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
    OC394593 TOTALLY PHARMACY (MAIDENHEAD) LLP 01 Aug 2014
    09161628 SPORT 101 LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09161782 MYL LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09162742 SYS CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09163866 AKSHAR SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09165390 I-MAANI PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09167656 S O'NEILL PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09167862 THE PEOPLE FOUNDRY CONTRACTS LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09168368 DMUNATAMBA LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09171934 CHIRMORIE WIND FARM LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09172025 TURNALT WIND FARM LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09172086 MOORHOUSE WIND FARM LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09172520 CORIOLIS A39 WIND FARM LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09173133 WORLDWIDE TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174764 TAMASHA FOOD LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09176816 SF TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09179297 THE DB FOODCONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09181376 ANDROIDWEAR LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09186380 ORBIS LOGISTICS LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09192180 ONLINE SURVEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09192974 P.I.V TRANSPORT LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09193100 MUDRY TRANSPORT LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09193472 RYD FOOD & DRINKS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09195706 STONEHOUSE LANE LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09195991 VESTLIN LIMITED 30 Aug 2014