35 Net growth in 2014 23 25 30 Record Year 2010 (40) 2004 (30) 2007 (52)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 2.6% -22.1% 16.5% Record Year 1988 (0.3%) 1991 (0.3%) 1993 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.98% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.56% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.35% CONSULTANCY 3.62% ASSOCIATES 1.04% PROPERTY 2.72% NEWBURY 0.94% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANTS 0.83% CARE 2.13% VERDANT 0.83% ENGINEERING 2.12% BUSINESS 0.73% LONDON 1.91% DESIGN 0.73% TRADING 1.88% ENGINEERING 0.73% TRANSPORT 1.82% HOLDINGS 0.73% ELECTRICAL 1.76% PROPERTY 0.62% DESIGN 1.65% J 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.62% CO., 1.58% PROJECT 0.62% J 1.55% HILL 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CARE 0.52% BUSINESS 1.49% SAFETY 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.49% IT 0.52% GLOBAL 1.46% ARCHSTONE 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.44% IN 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% M 0.52% BUILDING 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% IT 1.30% HEALTH 0.42% MEDIA 1.28% SOFTWARE 0.42% M 1.27%
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 184 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 92 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 75 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 69 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 68 49,474 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 19,098 41100 - Development of building projects 25 11,863 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 12,862 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 29,218 62012 - Business and domestic software development 20 9,651 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 11,600 74100 - specialised design activities 13 4,892 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 10,200 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 11 7,450 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 11 6,242 56101 - Licensed restaurants 10 8,909 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 10 2,726 71129 - Other engineering activities 10 6,278 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 7,797 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 6,052
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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