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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.

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 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)SloughUK
    2013520132,684
    2012493118,868
    % change5.5%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (520) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013166197157
    New companies in 2012150168175
    % change10.7%17.3%-10.3%
    Record Year2013 (166)2013 (197)2012 (175)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SloughUK
    201330386,170
    201228475,908
    % change6.7%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (514) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201311275116
    Closed companies in 20129110984
    % change23.1%-31.2%38%
    Record Year2013 (112)2008 (190)2009 (276)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SloughUK
    201321746,514
    201220942,960
    Record Year 2013 (217) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20135412241
    Net growth in 2012595991
    Record Year2008 (117)2013 (122)2012 (91)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.5%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-1.0%7.6%-21.3%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1993 (0.5%)1977 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.99%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.72%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.69%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    IT1.35%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANTS1.20%TRADING2.08%
    CARE1.12%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.97%LONDON1.79%
    ENTERPRISES0.82%DESIGN1.78%
    TRADING0.82%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTY0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    LONDON0.75%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%CARE1.64%
    SLOUGH0.71%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    GLOBAL0.67%GLOBAL1.59%
    CENTRE0.64%J1.54%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.60%MEDIA1.54%
    TRAINING0.56%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    EXPRESS0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    RETAIL0.52%IT1.39%
    RECRUITMENT0.52%M1.25%
    HEALTHCARE0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%BUILDING1.19%
    SUPPORT0.49%CAPITAL1.19%
    HEALTH0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    SECURITY0.45%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,206260,135
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities27326,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11354,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10034,970
    99999 - Dormant Company9546,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9525,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7112,516
    62012 - Business and domestic software development579,104
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5417,715
    86900 - Other human health activities529,203
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities376,979
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet368,475
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings356,039
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment285,859
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands286,651
    79110 - Travel agency activities261,241
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities252,543
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified257,590
    41100 - Development of building projects259,271
    74990 - Non-trading company2414,228

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08590672 WALPOLE CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08591790 LOWER CHIPPENHAM LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08597421 CODNER WORKS LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08598046 THE KNOWLEDGE ACADEMY HOLDINGS LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08600097 DAVTECH HAZMAT AND FIRE LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08600639 IT JUNCTION LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08603518 PATHWAY DEVELOPMENTS NUMBER 2 LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08604058 BAYNE HILL CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08604610 EACOTTS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08605306 BERRYPLAY.COM LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08609812 AMRAS (UK) LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08611302 TRIPLE A'S HEALTHCARE LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08613945 SPICE 21 LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08621609 DIFFUSION KIDS LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08622765 ERA OILFIELD SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08622789 GOURMET CHILLED FOODS LTD 24 Jul 2013
    08628777 JDFX LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08630300 DRYHAWK LTD. 30 Jul 2013
    08631400 HIGGS AND BOWMAN LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
    08631892 AUDITFLOW LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
    08632108 RISE BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD 31 Jul 2013
    08594268 INFENION SOFTWARE LTD. 02 Jul 2013
    08596176 HJ HEALTHCARE LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08603884 DW TACKLE UK LTD 10 Jul 2013
    08609698 CRUZ CONSTRUCTION LTD 15 Jul 2013

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