Slough, Berkshire
2011 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 2011 was a record year for company registrations in Slough when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous second half year.
- October 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous October.
- December 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous December.
- November 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous November.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2011)
2011 was a record year for company registrations in Slough when compared to any year in history.
A total of 1,685 companies were formed in Slough in 2011. This total is 11.5% higher than in 2010 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.
Year Slough UK 2011 1,685 452,870 2010 1,511 400,358 2009 1,324 362,675 2008 1,283 349,203 2007 1,324 457,649 Record Year 2011 (1,685) 2007 (457,649) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The second half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2011 a total of 825 companies were formed in Slough. This figure is 7.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.
The highest total for a second half year in Slough occurred in 2011 when a total of 825 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Slough UK 2011 825 224,135 2010 771 196,609 % change 7.0% 14.0% Record Year 2011 (825) 2011 (224,135) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
A total of 383 companies were registered in Slough during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Slough UK 2011 383 109,623 2010 391 95,117 % change -2.0% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (391) 2011 (109,623) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
October 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2011 146 139 98 New companies in 2010 135 149 107 % change 8.1% -6.7% -8.4% Record Year 2011 (146) 2010 (149) 2010 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 1,135 companies were dissolved in Slough in 2011. This total is 2.2% lower than in 2010 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Slough UK 2011 1,135 314,523 2010 1,161 342,232 2009 1,859 533,773 2008 658 237,901 2007 876 220,295 Record Year 2009 (1,859) 2009 (533,773) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 a total of 577 companies were dissolved in Slough. This figure is 2.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -7.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in Slough occurred in 2009 when a total of 809 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Slough UK 2011 577 152,213 2010 590 164,601 % change -2.2% -7.5% Record Year 2009 (809) 2009 (244,537) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
A total of 294 companies were dissolved in Slough during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).
This figure is an increase of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 4.0% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Slough UK 2011 294 79,983 2010 259 76,896 % change 13.5% 4.0% Record Year 2009 (295) 2009 (85,136) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
December 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous December.
November 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous November.
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2011 62 130 102 Closed companies in 2010 84 116 59 % change -26.2% 12.1% 73% Record Year 2009 (97) 2011 (130) 2011 (102)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 550 companies were added to the company register for Slough in 2011. This number represents growth of 36.4% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.
This number is 200 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2008 when the Slough company register grew by 625 companies.
Year Slough UK 2011 550 138,347 2010 350 58,126 2009 -535 -171,098 2008 625 111,302 2007 448 237,354 Record Year 2008 (625) 2003 (242,543) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 the company register for Slough increased by 248 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Slough UK 2011 248 71,922 2010 181 32,008 Record Year 2008 (284) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
Net company growth for Slough during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was 89 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Slough UK 2011 89 29,640 2010 132 18,221 Record Year 2008 (199) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2011 84 9 -4 Net growth in 2010 51 33 48 Record Year 2008 (107) 2008 (58) 2010 (48)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2011)
In 2011 Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2010 when Slough was responsible for 0.4% of all UK companies.
Year Slough 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Slough 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
In the fourth quarter of 2011, Slough formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Slough 2011 0.3% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -6.0% -20.5% -18.8% Record Year 1968 (0.9%) 1969 (1.1%) 1970 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2011)
The average age of a director in 2011 was 40.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2011 was 40.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2011 was 40.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2011)
The record year for female directors in Slough was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Slough in 2011 was 21.6%. The average for the UK during this time was 28.6%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The record second half year for female directors in Slough was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
21.7% of all director appointments in Slough in the second 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 (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Slough was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
19.6% of all director appointments in Slough in the fourth quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2010-Dec 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.13% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.29% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.26% CONSULTANTS 0.92% PROPERTY 2.37% IT 0.92% TRADING 2.07% SLOUGH 0.88% DESIGN 1.92% CONSTRUCTION 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.86% TRADING 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.78% BUSINESS 0.75% BUSINESS 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CARE 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.73% MEDIA 0.67% MEDIA 1.71% ENTERPRISES 0.63% LONDON 1.63% LONDON 0.58% J 1.51% TRAVEL 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.50% GLOBAL 1.46% S 0.50% IT 1.41% CLAIMS 0.50% CARE 1.39% FOR 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.29% D 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.29% LOGISTICS 0.46% M 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.46% BUILDING 1.26% R 0.46% ENERGY 1.25% BUILDING 0.42% S 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.42% ENTERPRISES 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 910 205,525 7487 - Other business activities 153 57,052 7414 - Business & management consultancy 111 13,034 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 111 12,072 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 71 32,483 9999 - Dormant Company 65 20,199 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 17,765 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 55 7,398 7260 - Other computer related activities 52 7,667 99999 - Dormant Company 47 21,846 62090 - Other information technology service activities 43 7,493 7499 - Non-trading company 39 9,957 9305 - Other service activities 35 9,492 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 11,768 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 8,671 74990 - Non-trading company 23 8,929 86900 - Other human health activities 21 4,457 5530 - Restaurants 21 5,013 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 21 3,633 7210 - Hardware consultancy 20 722
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07796715 GREEN STAR CARS LIMITED 04 Oct 2011 07796779 SYMMETRY APPS LIMITED 04 Oct 2011 07796784 CLASSICAL BRITAIN LIMITED 04 Oct 2011 07797692 A-LIST GARDEN CONTRACTORS LIMITED 05 Oct 2011 07800351 MANDY SIDHU LIMITED 06 Oct 2011 07801053 VIVIAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 07 Oct 2011 07805480 R & J MANAGEMENT & BOOK KEEPING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Oct 2011 07805519 DEO FOOD & DRINKS (WHOLESALE) LIMITED 11 Oct 2011 07807282 SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (SPV6) LIMITED 12 Oct 2011 OC368901 MAKING NOIZE PRODUCTIONS LLP 13 Oct 2011 07810262 SOLAR POWERED PANELS LTD 14 Oct 2011 07811664 KUSTOM KLOTHING UK LTD 17 Oct 2011 07814290 TOTAL SYNERGY UK LIMITED 18 Oct 2011 07815583 GLOBAL87 LIMITED 19 Oct 2011 07815829 WEBTECK CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Oct 2011 07825290 YUMI YUM LTD 27 Oct 2011 07794786 DIVAD OPTIONS LTD 03 Oct 2011 07794928 4WORKTRAINING LIMITED 03 Oct 2011 07800931 SIMPLE PAYROLL SERVICES LTD 07 Oct 2011 07802727 JW.PCSOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Oct 2011 07804035 DREAM HIRE LTD 10 Oct 2011 07808922 ISABEL WEST LIMITED 13 Oct 2011 07809888 FOXX DESIGNS LIMITED 14 Oct 2011 07816193 SCRUBBERZ LTD 19 Oct 2011 07825299 RADISSION GROUP LIMITED 27 Oct 2011
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