Slough, Berkshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous February.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Slough was in 2013 when 47.4% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 487 companies were registered in Slough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 0.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Slough UK 2013 487 134,802 2012 488 131,491 % change -0.2% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (488) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 179 159 149 New companies in 2012 149 144 195 % change 20.1% 10.4% -23.6% Record Year 2013 (179) 2011 (171) 2012 (195)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 285 companies were dissolved in Slough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 4.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Slough UK 2013 285 77,914 2012 273 67,576 % change 4.4% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (399) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 122 67 96 Closed companies in 2012 89 93 91 % change 37.1% -28.0% 5% Record Year 2013 (122) 2008 (112) 2009 (290)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Slough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 202 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Slough UK 2013 202 56,888 2012 215 63,915 Record Year 2012 (215) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 57 92 53 Net growth in 2012 60 51 104 Record Year 2009 (61) 2013 (92) 2008 (119)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Slough 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% % change 7.7% 9.6% -21.0% Record Year 1999 (0.5%) 2011 (0.5%) 1992 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Slough was in 2013 when 47.4% of all directors were female.
47.4% of all director appointments in Slough in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.20% CONSULTING 5.18% IT 1.34% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.30% PROPERTY 2.44% BUSINESS 1.18% TRADING 2.06% CARE 1.06% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANTS 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.78% TRADING 0.98% BUSINESS 1.77% GLOBAL 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.75% SLOUGH 0.79% LONDON 1.72% ENTERPRISES 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.71% LONDON 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PROPERTY 0.79% MEDIA 1.63% CARS 0.71% GLOBAL 1.57% TECHNOLOGIES 0.67% J 1.56% ASSOCIATES 0.63% CARE 1.46% CENTRE 0.63% IT 1.43% SOFTWARE 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.41% LOGISTICS 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.36% CAR 0.55% M 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% BUILDING 1.21% RETAIL 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% SUPPORT 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.18% HIRE 0.47% TRAINING 1.17% INVESTMENTS 0.47% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,134 249,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 245 24,894 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 117 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 92 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 88 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 86 43,384 62090 - Other information technology service activities 78 12,664 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 55 16,448 62012 - Business and domestic software development 46 8,099 86900 - Other human health activities 42 8,465 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 37 6,591 74990 - Non-trading company 35 14,129 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 31 5,248 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 26 5,372 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 25 7,199 79110 - Travel agency activities 23 1,175 56101 - Licensed restaurants 23 6,894 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 23 4,684 7487 - Other business activities 21 7,556 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 21 6,954
Recent Companies
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