Maidenhead, Berkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 195 companies were registered in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Maidenhead UK 2012 195 131,491 2011 186 116,391 % change 4.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (195) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 59 74 62 New companies in 2011 49 74 63 % change 20.4% 0.0% -1.6% Record Year 2007 (59) 2012 (74) 2010 (82)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 178 companies were dissolved in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 32.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Maidenhead UK 2012 178 67,576 2011 134 90,987 % change 32.8% -25.7% Record Year 2012 (178) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 92 38 48 Closed companies in 2011 57 33 44 % change 61.4% 15.2% 9% Record Year 2012 (92) 2012 (38) 2009 (89)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 17 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Maidenhead UK 2012 17 63,915 2011 52 25,404 Record Year 2008 (100) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 -33 36 14 Net growth in 2011 -8 41 19 Record Year 2008 (31) 2011 (41) 2008 (59)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Maidenhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Maidenhead 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 3.2% -14.5% -8.0% Record Year 1964 (0.6%) 1961 (1.3%) 1969 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
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 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.56% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.24% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.30% SYSTEMS 0.80% PROPERTY 2.37% ASSOCIATES 0.71% TRADING 2.07% S 0.71% DESIGN 1.93% BUSINESS 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.86% C 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% BUSINESS 1.73% R 0.53% MEDIA 1.72% SECURITY 0.53% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRADING 0.53% LONDON 1.66% PROPERTY 0.53% J 1.54% HOUSE 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.51% HOME 0.44% GLOBAL 1.50% SCHOOL 0.44% IT 1.40% EVENTS 0.44% CARE 1.34% IT 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOLDINGS 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TECHNOLOGIES 0.44% M 1.27% PARTNERS 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% CO. 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% SMITH 0.35% S 1.20% ENTERTAINMENT 0.35% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 281 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 79 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 70 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 61 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 59 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 14,303 9999 - Dormant Company 38 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 9,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 29 6,934 7260 - Other computer related activities 21 7,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 8,145 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 15 8,818 74990 - Non-trading company 15 9,729 7499 - Non-trading company 15 9,102 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 4,356 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 11 1,982 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 3,439 86900 - Other human health activities 9 5,066
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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