Slough, Berkshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous July.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous August.
- August 2013 was a record month for net growth in Slough when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 520 companies were registered in Slough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Slough UK 2013 520 132,684 2012 493 118,868 % change 5.5% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (520) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 166 197 157 New companies in 2012 150 168 175 % change 10.7% 17.3% -10.3% Record Year 2013 (166) 2013 (197) 2012 (175)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 303 companies were dissolved in Slough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Slough UK 2013 303 86,170 2012 284 75,908 % change 6.7% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (514) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 112 75 116 Closed companies in 2012 91 109 84 % change 23.1% -31.2% 38% Record Year 2013 (112) 2008 (190) 2009 (276)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Slough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 217 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Slough UK 2013 217 46,514 2012 209 42,960 Record Year 2013 (217) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous August.
August 2013 was a record month for net growth in Slough when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 54 122 41 Net growth in 2012 59 59 91 Record Year 2008 (117) 2013 (122) 2012 (91)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Slough 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -1.0% 7.6% -21.3% Record Year 1969 (0.7%) 1993 (0.5%) 1977 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 40.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Slough was in 2008 when 26.0% of all directors were female.
23.7% of all director appointments in Slough in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.99% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.72% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.69% CONSULTANCY 3.45% IT 1.35% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANTS 1.20% TRADING 2.08% CARE 1.12% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUSINESS 0.97% LONDON 1.79% ENTERPRISES 0.82% DESIGN 1.78% TRADING 0.82% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTY 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% LONDON 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.71% CARE 1.64% SLOUGH 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.61% GLOBAL 0.67% GLOBAL 1.59% CENTRE 0.64% J 1.54% TECHNOLOGIES 0.60% MEDIA 1.54% TRAINING 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.53% EXPRESS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% RETAIL 0.52% IT 1.39% RECRUITMENT 0.52% M 1.25% HEALTHCARE 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% BUILDING 1.19% SUPPORT 0.49% CAPITAL 1.19% HEALTH 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% SECURITY 0.45% TRAINING 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 1,206 260,135 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 273 26,675 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 113 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 100 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 95 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 95 25,547 62090 - Other information technology service activities 71 12,516 62012 - Business and domestic software development 57 9,104 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 54 17,715 86900 - Other human health activities 52 9,203 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 37 6,979 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 36 8,475 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 35 6,039 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 28 5,859 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 28 6,651 79110 - Travel agency activities 26 1,241 69202 - Bookkeeping activities 25 2,543 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 7,590 41100 - Development of building projects 25 9,271 74990 - Non-trading company 24 14,228
Recent Companies
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