New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 137 companies were formed in Thatcham in 2010. This total is 11.4% higher than in 2009 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Thatcham	UK
   2010	137	400,358
   2009	123	362,675
   2008	140	349,203
   2007	152	457,649
   2006	139	405,440
   Record Year	2002 (152)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	137	1
   2009	2009	362675	123	1
   2008	2008	349203	140	1
   2007	2007	457649	152	1
   2006	2006	405440	139	1
   2005	2005	367689	123	1
   2004	2004	340803	102	1
   2003	2003	403670	151	1
   2002	2002	299401	152	1
   2001	2001	226399	72	1
   2002	2007	457649	152	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 55 companies were formed in Thatcham. This figure is 5.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Thatcham occurred in 2002 when a total of 82 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Thatcham	UK
   2010	55	196,609
   2009	58	180,654
   % change	-5.2%	8.8%
   Record Year	2002 (82)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	55
   H2 2009	180654	58
   H2 2008	160932	69
   H2 2007	178552	67
   H2 2006	190031	68
   H2 2005	180291	63
   H2 2004	166374	57
   H2 2003	201446	78
   H2 2002	162884	82
   H2 2001	109317	38

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 22 companies were registered in Thatcham during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is a decrease of 4.3% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Thatcham	UK
   2010	22	95,117
   2009	23	85,983
   % change	-4.3%	10.6%
   Record Year	2002 (49)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	22	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	23	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	38	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	29	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	30	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	34	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	29	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	44	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	49	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	15	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2002	49	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	4
   Nov 2010	34347	14
   Oct 2010	33636	4
   Sep 2010	35149	12
   Aug 2010	32366	12
   Jul 2010	33977	9
   Jun 2010	35198	7
   May 2010	30031	15
   Apr 2010	33383	13
   Mar 2010	42779	22
   Feb 2010	33214	12
   Jan 2010	29144	13

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	4	14	4
   New companies in 2009	11	7	5
   % change	-63.6%	100.0%	-20.0%
   Record Year	2003 (23)	2004 (17)	2002 (14)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Thatcham in 2010. This total is 19.9% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Thatcham	UK
   2010	113	342,232
   2009	141	533,773
   2008	72	237,901
   2007	76	220,295
   2006	72	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (141)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	113	1
   2009	2009	533773	141	1
   2008	2008	237901	72	1
   2007	2007	220295	76	1
   2006	2006	200166	72	1
   2005	2005	189329	86	1
   2004	2004	171967	63	1
   2003	2003	161127	61	1
   2002	2002	163577	52	1
   2001	2001	144429	57	1
   2009	2009	533773	141	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The second half of 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Thatcham when compared to any previous second half year.

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 58 companies were dissolved in Thatcham. This figure is 11.5% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Thatcham occurred in 2010 when a total of 58 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Thatcham	UK
   2010	58	164,601
   2009	52	244,537
   % change	11.5%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2010 (58)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	58
   H2 2009	244537	52
   H2 2008	134798	36
   H2 2007	112494	35
   H2 2006	100900	33
   H2 2005	98663	39
   H2 2004	87430	32
   H2 2003	83674	35
   H2 2002	90537	28
   H2 2001	72374	32

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Q4 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Thatcham when compared to any previous Q4.

   A total of 29 companies were dissolved in Thatcham during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 20.8% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Thatcham	UK
   2010	29	76,896
   2009	24	85,136
   % change	20.8%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2010 (29)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	29	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	24	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	14	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	20	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	13	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	18	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	16	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	18	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	12	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	14	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2010	29	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   November 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Thatcham when compared to any previous November.

   October 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Thatcham when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	7
   Nov 2010	31710	12
   Oct 2010	28903	10
   Sep 2010	29093	7
   Aug 2010	32913	6
   Jul 2010	25699	16
   Jun 2010	35162	13
   May 2010	38045	13
   Apr 2010	21747	4
   Mar 2010	33870	14
   Feb 2010	24398	7
   Jan 2010	24409	4

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	10	12	7
   Closed companies in 2009	8	5	11
   % change	25.0%	140.0%	-36%
   Record Year	2010 (10)	2010 (12)	2007 (13)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 24 companies were added to the company register for Thatcham in 2010. This number represents growth of 19.5% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 42 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2002 when the Thatcham company register grew by 100 companies.

