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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.

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 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)MaidenheadUK
    2012195131,491
    2011186116,391
    % change4.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (195) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012597462
    New companies in 2011497463
    % change20.4%0.0%-1.6%
    Record Year2007 (59)2012 (74)2010 (82)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)MaidenheadUK
    201217867,576
    201113490,987
    % change32.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2012 (178) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012923848
    Closed companies in 2011573344
    % change61.4%15.2%9%
    Record Year2012 (92)2012 (38)2009 (89)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)MaidenheadUK
    20121763,915
    20115225,404
    Record Year 2008 (100) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012-333614
    Net growth in 2011-84119
    Record Year2008 (31)2011 (41)2008 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change3.2%-14.5%-8.0%
    Record Year1964 (0.6%)1961 (1.3%)1969 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.56%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.24%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SYSTEMS0.80%PROPERTY2.37%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%TRADING2.07%
    S0.71%DESIGN1.93%
    BUSINESS0.71%ENGINEERING1.86%
    C0.62%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.53%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%BUSINESS1.73%
    R0.53%MEDIA1.72%
    SECURITY0.53%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.53%LONDON1.66%
    PROPERTY0.53%J1.54%
    HOUSE0.44%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    HOME0.44%GLOBAL1.50%
    SCHOOL0.44%IT1.40%
    EVENTS0.44%CARE1.34%
    IT0.44%PROPERTIES1.31%
    HOLDINGS0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.44%M1.27%
    PARTNERS0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    CO.0.44%ENERGY1.20%
    SMITH0.35%S1.20%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.35%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied281216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7952,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7019,704
    99999 - Dormant Company6125,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5935,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5014,303
    9999 - Dormant Company3818,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3612,113
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified319,892
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply296,934
    7260 - Other computer related activities217,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities218,145
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1613,637
    9305 - Other service activities158,818
    74990 - Non-trading company159,729
    7499 - Non-trading company159,102
    62012 - Business and domestic software development114,356
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies111,982
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet103,439
    86900 - Other human health activities95,066

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932451 U-CUBED DESIGNS LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07935637 3D MARINE (GB) LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07937115 BLENHEIM CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07944386 THE SPARKLE GARDEN LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07946230 HUNKAMUNCH 2012 LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07946509 HIGHCREST GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07946642 CYANI LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07948028 LEADS-GLOBAL LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950564 CLEAR AND BRIGHT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07951653 CLEAR AND BRIGHT LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07952599 U WANT LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953243 MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION (U.K.) HOLDINGS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953629 BUSINESS MAN LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07956612 WJC CIVIL ENGINEERS LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07958016 BERKSHIRE HOTDOGS AND BURGERS LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07963514 SIMONS-DENVILLE LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07965662 J. TULINIEMI PHOTOGRAPHY LTD. 27 Feb 2012
    07966201 CHANGE RECORDS LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07967380 GM TRADING LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07968439 MANROLAND WEB SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07968713 BLENHEIM COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07968990 CLOUD TECH LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07969118 MAYFAIR & PARTNERS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07970213 EOD IT CONSULTING LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07970502 LANDED ENTERPRISES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012