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Slough, Berkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 442 companies were registered in Slough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SloughUK
    2011442114,512
    2010380101,492
    % change16.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (442) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011154135153
    New companies in 2010111121148
    % change38.7%11.6%3.4%
    Record Year2011 (154)2011 (135)2011 (153)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 283 companies were dissolved in Slough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SloughUK
    201128372,230
    201033187,705
    % change-14.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (514) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20118210596
    Closed companies in 201079114138
    % change3.8%-7.9%-30%
    Record Year2002 (96)2008 (190)2009 (276)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Slough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 159 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SloughUK
    201115942,282
    20104913,787
    Record Year 2011 (159) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011723057
    Net growth in 201032710
    Record Year2008 (117)1997 (44)2002 (78)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Slough
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.4%0.4%
    % change26.9%-6.1%-6.6%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1993 (0.5%)1971 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 40.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    23.6% of all director appointments in Slough in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.29%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.38%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.17%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    TRADING1.08%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANTS1.04%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION0.92%DESIGN1.94%
    BUSINESS0.88%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SLOUGH0.83%BUSINESS1.82%
    ASSOCIATES0.79%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.79%ENGINEERING1.74%
    LONDON0.71%MEDIA1.72%
    MEDIA0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ENTERPRISES0.67%LONDON1.63%
    CARE0.63%J1.47%
    S0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    INTERNATIONAL0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SIMPLY0.54%CARE1.42%
    TRAVEL0.54%IT1.38%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    SCHOOL0.50%PROPERTIES1.28%
    BUILDING0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    R0.46%M1.25%
    ENGINEERING0.46%ENERGY1.22%
    D0.46%TRAINING1.21%
    SERVICE0.46%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied897204,493
    7487 - Other business activities17465,177
    7414 - Business & management consultancy11914,755
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8510,137
    9999 - Dormant Company7522,587
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply618,345
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6029,245
    7260 - Other computer related activities588,686
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5115,760
    7499 - Non-trading company4511,543
    9305 - Other service activities4210,525
    62090 - Other information technology service activities416,798
    99999 - Dormant Company4018,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3110,018
    7210 - Hardware consultancy26854
    5530 - Restaurants245,640
    74990 - Non-trading company198,064
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities183,271
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified187,551
    62012 - Business and domestic software development163,137

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07766204 ASSET PLUMBING & BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07767841 TEXRAIL LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07768767 ASSURA TRELLECH LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07769232 BURNHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL 09 Sep 2011
    07762990 HANANGA LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07763600 HI-SPEC PRODUCTS [UK] LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07776014 ON TIME CLEANERS LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07777606 ELECTRIC NETWORK LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07779113 DYNAMO ACADEMICS LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07780154 BHOOEE LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07781093 ATS GLOBAL PVT LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07781403 JACK HOLDOMS LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07781576 SILVERFOX NETWORKS LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07781716 EVATECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782872 SHARP DIGITAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07790064 GOLD MATTER LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07793048 AKY ELECTRONICS LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07761085 KAIROS NETWORKS LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07761278 FARNHAM SPORT CARS LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07762173 WEXHAM CONSULTING LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07766772 DESMOND ASSOCIATES LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07769366 SMITH DESIGN & BUILD LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07781635 TOP TEMPS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07784706 THEBRANDD LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07786395 URAB LIMITED 26 Sep 2011