
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
New Company Registrations
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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) Slough UK 2011 442 114,512 2010 380 101,492 % change 16.3% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (442) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 154 135 153 New companies in 2010 111 121 148 % change 38.7% 11.6% 3.4% Record Year 2011 (154) 2011 (135) 2011 (153)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Slough UK 2011 283 72,230 2010 331 87,705 % change -14.5% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (514) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 82 105 96 Closed companies in 2010 79 114 138 % change 3.8% -7.9% -30% Record Year 2002 (96) 2008 (190) 2009 (276)
Net Company Growth
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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) Slough UK 2011 159 42,282 2010 49 13,787 Record Year 2011 (159) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 72 30 57 Net growth in 2010 32 7 10 Record Year 2008 (117) 1997 (44) 2002 (78)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 26.9% -6.1% -6.6% Record Year 1969 (0.7%) 1993 (0.5%) 1971 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.29% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.19% TRADING 1.08% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTANTS 1.04% TRADING 2.06% CONSTRUCTION 0.92% DESIGN 1.94% BUSINESS 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.85% SLOUGH 0.83% BUSINESS 1.82% ASSOCIATES 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.76% IT 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.74% LONDON 0.71% MEDIA 1.72% MEDIA 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ENTERPRISES 0.67% LONDON 1.63% CARE 0.63% J 1.47% S 0.58% GLOBAL 1.46% INTERNATIONAL 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SIMPLY 0.54% CARE 1.42% TRAVEL 0.54% IT 1.38% TECHNOLOGIES 0.50% BUILDING 1.30% SCHOOL 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.28% BUILDING 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% R 0.46% M 1.25% ENGINEERING 0.46% ENERGY 1.22% D 0.46% TRAINING 1.21% SERVICE 0.46% S 1.21%
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 897 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 174 65,177 7414 - Business & management consultancy 119 14,755 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 85 10,137 9999 - Dormant Company 75 22,587 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 61 8,345 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 60 29,245 7260 - Other computer related activities 58 8,686 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 51 15,760 7499 - Non-trading company 45 11,543 9305 - Other service activities 42 10,525 62090 - Other information technology service activities 41 6,798 99999 - Dormant Company 40 18,281 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 10,018 7210 - Hardware consultancy 26 854 5530 - Restaurants 24 5,640 74990 - Non-trading company 19 8,064 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 3,271 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 7,551 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 3,137
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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