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.

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 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)SloughUK
    2013487134,802
    2012488131,491
    % change-0.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (488) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013179159149
    New companies in 2012149144195
    % change20.1%10.4%-23.6%
    Record Year2013 (179)2011 (171)2012 (195)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SloughUK
    201328577,914
    201227367,576
    % change4.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (399) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20131226796
    Closed companies in 2012899391
    % change37.1%-28.0%5%
    Record Year2013 (122)2008 (112)2009 (290)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SloughUK
    201320256,888
    201221563,915
    Record Year 2012 (215) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013579253
    Net growth in 20126051104
    Record Year2009 (61)2013 (92)2008 (119)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.4%
    % change7.7%9.6%-21.0%
    Record Year1999 (0.5%)2011 (0.5%)1992 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.20%CONSULTING5.18%
    IT1.34%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.34%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.30%PROPERTY2.44%
    BUSINESS1.18%TRADING2.06%
    CARE1.06%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.98%ENGINEERING1.78%
    TRADING0.98%BUSINESS1.77%
    GLOBAL0.90%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    SLOUGH0.79%LONDON1.72%
    ENTERPRISES0.79%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    LONDON0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PROPERTY0.79%MEDIA1.63%
    CARS0.71%GLOBAL1.57%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.67%J1.56%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%CARE1.46%
    CENTRE0.63%IT1.43%
    SOFTWARE0.59%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    LOGISTICS0.59%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CAR0.55%M1.25%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%BUILDING1.21%
    RETAIL0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    SUPPORT0.47%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    HIRE0.47%TRAINING1.17%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,134249,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities24524,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11754,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9232,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8823,532
    99999 - Dormant Company8643,384
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7812,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5516,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development468,099
    86900 - Other human health activities428,465
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities376,591
    74990 - Non-trading company3514,129
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment315,248
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings265,372
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet257,199
    79110 - Travel agency activities231,175
    56101 - Licensed restaurants236,894
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles234,684
    7487 - Other business activities217,556
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified216,954

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08347209 VUMIN GLOBAL LTD. 04 Jan 2013
    08349956 KOATS LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08350472 IRSM LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08351294 INTELLIMAIL LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08355365 A&A RENT A CAR LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08355594 THAMES VALLEY REFINISHING LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08356260 SPEED AND WHEEL LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08357845 PRIDE BANG LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08364680 BURNHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 17 Jan 2013
    08366167 CURRENT CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08366647 GREEN HAT VENTURES LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08367859 MELON SLICE LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08367902 SNACK NATION LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08368172 RAJPUT ENTERPRISE LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08371013 SAJELECTRONICS LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08372325 SHIPPING & CARGO LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08372901 KENTAIRE LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08372998 KMRAFIQ LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08376622 STANSO LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08380206 CONCEPT LOGIC LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08380404 AH RETFORD LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08380741 ALPHATATE LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08382546 MILLHOUSE PROPERTY LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08383730 BUILDING COST CONTROL LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08346400 I LOVE KOOKY THINGS LTD 03 Jan 2013