Maidenhead, Berkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any quarter in history.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 217 companies were registered in Maidenhead during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)MaidenheadUK
    2014217143,414
    2013191132,684
    % change13.6%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (217) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014856567
    New companies in 2013566867
    % change51.8%-4.4%0.0%
    Record Year2014 (85)2013 (68)2011 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 144 companies were dissolved in Maidenhead during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)MaidenheadUK
    2014144101,670
    201313986,170
    % change3.6%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014632556
    Closed companies in 2013404554
    % change57.5%-44.4%4%
    Record Year2014 (63)2008 (77)2009 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Maidenhead during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 73 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)MaidenheadUK
    20147341,744
    20135246,514
    Record Year 2011 (77) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014224011
    Net growth in 2013162313
    Record Year2008 (52)2014 (40)2011 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Maidenhead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Maidenhead
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change37.9%-8.9%-8.2%
    Record Year1985 (0.3%)1995 (0.3%)1993 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Maidenhead was in 2006 when 32.6% of all directors were female.

    26.6% of all director appointments in Maidenhead in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.67%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.14%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    PROPERTY0.99%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%PROPERTY2.62%
    FARM0.76%ENGINEERING2.07%
    WIND0.76%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    TECHNOLOGY0.61%TRADING2.00%
    BUSINESS0.61%LONDON1.95%
    DESIGN0.61%CARE1.94%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%TRANSPORT1.76%
    J0.53%DESIGN1.70%
    GLOBAL0.53%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.46%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CAPITAL0.46%BUSINESS1.62%
    FINANCIAL0.46%J1.53%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    MEDIA0.38%GLOBAL1.51%
    SALES0.38%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    MEDICAL0.38%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CARE0.38%MEDIA1.38%
    CARS0.38%CO.,1.36%
    TRANSPORT0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    IT0.38%BUILDING1.30%
    PRODUCTS0.30%IT1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.30%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied337278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11840,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9729,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5657,264
    99999 - Dormant Company5548,286
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3928,224
    62012 - Business and domestic software development339,675
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,795
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2218,890
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,006
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities177,401
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1610,361
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet169,914
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies134,093
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings127,151
    41100 - Development of building projects1210,604
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate126,595
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified115,940
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation115,083
    93199 - Other sports activities114,016

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09110496 KINGSWOOD TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111484 AUTOMATICHORSEBOX.COM LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09111607 ALDIALLO LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09112605 BROADSWORD DANIBUOY LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09112938 TOPSPIN PROJECTS LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09115069 DELTAHOST LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09115541 1ST CHOICE FACILITIES LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09116308 THE BIOESTHETIX CORPORATION LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09117143 MPW R&R LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09118505 HONEY PARKES CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09119654 SABITRI.COM LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09125335 AUTOMO (UK) LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09128537 BIG SCREEN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09130578 EPORTER LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09131604 DESIGN PERKS LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09132680 UK PHARMACOVIGILANCE SERVICES PROVIDER LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09136908 MOUNTFIELD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09138229 ORBIT INFO LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09140196 KUBIX MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09142774 METAL RECOVERY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09149673 DR FRANK CHRISTIE LTD. 28 Jul 2014
    09151154 ELITE KBC LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09151584 CONTRASTYLE LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09153397 HURLEY BLUE LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09155043 DAA RESTAURANT LTD 31 Jul 2014