Slough, Berkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 380 companies were registered in Slough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 23.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SloughUK
    2010380101,492
    200930794,671
    % change23.8%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (380) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010111121148
    New companies in 200998109100
    % change13.3%11.0%48.0%
    Record Year2008 (129)2010 (121)2010 (148)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 331 companies were dissolved in Slough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SloughUK
    201033187,705
    2009514159,401
    % change-35.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (514) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201079114138
    Closed companies in 200993145276
    % change-15.1%-21.4%-50%
    Record Year2002 (96)2008 (190)2009 (276)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Slough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 49 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SloughUK
    20104913,787
    2009-207-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (143) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201032710
    Net growth in 20095-36-176
    Record Year2008 (117)1997 (44)2002 (78)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Slough
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change5.4%0.7%41.9%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1993 (0.5%)1971 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 41.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Slough was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    21.4% of all director appointments in Slough in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.46%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.33%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    TRADING0.99%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANTS0.71%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    SLOUGH0.66%DESIGN1.93%
    CARS0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    IT0.62%BUSINESS1.80%
    FOR0.62%MEDIA1.75%
    INTERNATIONAL0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    SECURITY0.62%LONDON1.59%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%ENGINEERING1.59%
    MEDIA0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    GOOD0.57%CARE1.44%
    LONDON0.57%J1.44%
    BUSINESS0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    TECHNOLOGY0.47%GLOBAL1.42%
    EDUCATION0.47%IT1.35%
    GLOBAL0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTY0.47%BUILDING1.32%
    SIMPLY0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HOUSE0.43%M1.28%
    TRAINING0.43%SYSTEMS1.26%
    WORLD0.43%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied839202,902
    7487 - Other business activities20169,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy10714,940
    9999 - Dormant Company6721,484
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities608,292
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5825,053
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply538,183
    9305 - Other service activities509,454
    62090 - Other information technology service activities475,716
    7260 - Other computer related activities458,967
    7499 - Non-trading company4313,408
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3613,161
    99999 - Dormant Company3214,072
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified317,767
    5530 - Restaurants235,181
    7210 - Hardware consultancy231,033
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering197,634
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult182,672
    62012 - Business and domestic software development162,548
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities152,861

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07393540 L'ECUME LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07393028 THE ORIGINAL PUBLICAN COMPANY LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07392780 BERKSHIRE LUBRICANTS & FUEL OILS LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07392339 TLC APOLLO LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07392288 TLC FLORA LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07387958 MITCHELL LAYBOURN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07384581 G.A.C.K. IMPORT & DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07384354 BRINGZ LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07384254 BRACKNELL TILES LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07381764 ABS-CBN EUROPE REMITTANCE LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380379 PSOFT LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379338 KAYMAX PROPERTIES LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07379301 SAVING OUR SKINS CLOTHING LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07378609 ELSPETH CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07378372 THINK DRIVER TRAINING LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07376246 KRISHNANIMMAGADDA LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07374119 KOKO DESIGNS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07373647 IMEDIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD. 13 Sep 2010
    07373522 VANILLA PHOTOBOOKS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07370023 DJ HARJ LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368996 MASLOW CARE LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07363022 SECUREX SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07392525 HARWOOD ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07388774 FELICITAS CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07380382 RED KITE HOME CARE LIMITED 17 Sep 2010