Maidenhead, Berkshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 159 companies were registered in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)MaidenheadUK
    2013159134,802
    2012195131,491
    % change-18.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (195) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013546045
    New companies in 2012597462
    % change-8.5%-18.9%-27.4%
    Record Year2012 (59)2011 (74)2010 (82)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 143 companies were dissolved in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)MaidenheadUK
    201314377,914
    201217867,576
    % change-19.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2012 (178) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013673739
    Closed companies in 2012923848
    % change-27.2%-2.6%-19%
    Record Year2012 (92)2012 (38)2009 (89)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 16 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)MaidenheadUK
    20131656,888
    20121763,915
    Record Year 2008 (100) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-13236
    Net growth in 2012-333614
    Record Year2008 (31)2011 (41)2008 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Maidenhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Maidenhead
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-17.9%-19.5%-25.0%
    Record Year1992 (0.5%)1951 (0.6%)1990 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Maidenhead was in 2008 when 35.1% of all directors were female.

    19.7% of all director appointments in Maidenhead in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.59%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.04%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    J0.78%PROPERTY2.44%
    DESIGN0.69%TRADING2.06%
    DIGITAL0.52%DESIGN1.79%
    FINANCE0.52%ENGINEERING1.78%
    MARKETING0.52%BUSINESS1.77%
    MEDIA0.52%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    TRAINING0.52%LONDON1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.52%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    BUSINESS0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PRODUCTIONS0.52%MEDIA1.63%
    NORTH0.43%GLOBAL1.57%
    ENTERPRISES0.43%J1.56%
    HOLDINGS0.43%CARE1.46%
    LONDON0.43%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SYSTEMS0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROPERTY0.43%M1.25%
    BERKSHIRE0.43%BUILDING1.21%
    INTERNATIONAL0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    BLUE0.43%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    HIGHLAND0.43%TRAINING1.17%
    SERVICE0.35%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied317249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11432,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7924,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6954,531
    99999 - Dormant Company6143,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3623,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3216,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2712,664
    62012 - Business and domestic software development238,099
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,129
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet157,199
    93199 - Other sports activities143,375
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities126,591
    86230 - Dental practice activities122,346
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies113,240
    41100 - Development of building projects118,637
    74100 - specialised design activities103,645
    7487 - Other business activities107,556
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities103,249
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment95,248

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08384787 ANDREW JAMES DESIGN INTERIORS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08385953 BARLOW HANDLING EQUIPMENT LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08386562 ANUJA CONSULTING LTD. 04 Feb 2013
    08389111 THE PINK LEMUR COMPANY LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08390434 FUNKY INNS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391246 QED IS CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391248 NORTH HIGHLAND CAREERS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08392929 WEILLBURG & CO. LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08393322 NORTH HIGHLAND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08393895 A PERFECT POCKET LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08395382 DC TRANSFORMATION LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08398922 LEXINGTON LOCUM LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08405529 PACET MANUFACTURING LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08406024 PACET LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08408652 MYPHONECASE LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08410758 BUSANI PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08412871 BRANSTONE PROPERTIES LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08414322 HARRISON SCOTT HOMES LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08416382 NINGMENG LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08417986 NUAGE SOLUTIONS LTD. 25 Feb 2013
    08421455 AMANDA MUNDY MARKETING LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08422879 BLENDIS CAFE LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08423476 INDIGO57 PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08424241 IAN THOMPSON CONSTRUCTION LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08424484 SAMSUNG SNS EUROPE, LTD 28 Feb 2013