Slough, Berkshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough 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 2010)

    A total of 373 companies were registered in Slough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 3.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SloughUK
    2010373105,137
    200936291,034
    % change3.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (407) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010111129133
    New companies in 2009115102145
    % change-3.5%26.5%-8.3%
    Record Year2009 (115)2010 (129)2007 (186)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 279 companies were dissolved in Slough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SloughUK
    201027982,677
    2009399108,060
    % change-30.1%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (399) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20106988122
    Closed companies in 20095455290
    % change27.8%60.0%-58%
    Record Year2006 (88)2008 (112)2009 (290)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Slough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 94 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SloughUK
    20109422,460
    2009-37-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (178) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010424111
    Net growth in 20096147-145
    Record Year2009 (61)2005 (58)2008 (119)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Slough
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-10.4%8.3%-23.8%
    Record Year1971 (0.6%)1971 (0.5%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Slough was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    22.6% of all director appointments in Slough in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.67%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    ASSOCIATES1.31%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    TRADING0.86%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    S0.81%TRADING1.93%
    IT0.81%DESIGN1.91%
    CAR0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    SECURITY0.76%MEDIA1.84%
    CLAIMS0.66%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    INTERNATIONAL0.66%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%ENGINEERING1.54%
    SLOUGH0.61%J1.48%
    MEDIA0.56%LONDON1.45%
    CO0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    LONDON0.56%GROUP1.37%
    CARE0.51%GLOBAL1.35%
    PROPERTY0.51%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HIRE0.51%BUILDING1.34%
    RECRUITMENT0.45%CARE1.33%
    ONE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ENTERPRISE0.45%M1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.45%SYSTEMS1.25%
    TRAINING0.45%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied877228,645
    7487 - Other business activities21574,904
    7414 - Business & management consultancy9617,003
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply709,659
    9999 - Dormant Company6519,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities649,943
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6226,974
    7260 - Other computer related activities5910,331
    62090 - Other information technology service activities506,340
    9305 - Other service activities439,038
    7499 - Non-trading company3915,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3714,007
    99999 - Dormant Company3113,808
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified298,154
    5530 - Restaurants274,798
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering249,325
    7210 - Hardware consultancy191,327
    74990 - Non-trading company178,149
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult162,818
    62012 - Business and domestic software development162,646

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07167994 B T N CONSTRUCTION LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07167548 NCA MOTORCYCLE CLOTHING LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07165981 STONEBRIDGE SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07160386 BILIARTA LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07155184 METRO COMMODITIES LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07152218 CHASER IT LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07149863 NACA SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07149344 RIVER GOAT LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07149123 JOSEPHINE'S HEALTH & BEAUTY LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07148681 ALL BAR ONE LTD 06 Feb 2010
    07148197 EARLCOURT LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07148065 KASAAI LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07148039 DI CHEM (UK) LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07147877 POLKA FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07147507 AL FANOUSE LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07146117 BRAND BUDDIES LTD. 04 Feb 2010
    07145921 THE COFFEE BEAN REPUBLIC LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07142759 RAMAAA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    OC352333 PULMAGEN THERAPEUTICS LLP 15 Feb 2010
    OC352364 JAD CARE LLP 16 Feb 2010
    07168766 NIKITA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07165855 R&M SPORT LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07158978 SHAREZEN LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157480 DEEPDIVERS IMPEX LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07156973 SIMPLE HIRE GROUP LTD 15 Feb 2010