Slough, Berkshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Slough when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous June.
- May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Slough when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2011 a total of 860 companies were formed in Slough. This figure is 16.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Slough occurred in 2011 when a total of 860 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Slough UK 2011 860 228,735 2010 740 203,749 % change 16.2% 12.3% Record Year 2011 (860) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 411 companies were registered in Slough during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Slough UK 2011 411 112,344 2010 367 98,612 % change 12.0% 13.9% Record Year 2011 (411) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous June.
May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 116 138 157 New companies in 2010 137 108 122 % change -15.3% 27.8% 28.7% Record Year 2010 (137) 2011 (138) 2011 (157)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 558 companies were dissolved in Slough. This figure is 2.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Slough occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,050 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Slough UK 2011 558 162,310 2010 571 177,631 % change -2.3% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (1,050) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 250 companies were dissolved in Slough during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 14.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Slough UK 2011 250 71,324 2010 292 94,954 % change -14.4% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 44 117 89 Closed companies in 2010 73 109 110 % change -39.7% 7.3% -19% Record Year 2009 (203) 2009 (292) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Slough increased by 302 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Slough UK 2011 302 66,425 2010 169 26,118 Record Year 2007 (372) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Slough during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 161 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Slough UK 2011 161 41,020 2010 75 3,658 Record Year 2008 (210) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 72 21 68 Net growth in 2010 64 -1 12 Record Year 2007 (88) 2006 (66) 2008 (104)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Slough 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Slough 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -18.1% 0.6% 14.0% Record Year 1985 (0.8%) 1971 (0.6%) 1961 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 39.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 40.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Slough was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.4% of all director appointments in Slough in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Slough was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
21.4% of all director appointments in Slough in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.60% CONSULTING 5.09% MANAGEMENT 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTANCY 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.17% TRADING 1.21% PROPERTY 2.43% SLOUGH 0.95% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANTS 0.91% DESIGN 1.94% BUSINESS 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ASSOCIATES 0.82% BUSINESS 1.87% MEDIA 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% IT 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENTERPRISES 0.69% MEDIA 1.73% SIMPLY 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% LONDON 1.60% LONDON 0.65% GLOBAL 1.46% FOR 0.61% J 1.44% INTERNATIONAL 0.56% CARE 1.44% EDUCATION 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.42% PROPERTY 0.56% IT 1.39% TRAVEL 0.52% BUILDING 1.32% CARE 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUILDING 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CARS 0.48% M 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.48% S 1.23% TECHNOLOGIES 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SCHOOL 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 888 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 154 60,758 7414 - Business & management consultancy 107 13,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 87 10,545 9999 - Dormant Company 71 20,111 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 30,647 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 56 16,419 9305 - Other service activities 48 9,063 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 46 7,143 62090 - Other information technology service activities 46 7,095 7260 - Other computer related activities 45 7,849 99999 - Dormant Company 41 18,918 7499 - Non-trading company 34 10,955 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 10,322 7210 - Hardware consultancy 25 811 74990 - Non-trading company 21 8,481 5530 - Restaurants 20 5,086 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 7,835 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 3,394 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 3,262
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07652032 KAROBAR LIMITED 31 May 2011 07650786 RAC LEGAL LIMITED 31 May 2011 07650391 THE SAUS-AGE PARLOUR LTD 27 May 2011 07643114 KINETIC ADVANCE LTD 23 May 2011 07641443 T3 BROTHERS LTD 20 May 2011 07641092 PROCESS ENGINEERING SERVICES & CONSULTANTS LTD 19 May 2011 07638266 BRINDLE BEAR PETS LTD 18 May 2011 07638025 EQUUS EVENTS LIMITED 17 May 2011 07637175 J & D INVESTMENTS LTD 17 May 2011 07635013 GOLOMB RECYCLING LTD 16 May 2011 07632065 THE LOGICAL GROUP (UK) LTD 12 May 2011 07630573 BLOOM WORLDWIDE LTD 11 May 2011 07629090 INCORPORATED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 May 2011 07628029 CORPORIT SOLUTIONS LTD 10 May 2011 07627407 REFORMISTS & CRAFTSMEN LIMITED 09 May 2011 07624948 LV LOGISTICS LTD 06 May 2011 07624273 SNAAH WELFARE LTD 06 May 2011 07624246 TAXONOMY SERVICES LIMITED 06 May 2011 07622072 LETSCRE8 LIMITED 04 May 2011 07620919 HL GLOBE LIMITED 04 May 2011 07652031 FB RICE CORPORATION LTD 31 May 2011 07650370 E-SAACH LIMITED 27 May 2011 07644169 TAXPERTS (UK) LIMITED 23 May 2011 07637492 ALI 786 TRADERS UK LTD 17 May 2011 07632788 INGRESSALPHA LIMITED 13 May 2011
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