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Maidenhead, Berkshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 186 companies were registered in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)MaidenheadUK
    2011186116,391
    2010188105,137
    % change-1.1%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (195) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011497463
    New companies in 2010436382
    % change14.0%17.5%-23.2%
    Record Year2007 (59)2011 (74)2010 (82)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 134 companies were dissolved in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)MaidenheadUK
    201113490,986
    201011782,677
    % change14.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011573344
    Closed companies in 2010382455
    % change50.0%37.5%-20%
    Record Year2011 (57)2008 (35)2009 (89)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 52 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)MaidenheadUK
    20115225,405
    20107122,460
    Record Year 2008 (100) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-84119
    Net growth in 201053927
    Record Year2008 (31)2011 (41)2008 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Maidenhead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Maidenhead
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-1.7%3.3%-26.7%
    Record Year1964 (0.6%)1961 (1.3%)1969 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    27.0% of all director appointments in Maidenhead in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.59%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.66%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.11%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES0.83%TRADING2.10%
    DESIGN0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    IT0.74%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    HOLDINGS0.65%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    RED0.55%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BERKSHIRE0.55%MEDIA1.69%
    RECRUITMENT0.55%ENGINEERING1.61%
    ONE0.55%LONDON1.60%
    MEDIA0.55%CARE1.45%
    CLEANING0.55%J1.45%
    TRAINING0.55%GLOBAL1.44%
    GREEN0.46%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    FUTURE0.46%IT1.41%
    PROPERTY0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    FOR0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    J0.46%M1.30%
    ENERGY0.46%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TO0.46%S1.24%
    BUSINESS0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    S0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied259202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7960,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5916,150
    99999 - Dormant Company5218,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5230,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4912,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3710,246
    9999 - Dormant Company3419,765
    7260 - Other computer related activities267,789
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply247,000
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified247,788
    62090 - Other information technology service activities226,996
    7499 - Non-trading company2111,316
    74990 - Non-trading company188,695
    62012 - Business and domestic software development143,168
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified121,419
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies101,552
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,085
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis83,220

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510822 TSUMIKI LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07510562 STOR GENERATION LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509784 S & S SOUTHERN LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07509445 ARIVO LOGISTICS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07509229 DUMBER & DUMBER LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07506887 THAMES VALLEY BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07506878 ASSENT SERVICES AND IT CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07506851 K & A INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504119 FALCON HOTEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07504082 HALSTOCK NURSERIES LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07503813 M V SAFETY (BERKSHIRE) LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07499727 MJ PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07499552 GUARDSMAN SECURITY LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07499535 NEOSOLAR NC LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07497766 ABOC (UK) LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07496723 ADSP LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07496290 SHARON DOY ASSOCIATES LTD. 18 Jan 2011
    07495221 ZAND-BUCHHOLZ LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07495100 STORY IN BRAY LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07491767 PROLIFIC DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07488358 EEVEE LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487622 JETSET EXPERIENCES LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07482813 SKY TRAVEL EXECUTIVES LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07482719 MOTORSPORT PHOTOGRAPHIC LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07481258 HAYWARDS LAW LIMITED 04 Jan 2011