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
New Company Registrations
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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) Slough UK 2010 380 101,492 2009 307 94,671 % change 23.8% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (380) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 111 121 148 New companies in 2009 98 109 100 % change 13.3% 11.0% 48.0% Record Year 2008 (129) 2010 (121) 2010 (148)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Slough UK 2010 331 87,705 2009 514 159,401 % change -35.6% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (514) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 79 114 138 Closed companies in 2009 93 145 276 % change -15.1% -21.4% -50% Record Year 2002 (96) 2008 (190) 2009 (276)
Net Company Growth
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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) Slough UK 2010 49 13,787 2009 -207 -64,730 Record Year 2006 (143) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 32 7 10 Net growth in 2009 5 -36 -176 Record Year 2008 (117) 1997 (44) 2002 (78)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change 5.4% 0.7% 41.9% Record Year 1969 (0.7%) 1993 (0.5%) 1971 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.46% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.33% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANCY 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.12% TRADING 0.99% PROPERTY 2.38% ASSOCIATES 0.85% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTANTS 0.71% ASSOCIATES 2.01% SLOUGH 0.66% DESIGN 1.93% CARS 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% IT 0.62% BUSINESS 1.80% FOR 0.62% MEDIA 1.75% INTERNATIONAL 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.73% SECURITY 0.62% LONDON 1.59% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% ENGINEERING 1.59% MEDIA 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.49% GOOD 0.57% CARE 1.44% LONDON 0.57% J 1.44% BUSINESS 0.47% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% TECHNOLOGY 0.47% GLOBAL 1.42% EDUCATION 0.47% IT 1.35% GLOBAL 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% PROPERTY 0.47% BUILDING 1.32% SIMPLY 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HOUSE 0.43% M 1.28% TRAINING 0.43% SYSTEMS 1.26% WORLD 0.43% S 1.24%
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 839 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 201 69,802 7414 - Business & management consultancy 107 14,940 9999 - Dormant Company 67 21,484 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 60 8,292 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 58 25,053 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 53 8,183 9305 - Other service activities 50 9,454 62090 - Other information technology service activities 47 5,716 7260 - Other computer related activities 45 8,967 7499 - Non-trading company 43 13,408 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 13,161 99999 - Dormant Company 32 14,072 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 7,767 5530 - Restaurants 23 5,181 7210 - Hardware consultancy 23 1,033 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 7,634 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 18 2,672 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 2,548 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 2,861
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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