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Slough, Berkshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in net growth 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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 449 companies were registered in Slough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 20.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SloughUK
    2011449116,391
    2010373105,137
    % change20.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (449) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011144171134
    New companies in 2010111129133
    % change29.7%32.6%0.8%
    Record Year2011 (144)2011 (171)2007 (186)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 308 companies were dissolved in Slough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SloughUK
    201130890,986
    201027982,677
    % change10.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (399) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20111169399
    Closed companies in 20106988122
    % change68.1%5.7%-19%
    Record Year2011 (116)2008 (112)2009 (290)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Slough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 141 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SloughUK
    201114125,405
    20109422,460
    Record Year 2007 (178) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011287835
    Net growth in 2010424111
    Record Year2009 (61)2011 (78)2008 (119)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Slough
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.5%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change11.9%16.6%-3.9%
    Record Year1971 (0.6%)1971 (0.5%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 39.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    19.5% of all director appointments in Slough in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.88%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.68%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    TRADING1.37%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY1.33%PROPERTY2.38%
    BUSINESS1.02%TRADING2.10%
    SLOUGH0.97%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.88%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%BUSINESS1.87%
    FOR0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CARS0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SIMPLY0.71%MEDIA1.69%
    IT0.66%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%LONDON1.60%
    MEDIA0.66%CARE1.45%
    LONDON0.62%J1.45%
    ENTERPRISES0.62%GLOBAL1.44%
    SERVICE0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    INTERNATIONAL0.58%IT1.41%
    RECRUITMENT0.53%PROPERTIES1.36%
    EDUCATION0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    BERKSHIRE0.49%M1.30%
    PROPERTY0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TECHNOLOGY0.49%S1.24%
    TRAVEL0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.49%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied890202,798
    7487 - Other business activities17860,968
    7414 - Business & management consultancy10712,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8210,246
    9999 - Dormant Company7019,765
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5930,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4916,150
    62090 - Other information technology service activities466,996
    99999 - Dormant Company4518,336
    9305 - Other service activities458,740
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply447,000
    7260 - Other computer related activities437,789
    7499 - Non-trading company3711,316
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3310,085
    7210 - Hardware consultancy24834
    5530 - Restaurants224,898
    62012 - Business and domestic software development223,168
    74990 - Non-trading company188,695
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities163,436
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,788

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07586505 TPJ CONSTRUCTION LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07583005 DIGITAL ARTS EUROPE LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07581899 QUANTUM I.T. SERVICE LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07579607 PULSE CONTRACTOR SERVICES LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07579267 RW IT CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07577141 NEWTOUCHPROMO GROUP LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07577089 GELDERD INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07576872 SAM INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07575192 COOK GENIE LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07574798 SKY TRADING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07574782 KS SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07574248 SL1 COFFEE STATION LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07563505 BRIGHTWARD SERVICES LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07563492 VIBER INTERIORS LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07561712 BBG ELECTRICAL LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07560311 JPR CARE LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07554096 SERIOUSLY FOCUSED TRAINING LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07553805 THE VOCAL WORKSHOP COMPANY LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07550779 NUNEKTATTOO LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07549521 SWIFT DRYCLEANER LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07547197 D G JONES & PARTNERS LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07577215 53 DEGREES NORTH PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07573881 LONDON SHUTTLE SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07564594 TRAVELAID UK LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07549443 THE KHALSA ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED 02 Mar 2011