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
New Company Registrations
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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) Slough UK 2010 373 105,137 2009 362 91,034 % change 3.0% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (407) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2010 111 129 133 New companies in 2009 115 102 145 % change -3.5% 26.5% -8.3% Record Year 2009 (115) 2010 (129) 2007 (186)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Slough UK 2010 279 82,677 2009 399 108,060 % change -30.1% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (399) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 69 88 122 Closed companies in 2009 54 55 290 % change 27.8% 60.0% -58% Record Year 2006 (88) 2008 (112) 2009 (290)
Net Company Growth
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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) Slough UK 2010 94 22,460 2009 -37 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (178) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 42 41 11 Net growth in 2009 61 47 -145 Record Year 2009 (61) 2005 (58) 2008 (119)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -10.4% 8.3% -23.8% Record Year 1971 (0.6%) 1971 (0.5%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.67% MANAGEMENT 5.01% ASSOCIATES 1.31% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 1.26% CONSULTANCY 2.87% TRADING 0.86% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTANTS 0.81% ASSOCIATES 2.04% S 0.81% TRADING 1.93% IT 0.81% DESIGN 1.91% CAR 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% SECURITY 0.76% MEDIA 1.84% CLAIMS 0.66% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANCY 0.66% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% INTERNATIONAL 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.54% SLOUGH 0.61% J 1.48% MEDIA 0.56% LONDON 1.45% CO 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.45% LONDON 0.56% GROUP 1.37% CARE 0.51% GLOBAL 1.35% PROPERTY 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.35% HIRE 0.51% BUILDING 1.34% RECRUITMENT 0.45% CARE 1.33% ONE 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ENTERPRISE 0.45% M 1.28% INVESTMENTS 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.25% TRAINING 0.45% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 877 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 215 74,904 7414 - Business & management consultancy 96 17,003 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 70 9,659 9999 - Dormant Company 65 19,948 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 64 9,943 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 62 26,974 7260 - Other computer related activities 59 10,331 62090 - Other information technology service activities 50 6,340 9305 - Other service activities 43 9,038 7499 - Non-trading company 39 15,398 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 14,007 99999 - Dormant Company 31 13,808 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 8,154 5530 - Restaurants 27 4,798 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 24 9,325 7210 - Hardware consultancy 19 1,327 74990 - Non-trading company 17 8,149 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 16 2,818 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 2,646
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07140208 SURITA LTD 29 Jan 2010 07137320 WOOF WOOF MEOW LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07135966 MK PINNACLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07135238 LEVEL 10 RECRUITMENT LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07134592 FORTUNE INNOVATION GROUP LTD. 25 Jan 2010 07133162 IRON PLATFORM SERVICES LTD 22 Jan 2010 07129415 ERVITECH LTD 19 Jan 2010 07126521 GLEAM CLEANERS LIMITED 15 Jan 2010 07125237 VISION-BOX SYSTEMS LIMITED 14 Jan 2010 07124908 LASUCH LIMITED 13 Jan 2010 07124184 TRINITY COLLEGE LIMITED 13 Jan 2010 07124108 LIVIU JURJ CARPENTRY LTD 13 Jan 2010 07122364 TIMELESS PAVING LIMITED 12 Jan 2010 07119921 GOVERN.CO. LIMITED 08 Jan 2010 07119379 PRINT WORKSHOP PUBLICATIONS LTD 07 Jan 2010 07116053 KISMAR CDA LIMITED 05 Jan 2010 07137284 ART.SOLUTION-GENERAL BUILDER LTD 26 Jan 2010 07135483 HAZRON LTD 26 Jan 2010 07126871 CONFIRMATIO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Jan 2010 07117406 AXONE SYSTEMS LTD 06 Jan 2010 07139939 MUNGOFA LTD 28 Jan 2010 07139361 ADRIANO ADEWALE LTD 28 Jan 2010 07138926 DEDOSIA MEDIA AND PUBLISHING LTD 28 Jan 2010 07138760 BEE KAY SCHOOL OF MOTORING LIMITED 28 Jan 2010 07137461 M HUMPHREY LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
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