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
New Company Registrations
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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) Slough UK 2012 493 118,868 2011 442 114,512 % change 11.5% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (493) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 150 168 175 New companies in 2011 154 135 153 % change -2.6% 24.4% 14.4% Record Year 2011 (154) 2012 (168) 2012 (175)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Slough UK 2012 281 74,772 2011 283 72,230 % change -0.7% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (514) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 91 109 81 Closed companies in 2011 82 105 96 % change 11.0% 3.8% -16% Record Year 2002 (96) 2008 (190) 2009 (276)
Net Company Growth
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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) Slough UK 2012 212 44,096 2011 159 42,282 Record Year 2012 (212) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 59 59 94 Net growth in 2011 72 30 57 Record Year 2008 (117) 2012 (59) 2012 (94)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -12.5% 25.4% 13.2% Record Year 1969 (0.7%) 1993 (0.5%) 1971 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.14% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.75% IT 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.19% PROPERTY 2.35% BUSINESS 1.15% TRADING 2.08% TRADING 0.95% DESIGN 1.87% GLOBAL 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CARS 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.67% BUSINESS 1.72% CARE 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SLOUGH 0.63% MEDIA 1.67% CAR 0.60% LONDON 1.67% SOFTWARE 0.56% J 1.55% LONDON 0.56% GLOBAL 1.53% BUILDERS 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.46% HOUSE 0.52% IT 1.43% SYSTEMS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.34% TECHNOLOGIES 0.52% CARE 1.32% ASSOCIATES 0.52% M 1.27% MEDIA 0.48% BUILDING 1.22% LOGISTICS 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.20% TRAVEL 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.48% S 1.17% SECURITY 0.44% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,418 331,455 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 145 14,774 7487 - Other business activities 97 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 71 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 62 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 51 25,035 62090 - Other information technology service activities 48 7,869 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 42 13,716 7414 - Business & management consultancy 41 8,437 9999 - Dormant Company 38 12,598 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 37 4,997 7260 - Other computer related activities 34 4,979 62012 - Business and domestic software development 32 4,584 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 9,891 74990 - Non-trading company 24 9,203 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 24 2,891 86900 - Other human health activities 21 4,998 9305 - Other service activities 20 6,142 7499 - Non-trading company 20 6,164 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 20 4,119
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08165118 BLUELIGHT BOOKKEEPING LTD 02 Aug 2012 08166129 HARTLY INVESTMENT LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08168135 TRAVELOPEDIA LTD 03 Aug 2012 08169371 VENSAI LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08169540 APEX APPAREL LTD 06 Aug 2012 08172285 SPRINGBROOK HOMES LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08173158 RIVER LYLE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08174700 ORTANSIA LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08176922 AZN SERVICES LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 08177794 TOTAL EMISSION CONTROL SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Aug 2012 08178298 ZONE GOLF LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08182037 JARGON PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08184538 PENJU ENTERPRISES LTD 20 Aug 2012 08184901 VIRTUAL AFRICA LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 08185595 RENT UK PROPERTY LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 08185805 EUROMAR LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 08186375 ROSCA LOGISTICS LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 08187233 ZIRCON INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 08187633 CAROLINE CUTLIFFE CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 22 Aug 2012 08188191 CROWN ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 22 Aug 2012 08194680 ACCOUNTING EXPERTS LTD 29 Aug 2012 08195689 DEEMAC CLEANING LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 08166586 SARA SUSI LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08172946 PAYMENT ANALYSIS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08173128 MNA SOURCING LTD 09 Aug 2012
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