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
    09371923 TS APPLICATIONS LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09373184 HAVERLY TRADING LTD. 05 Jan 2015
    09373615 SRG CONSULTING LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09374593 SAIRA MAJID ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09376285 CONVERGENCE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09377511 ZABEENA LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09381240 ZENULTING LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09381625 LOCUS CREATIVE PROJECTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09384647 GENEVA MICRO LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09385385 BIG FINISH MEDIA GROUP LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09385711 HCM INFO SYSTEMS LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09389522 GLOBESPIRIT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09392385 SW SCIENTIFIC CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09392460 GUARDIAN ANGELS DAY NURSERY LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09394507 STONEFIELD PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09397266 SAARV LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09398786 MSS FITOUTS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09401306 RETHINK MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09404336 MW EXECUTIVE SERVICES LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09404766 PREMIER GROUND RENTS NO 3 LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09404958 DCOTA SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09410106 MPG CONSTRUCTION (BUCKS) LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09411681 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09412977 WAYS INTO WORK TRUSTEES LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09413438 HANNAH ALLEN LIMITED 30 Jan 2015