Maidenhead, Berkshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Maidenhead 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 2010)

    A total of 188 companies were registered in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 29.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)MaidenheadUK
    2010188105,137
    200914591,034
    % change29.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (195) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous March.

    March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any month in history.

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010436382
    New companies in 2009384760
    % change13.2%34.0%36.7%
    Record Year2007 (59)2010 (63)2010 (82)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 117 companies were dissolved in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)MaidenheadUK
    201011782,677
    2009132108,060
    % change-11.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (132) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010382455
    Closed companies in 2009182589
    % change111.1%-4.0%-38%
    Record Year2004 (44)2008 (35)2009 (89)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 71 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)MaidenheadUK
    20107122,460
    200913-17,026
    Record Year 2008 (100) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201053927
    Net growth in 20092022-29
    Record Year2008 (31)2010 (39)2008 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Maidenhead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Maidenhead
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change5.0%14.8%13.6%
    Record Year1964 (0.6%)1961 (1.3%)1969 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Maidenhead was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.0% of all director appointments in Maidenhead in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.96%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.87%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.12%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ASSOCIATES1.03%PROPERTY2.50%
    DESIGN1.03%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    BLUE0.93%TRADING1.93%
    BUSINESS0.84%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTY0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    MARKETING0.75%MEDIA1.84%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%BUSINESS1.74%
    HOLDINGS0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    ROCK0.65%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    SYSTEMS0.56%ENGINEERING1.54%
    INTERNATIONAL0.56%J1.48%
    ENTERPRISES0.56%LONDON1.45%
    GREEN0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    ENGINEERING0.56%GROUP1.37%
    TRAINING0.56%GLOBAL1.35%
    SECURITY0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HIRE0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    ACTIVE0.47%CARE1.33%
    S0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%M1.28%
    CATERING0.47%SYSTEMS1.25%
    BERKSHIRE0.47%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied256228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9274,904
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5717,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5314,007
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4426,974
    99999 - Dormant Company3513,808
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply319,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities2810,331
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities279,943
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,948
    7499 - Non-trading company2315,398
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,143
    9305 - Other service activities169,038
    74990 - Non-trading company168,149
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,340
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering139,325
    7011 - Development & sell real estate115,300
    62012 - Business and domestic software development102,646
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified108,154
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult92,818

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07169842 HOBSONS CONTRACTING LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07164128 PURPLE ROX LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07163299 BELMONT FUSION LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07163100 WEST STREET RENTALS LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07162828 SITETASTIC LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07162782 ME TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07162729 AA PARKING SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07162594 KENDRICK INTERNET MEDIA SALES LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07161580 SILVER GIRAFFE LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07161299 ELAN PUBLISHING LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07160323 ELAN MAGAZINE LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07158528 SOLENVIS LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158445 G A PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158341 WORLDPROMOTION ME LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157352 HARBOURHELM LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07155607 CHRYSALLIS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07152918 AVINITY LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07150691 WHAT PRINTERS WANT LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07148786 CRYOSPORTS LTD 06 Feb 2010
    07146945 FOURSTOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07146824 RICHARD GEDDIS LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07145367 ASCOT INTERNATIONAL COURIERS LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07143542 ELISE-SHOP.COM UK LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07143278 GBS PARTNERS LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07142363 HARRINGTON & DRAYCOTT LIMITED 02 Feb 2010