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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
    07510907 MAJESTIC MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS UK LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07508661 D D W WICKRAMASINGHE LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507314 SOUTHFIELD ASSOCIATES LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507114 DELTASTAR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506659 UNSPRUNG LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07506160 GLOBAL7BUSINESS LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07504874 OLIVIA PIZZA SLOUGH LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07501038 TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS RECORDS/ENTERTAINMENT LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07500275 BYM LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07498918 MOPPITS CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07498553 CLARENCE IT SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497413 SILVACRE LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497312 SHEA OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07493488 KNIGHT AIR FREIGHT LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07493372 PHARMULATE LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07492877 BEDTIME RUISLIP MANOR LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07483961 LEXICO CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07482715 SLOUGH COMMUNITY HUB LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07481838 SA ARAIN LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07481354 GLOBE TRAVEL & TOURS LTD. 04 Jan 2011
    07481060 MENTAL CLARITY LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07510857 TWO ANGELS HIRE LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07510247 UK PRIME CARS LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07506037 BIRMINGHAM BEST INN HOTEL LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07498535 GOTRAK LIMITED 19 Jan 2011