   Year	Thatcham	UK
   2010	24	58,126
   2009	-18	-171,098
   2008	68	111,302
   2007	76	237,354
   2006	67	205,274
   Record Year	2002 (100)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	24	123	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	-18	140	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	68	152	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	76	139	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	67	123	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	37	102	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	39	151	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	90	152	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	100	72	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	15	105	2001	81970	244029	1
   2002	100	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 the company register for Thatcham decreased by 3 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Thatcham	UK
   2010	-3	32,008
   2009	6	-63,883
   Record Year	2002 (54)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	-3
   H2 2009	-63883	6
   H2 2008	26134	33
   H2 2007	66058	32
   H2 2006	89131	35
   H2 2005	81628	24
   H2 2004	78944	25
   H2 2003	117772	43
   H2 2002	72347	54
   H2 2001	36943	6

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Thatcham during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was -7 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Thatcham	UK
   2010	-7	18,221
   2009	-1	847
   Record Year	2002 (37)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	-7	23	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	-1	38	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	24	29	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	9	30	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	17	34	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	16	29	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	13	44	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	26	49	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	37	15	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	1	17	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2002	37	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	-3
   Nov 2010	2637	2
   Oct 2010	4733	-6
   Sep 2010	6056	5
   Aug 2010	-547	6
   Jul 2010	8278	-7
   Jun 2010	36	-6
   May 2010	-8014	2
   Apr 2010	11636	9
   Mar 2010	8909	8
   Feb 2010	8816	5
   Jan 2010	4735	9

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	-6	2	-3
   Net growth in 2009	3	2	-6
   Record Year	2003 (18)	2002 (13)	2002 (12)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

   In 2010 Thatcham formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Thatcham was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Thatcham
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1991 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0342	137	1
   2009	0.0339	123	1
   2008	0.0401	140	1
   2007	0.0332	152	1
   2006	0.0343	139	1
   2005	0.0335	123	1
   2004	0.0299	102	1
   2003	0.0374	151	1
   2002	0.0508	152	1
   2001	0.0318	72	1
   1991	0.0526	31	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 Thatcham formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Thatcham
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1975 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0280	55	1
   H2 2009	0.0321	58	1
   H2 2008	0.0429	69	1
   H2 2007	0.0375	67	1
   H2 2006	0.0358	68	1
   H2 2005	0.0349	63	1
   H2 2004	0.0343	57	1
   H2 2003	0.0387	78	1
   H2 2002	0.0503	82	1
   H2 2001	0.0348	38	1
   H2 1975	0.0872	5	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   In the fourth quarter of 2010, Thatcham formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Thatcham
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.1%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1969 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0231	22	1
   Q4 2009	0.0267	23	1
   Q4 2008	0.0500	38	1
   Q4 2007	0.0349	29	1
   Q4 2006	0.0317	30	1
   Q4 2005	0.0380	34	1
   Q4 2004	0.0357	29	1
   Q4 2003	0.0467	44	1
   Q4 2002	0.0593	49	1
   Q4 2001	0.0279	15	1
   Q4 1969	0.1272	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0147	4
   Nov 2010	0.0408	14
   Oct 2010	0.0119	4
   Sep 2010	0.0341	12
   Aug 2010	0.0371	12
   Jul 2010	0.0265	9
   Jun 2010	0.0199	7
   May 2010	0.0499	15
   Apr 2010	0.0389	13
   Mar 2010	0.0514	22
   Feb 2010	0.0361	12
   Jan 2010	0.0446	13

