Maidenhead, Berkshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any month in history.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 202 companies were registered in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 27.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MaidenheadUK
    2014202150,722
    2013159134,802
    % change27.0%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (202) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014536287
    New companies in 2013546045
    % change-1.9%3.3%93.3%
    Record Year2007 (59)2011 (74)2014 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MaidenheadUK
    201411382,370
    201314377,914
    % change-21.0%5.7%
    Record Year 2012 (178) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014453335
    Closed companies in 2013673739
    % change-32.8%-10.8%-10%
    Record Year2012 (92)2012 (38)2009 (89)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 89 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MaidenheadUK
    20148968,352
    20131656,888
    Record Year 2008 (100) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201482952
    Net growth in 2013-13236
    Record Year2008 (31)2011 (41)2008 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Maidenhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Maidenhead
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-8.2%-4.6%61.4%
    Record Year1992 (0.5%)1951 (0.6%)1990 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    32.0% of all director appointments in Maidenhead in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.70%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.51%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.79%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%TRADING2.05%
    BUSINESS0.63%LONDON1.88%
    J0.56%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.56%CARE1.79%
    MEDIA0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CAPITAL0.56%DESIGN1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BERKSHIRE0.48%BUSINESS1.71%
    CARS0.48%PROPERTIES1.60%
    GLOBAL0.48%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.40%GLOBAL1.58%
    DESIGN0.40%J1.48%
    FINANCIAL0.40%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    RECRUITMENT0.40%MEDIA1.48%
    SYSTEMS0.40%IT1.33%
    LONDON0.40%TRANSPORT1.30%
    M0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    G0.40%BUILDING1.24%
    MARKETING0.40%M1.21%
    HOMES0.40%CAPITAL1.20%
    TECHNOLOGY0.40%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied310280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10937,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9027,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5556,411
    99999 - Dormant Company5347,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4126,700
    62012 - Business and domestic software development299,509
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2912,813
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2818,491
    74990 - Non-trading company2014,135
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities177,313
    93199 - Other sports activities153,848
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate155,920
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies143,840
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate139,284
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,866
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,358
    74100 - specialised design activities104,475
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified105,537
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified105,949

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08872779 JAKE HILL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08872940 NEXT LOGICAL STEP LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08879670 SIMPLY DROPS LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08883749 J SCOTT & CO SOLICITORS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08885414 MMP PRODUCTS LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08885936 NGU UN LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886349 NOCSULT LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08886528 UC&C LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886804 CHALLIS WATER CONTROLS LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08886935 BECOMING WISER TOGETHER LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08891305 ADVENTUREDIRECT.COM LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08891927 LILY GIN'S LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08892039 THAMES VALLEY TOUCH TRAINING LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08895938 LEADERS AND LEGENDS LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08897463 MACK&MACK ASSOCIATES LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08902450 APPLES TO ZINC NUTRITIONAL THERAPY LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08903776 FENCHURCH HOMES LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08908044 SARA LANGRIDGE LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08909627 ELITEPLUS UK TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08911226 ORANGE SAGE LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08911477 LSC CONTRACTS LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08912407 THESE CHARMING MEN LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08913441 EXELIXIS INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD. 26 Feb 2014
    08913902 INSIGHT IN BUSINESS LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08915091 NATIONBUILDERS LTD 27 Feb 2014