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
    07139541 DK PRODUKTIONS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07137795 SUBURBAN LIVING LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07135295 EXPEDIENT MANAGEMENT LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07132218 UNIFIED BUILDING LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07129374 SIMPLY STYLES LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07129000 STAR RAG COLLECTION LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07125237 VISION-BOX SYSTEMS LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07124184 TRINITY COLLEGE LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07122364 TIMELESS PAVING LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07119379 PRINT WORKSHOP PUBLICATIONS LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07119172 L AND K PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118961 LU SOLUTION LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07118718 OLD METALS LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07140618 ASH GREY LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07137284 ART.SOLUTION-GENERAL BUILDER LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07131304 COMPLETE CLAIMS (UK) LTD. 20 Jan 2010
    07127982 GMMAKING LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07124996 STELFORD CONSTRUCTION LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07115504 DR S THOMPSON LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07139939 MUNGOFA LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07137634 THOMAS O'NEILL LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07137461 M HUMPHREY LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07133569 SMS INDUSTRIES LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07130061 SHOPPERS STOP (BRAY) LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07126796 SS ACCOUNTING LIMITED 15 Jan 2010