Maidenhead, Berkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 216 companies were registered in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)MaidenheadUK
    2015216161,156
    2014202150,722
    % change6.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Maidenhead when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015647280
    New companies in 2014536287
    % change20.8%16.1%-8.0%
    Record Year2015 (64)2011 (74)2014 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 153 companies were dissolved in Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 35.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)MaidenheadUK
    201515389,523
    201411382,370
    % change35.4%8.7%
    Record Year 2012 (178) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Maidenhead when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015416745
    Closed companies in 2014453335
    % change-8.9%103.0%29%
    Record Year2012 (92)2015 (67)2009 (89)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Maidenhead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 63 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)MaidenheadUK
    20156371,633
    20148968,352
    Record Year 2008 (100) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201523535
    Net growth in 201482952
    Record Year2008 (31)2011 (41)2008 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Maidenhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Maidenhead
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change18.4%7.0%-16.2%
    Record Year1992 (0.5%)1951 (0.6%)1990 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    24.5% of all director appointments in Maidenhead in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.31%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.23%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    FARM0.92%PROPERTY2.72%
    WIND0.77%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.77%CARE2.13%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TRANSPORT0.62%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.54%TRADING1.88%
    IT0.54%TRANSPORT1.82%
    MARKETING0.46%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    S0.46%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BIG0.46%CO.,1.58%
    T0.46%J1.55%
    MEDICAL0.46%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TECHNOLOGY0.46%BUSINESS1.49%
    CAPITAL0.38%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    (MAIDENHEAD)0.38%GLOBAL1.46%
    J0.38%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    GLOBAL0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    PARTNERS0.38%BUILDING1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.38%IT1.30%
    LOGISTICS0.38%MEDIA1.28%
    HOLDINGS0.38%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied346288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12143,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10130,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6258,522
    99999 - Dormant Company5349,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4129,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2719,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,862
    62012 - Business and domestic software development269,651
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities187,682
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1811,600
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1710,200
    41100 - Development of building projects1611,863
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings157,797
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies144,253
    74990 - Non-trading company1413,794
    93199 - Other sports activities124,220
    86900 - Other human health activities1213,990
    74100 - specialised design activities124,892
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities112,726

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09415833 DENMARK STUDIOS LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09415971 GROWING CLAIMS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09419335 RUNACTIV SPORTS LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09419774 ARABOO LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09420167 SKD DESIGN LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09421182 MY INFORMED LIFE LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09424122 BAKER STREET PRESS LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09424156 JWOO LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09425067 IONMAN LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09426149 WESTMINSTER PARTNERS LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09428347 WRIST EXCHANGE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430183 CURO SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09433141 SUPERDATA TECHNOLOGIES LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09434925 F - S WINDOWS LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09437197 NORTHUMBRIA HOLDINGS LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09439424 EASYLET365 LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09440862 MOON EXPORTS (UK) LTD. 16 Feb 2015
    OC398372 PIKE SMITH & KEMP (THAME) LLP 18 Feb 2015
    09449602 FRESH LINEN HOLDINGS LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09450064 BIBO IMPORTS LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09450512 MRB HEATING AND PLUMBING LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09450875 ILLUMINATI CARS LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09451022 SIKDAR CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09451490 GREYDIENT PRODUCTIONS LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09456560 COYLE & COMPANY PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS LTD 24 Feb 2015