Maidenhead, Berkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    A total of 183 companies were registered in Maidenhead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MaidenheadUK
    2012183118,868
    2011188114,512
    % change-2.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (188) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012774462
    New companies in 2011565874
    % change37.5%-24.1%-16.2%
    Record Year2012 (77)2011 (58)2011 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 145 companies were dissolved in Maidenhead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 30.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MaidenheadUK
    201214574,772
    201111172,230
    % change30.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012595630
    Closed companies in 2011384825
    % change55.3%16.7%20%
    Record Year2009 (62)2008 (77)2009 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Maidenhead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 38 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MaidenheadUK
    20123844,096
    20117742,282
    Record Year 2011 (77) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201218-1232
    Net growth in 2011181049
    Record Year2008 (52)1998 (26)2011 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Maidenhead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Maidenhead
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change23.5%-23.5%-17.1%
    Record Year1963 (0.6%)1965 (0.7%)1975 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    24.6% of all director appointments in Maidenhead in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.12%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.26%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    DESIGN0.76%PROPERTY2.35%
    J0.76%TRADING2.08%
    PARTNERS0.67%DESIGN1.87%
    FINANCE0.67%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SECURITY0.51%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SCHOOL0.51%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.51%BUSINESS1.72%
    SYSTEMS0.51%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SMITH0.51%MEDIA1.67%
    CAPITAL0.51%LONDON1.67%
    BUSINESS0.51%J1.55%
    PRODUCTIONS0.42%GLOBAL1.53%
    THAMES0.42%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    TRAINING0.42%IT1.43%
    ENTERPRISES0.42%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSTRUCTION0.42%CARE1.32%
    R0.42%M1.27%
    HOLDINGS0.42%BUILDING1.22%
    LONDON0.42%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CREATIVE0.34%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    COMMERCIAL0.34%S1.17%
    BERKSHIRE0.34%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied469331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7319,425
    7487 - Other business activities5535,545
    99999 - Dormant Company4625,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4614,774
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4333,677
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified289,891
    9999 - Dormant Company2512,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy248,437
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply224,997
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,716
    62090 - Other information technology service activities157,869
    74990 - Non-trading company149,203
    7260 - Other computer related activities124,979
    93199 - Other sports activities112,009
    9305 - Other service activities116,142
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies111,954
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet103,712
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,584
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities91,955

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08166069 MADISON BRIDGE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08166087 ELLEN CALVERT LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08166880 THEATSTAR LTD. 03 Aug 2012
    08168356 BWP CREATE LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08172252 ITIFORUMS LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08172704 RUACH HOTELS LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08173145 JM DIGITAL LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08177527 ENDER CONSTRUCTION LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08178811 ROZ ROBINSON DESIGNS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179691 OVIIVY CLINICAL SERVICES LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08180058 PHULL KNOWHOW LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08181196 PLAINLY LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08185545 LABULE LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08186234 MATRIX BLUE LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08187106 STARTUP SPECIALISTS LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08187585 GOKHRU CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08189062 ST CAREER GUIDANCE LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08189201 SAFTAR LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08189894 HEARTSURE LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190643 ICAP MARKETS LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08191285 DEEP INC LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08192647 MJSTOKES ENTERPRISES LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08193835 OUTBOUND 4 X 4 LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08195438 GRASSROOTS ORGANISATION 30 Aug 2012
    08196317 KSK ESTATES LIMITED 30 Aug 2012