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Maidenhead, Berkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous August.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Maidenhead when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 188 companies were registered in Maidenhead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)MaidenheadUK
    2011188114,512
    2010162101,492
    % change16.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (188) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011565874
    New companies in 2010654750
    % change-13.8%23.4%48.0%
    Record Year2010 (65)2011 (58)2011 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Maidenhead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)MaidenheadUK
    201111172,230
    201013987,705
    % change-20.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011384825
    Closed companies in 2010474943
    % change-19.1%-2.0%-42%
    Record Year2009 (62)2008 (77)2009 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Maidenhead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 77 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)MaidenheadUK
    20117742,282
    20102313,787
    Record Year 2011 (77) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011181049
    Net growth in 201018-27
    Record Year2008 (52)1998 (26)2011 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Maidenhead
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-21.2%3.9%33.6%
    Record Year1963 (0.6%)1965 (0.7%)1975 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Maidenhead was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.5% of all director appointments in Maidenhead in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.89%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY1.26%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ASSOCIATES1.08%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT0.99%PROPERTY2.41%
    S0.90%TRADING2.06%
    IT0.81%DESIGN1.94%
    SYSTEMS0.72%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.72%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTY0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ONE0.54%ENGINEERING1.74%
    DESIGN0.54%MEDIA1.72%
    CO.0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    R0.54%LONDON1.63%
    HOLDINGS0.54%J1.47%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    SECURITY0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BUSINESS0.54%CARE1.42%
    BRAY0.54%IT1.38%
    C0.45%BUILDING1.30%
    FOR0.45%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONSTRUCTION0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    FINANCIAL0.45%M1.25%
    BERKSHIRE0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    TRADING0.45%TRAINING1.21%
    COMMUNITY0.45%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied253204,493
    7487 - Other business activities9065,177
    99999 - Dormant Company5718,281
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5329,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5215,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5114,755
    9999 - Dormant Company4222,587
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3510,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply328,345
    7260 - Other computer related activities308,686
    62090 - Other information technology service activities226,798
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified227,551
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,543
    9305 - Other service activities1910,525
    74990 - Non-trading company148,064
    62012 - Business and domestic software development123,137
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified91,467
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities93,271
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,018
    56302 - Public houses and bars81,873

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07758389 MPB SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07758935 WANT EFFECTS LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07763092 FURZE PLATT AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07766100 IMAGINEABUILDING LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07766128 WISDOM STAFFING SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07766175 KISMET COMPUTERS LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07766735 CREPERIA LEMON AND SUGAR LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07767735 THE PERSONAL LENDING GROUP LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07769297 INTERNATIONAL AVIATION FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07764787 OP DRILL LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07769018 FADO 519 LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07770772 SOLAR INVESTA LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07772242 EQUINE COMFORT LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07776388 BREIL LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07777581 ACCPROPERTYMAINTENANCE.CO.UK LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07778953 INFOGEN LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780153 PLG OPERATIONS LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07780491 F J TECH LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07783250 STUART COTTAGE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07787336 BYSSHE SOUND LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07788896 VINO NOSTRO LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07789128 BEAUTIFUL GIFTS LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    OC368298 WP WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLP 22 Sep 2011
    07791206 REGAL COURT BRAY LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07791353 STADIUM WIRELESS LTD 29 Sep 2011