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	-68.1%	78.9%	-24.2%
   Record Year	1968 (0.2%)	1969 (0.2%)	1969 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 48.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2010	48.4933	6.6667	0.0000	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	46.9578	2.4096	1.8072	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	46.0389	3.8889	0.0000	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	48.1399	4.1451	0.0000	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	48.4047	5.5814	0.0000	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	48.3920	7.2000	0.0000	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	49.8229	2.8571	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	51.8145	13.3065	0.8065	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	51.7163	6.9204	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	54.2628	10.8974	0.0000	52.1075	0.1239	12.4446

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 47.6.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2010	47.6429	2.8571	0.0000	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	46.8955	1.4925	1.4925	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	46.5441	2.9412	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	47.0735	2.9412	0.0000	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	48.5918	5.1020	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	50.1327	7.1429	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	49.1688	1.2987	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	51.2742	11.2903	0.8065	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	50.8552	5.5172	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	52.3235	4.4118	0.0000	51.9496	0.1315	12.1639

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 44.4.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2010	44.3667	3.3333	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	47.8000	3.3333	3.3333	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	46.2162	2.7027	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	46.8857	5.7143	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	50.5833	6.2500	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	50.9773	13.6364	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	48.4839	0.0000	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	52.1935	14.5161	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	50.7000	3.3333	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	50.7879	6.0606	0.0000	52.0787	0.1393	12.2804

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The record year for female directors in Thatcham was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Thatcham in 2010 was 28.7%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	28.7425	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	35.0649	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	41.7582	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	33.3333	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	33.5793	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	31.4894	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	34.8214	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	41.8367	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	29.3785	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	32.1839	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1948	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The record second half year for female directors in Thatcham was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   32.9% of all director appointments in Thatcham in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2010	32.9114	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	26.3889	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	40.8451	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	45.4545	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	36.1111	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	36.6972	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	30.1205	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	45.5882	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	27.5641	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	29.7297	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1972	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Thatcham was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   28.1% of all director appointments in Thatcham in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2010	28.1250	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	36.3636	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	46.1538	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	47.5000	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	36.7347	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	32.6923	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	32.3529	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	43.9394	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	23.9583	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	31.5789	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1987	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   MANAGEMENT	2.21%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   NEWBURY	1.84%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   CONSULTING	1.47%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   MARKETING	1.10%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   ASH	0.74%	TRADING	2.11%
   ENTERPRISES	0.74%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   SAFETY	0.74%	DESIGN	1.92%
   BERKSHIRE	0.74%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   INNOVATIONS	0.74%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   CONSULTANTS	0.74%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   INFORMATION	0.74%	MEDIA	1.71%
   TRADING	0.74%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   WEST	0.74%	LONDON	1.60%
   CONSULTANCY	0.74%	CARE	1.45%
   EVENTS	0.74%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   (NEWBURY)	0.74%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   LEISURE	0.74%	J	1.42%
   COLD	0.74%	IT	1.41%
   !T	0.74%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   J	0.74%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   LEARNING	0.74%	BUILDING	1.34%
   HEALTHCARE	0.74%	M	1.30%
   CENTRE	0.74%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   L	0.74%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   ASSOCIATES	0.74%	S	1.23%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	53	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	16	63,348
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	12	9,177
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	11	14,505
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	9	13,474
   9999 - Dormant Company	8	20,144
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	7	7,298
   7499 - Non-trading company	6	12,000
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	6	27,550
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	5	6,330
   99999 - Dormant Company	5	16,285
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	3	7,088
   64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	3	2,527
   7260 - Other computer related activities	3	8,089
   43210 - Electrical installation	3	2,980
   46370 - Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices	2	51
   4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.	2	2,170
   47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	2	1,849
   5263 - Other non-store retail sale	2	1,880
   5540 - Bars	2	2,093

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07423767	SLANTING HILL LTD	29 Oct 2010
   07411427	S&M PUBS LTD	19 Oct 2010
   07410527	DBD LEISURE LIMITED	18 Oct 2010
   07412834	VOYAGERS EUROPE LIMITED	19 Oct 2010