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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
    07691628 HARMIT BUILDERS LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07692060 APPLESTONE TRAVEL AND MONEY TRANSFER SERVICES LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07692429 MEHERS CONSULTANTS LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07696244 BENTLEY CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH EAST) LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07697576 SENSATIONS CATERING LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07698565 ALPHA LEAFLET DISTRIBUTION LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07699808 CHRONOMETRIC TIME LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07703749 SUBSEA COUPLINGS LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07705276 TSG MOTORS LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07706769 PROJECT CONTROLS 2012 LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07710857 SAQIB LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07714196 RADICAL TOOLING LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714608 INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07717040 FULANITOS LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07720221 RBTEC LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07720390 PARSY PHARMA LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07722917 CV PRESTIGE IT LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07723151 THE SLOUGH AND EAST BERKSHIRE C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST 29 Jul 2011
    OC366517 MILL VIEW CARE LLP 14 Jul 2011
    07690560 CARMART UK LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07691697 ETERNAL MARKETING LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07692171 CLODDAGH LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07692350 CARPHONE HOUSE LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07693187 ASMF LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07695218 SMART ENGINEERING EDUCATION LTD 06 Jul 2011