Slough, Berkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous August.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous August.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 493 companies were registered in Slough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SloughUK
    2012493118,868
    2011442114,512
    % change11.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (493) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012150168175
    New companies in 2011154135153
    % change-2.6%24.4%14.4%
    Record Year2011 (154)2012 (168)2012 (175)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 281 companies were dissolved in Slough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SloughUK
    201228174,772
    201128372,230
    % change-0.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (514) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20129110981
    Closed companies in 20118210596
    % change11.0%3.8%-16%
    Record Year2002 (96)2008 (190)2009 (276)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 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 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 212 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SloughUK
    201221244,096
    201115942,282
    Record Year 2012 (212) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012595994
    Net growth in 2011723057
    Record Year2008 (117)2012 (59)2012 (94)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Slough
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-12.5%25.4%13.2%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1993 (0.5%)1971 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 37.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    23.3% of all director appointments in Slough in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.14%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    IT1.23%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.19%PROPERTY2.35%
    BUSINESS1.15%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.95%DESIGN1.87%
    GLOBAL0.79%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CARS0.75%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%BUSINESS1.72%
    CARE0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SLOUGH0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    CAR0.60%LONDON1.67%
    SOFTWARE0.56%J1.55%
    LONDON0.56%GLOBAL1.53%
    BUILDERS0.52%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    HOUSE0.52%IT1.43%
    SYSTEMS0.52%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.52%CARE1.32%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%M1.27%
    MEDIA0.48%BUILDING1.22%
    LOGISTICS0.48%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    TRAVEL0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%S1.17%
    SECURITY0.44%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,418331,455
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14514,774
    7487 - Other business activities9735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7133,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6219,425
    99999 - Dormant Company5125,035
    62090 - Other information technology service activities487,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4213,716
    7414 - Business & management consultancy418,437
    9999 - Dormant Company3812,598
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply374,997
    7260 - Other computer related activities344,979
    62012 - Business and domestic software development324,584
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified279,891
    74990 - Non-trading company249,203
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment242,891
    86900 - Other human health activities214,998
    9305 - Other service activities206,142
    7499 - Non-trading company206,164
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities204,119

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08204304 CREATIV SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08204421 ENWERE LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08205264 E LONDON TRADING LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08205824 IS GOVERNANCE LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08206225 MRCASH & CARRY LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08206732 LHR PROPERTY LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08209179 AEROSYSTEMSUK LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08209360 ALBIZCO LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08214500 G-MECH GARDEN MACHINERY LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08215890 L BELDOM LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08217644 YOHANAN CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08217852 SIMPLY SPARKLES JEWELLERY LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08220145 LEO LEX LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08220776 MARCH MARKETING LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08221114 CRADDOCK ROSS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221257 MICKY CLEANING AND LEAFLET LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08221568 PERFECT FIT LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08221738 SKY GLOBE LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08229579 STOKE EXECUTIVE CARS LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230589 SPINNING FINCH MEDIA LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08233793 NOURA LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08199723 KGS CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08201718 MOC BIOFUELS LTD. 05 Sep 2012
    08207638 TURN & FIX ASSEMBLIES LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08216677 ASTONCORP UK LTD 17 Sep 2012