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Slough, Berkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Slough when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 488 companies were registered in Slough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 8.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SloughUK
    2012488131,491
    2011449116,391
    % change8.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (488) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Slough when compared to any month in history.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012149144195
    New companies in 2011144171134
    % change3.5%-15.8%45.5%
    Record Year2012 (149)2011 (171)2012 (195)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 273 companies were dissolved in Slough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SloughUK
    201227367,576
    201130890,987
    % change-11.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (399) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012899391
    Closed companies in 20111169399
    % change-23.3%0.0%-8%
    Record Year2011 (116)2008 (112)2009 (290)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Slough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 215 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SloughUK
    201221563,915
    201114125,404
    Record Year 2012 (215) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20126051104
    Net growth in 2011287835
    Record Year2009 (61)2011 (78)2008 (119)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Slough
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.5%0.3%
    % change-11.3%-28.0%36.1%
    Record Year1971 (0.6%)1971 (0.5%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 39.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Slough was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    22.1% of all director appointments in Slough in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.83%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.14%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    IT1.06%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%DESIGN1.93%
    TRADING0.73%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUSINESS0.65%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    SLOUGH0.57%BUSINESS1.73%
    CARE0.57%MEDIA1.72%
    S0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MEDIA0.53%LONDON1.66%
    GLOBAL0.53%J1.54%
    SYSTEMS0.53%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%GLOBAL1.50%
    ENGINEERING0.45%IT1.40%
    HOUSE0.45%CARE1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.45%PROPERTIES1.31%
    LOGISTICS0.41%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.41%M1.27%
    TRANSPORT0.41%BUILDING1.24%
    TRAVEL0.41%ENERGY1.20%
    CLAIMS0.41%S1.20%
    LONDON0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied968216,665
    7487 - Other business activities14252,735
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13914,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy8512,113
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7735,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6819,704
    9999 - Dormant Company6118,617
    99999 - Dormant Company5325,084
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply506,934
    7260 - Other computer related activities487,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities478,145
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4513,637
    9305 - Other service activities328,818
    7499 - Non-trading company329,102
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified299,892
    74990 - Non-trading company269,729
    86900 - Other human health activities235,066
    62012 - Business and domestic software development234,356
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities234,132
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment212,798

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07974955 PERKIER FOODS LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07975725 SANDHAR CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07977187 BYERET LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07977392 CONTACT MANAGEMENT LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07977913 SKILLS STORE UK (SLOUGH) LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07979581 JOHN TAYLOR LEISURE LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07979957 WENTWORTH CARS LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07981676 ORCHARD & SHIPMAN (GLASGOW) LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07982361 ALPHA GLOBAL TRANSPORT LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07985411 MAJIMAHIU LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07987824 IN HAND CARE SERVICES LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07989509 GST INVESTMENTS LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07991495 UNTANGLER LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07992414 KAZALIA LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07992780 DAJ ACCOUNTANCY LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07993394 GREENWOOD TREE SURGEONS LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07994269 GTS UK HEALTHCARE LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07994455 CSL ASSOCIATES (SOLICITORS) LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07995537 BRADLEY HILL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07998707 REGNAH LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07999478 A RATED INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08001115 PELAGOMA LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08002490 ANEMOTIS PROJECT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08003548 THE TEN SQUARED AGENCY LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08004454 HT COMMERCIAL CENTRE LIMITED 23 Mar 2012