Slough, Berkshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Slough when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous February.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Slough when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous January.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 584 companies were registered in Slough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 19.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SloughUK
    2014584150,722
    2013487134,802
    % change19.9%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (584) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Slough when compared to any month in history.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014176178230
    New companies in 2013179159149
    % change-1.7%11.9%54.4%
    Record Year2013 (179)2014 (178)2014 (230)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 323 companies were dissolved in Slough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SloughUK
    201432382,370
    201328577,914
    % change13.3%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (399) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20149413396
    Closed companies in 20131226796
    % change-23.0%98.5%0%
    Record Year2013 (122)2014 (133)2009 (290)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Slough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 261 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SloughUK
    201426168,352
    201320256,888
    Record Year 2014 (261) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Slough when compared to any month in history.

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20148245134
    Net growth in 2013579253
    Record Year2014 (82)2013 (92)2014 (134)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Slough
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-8.0%3.4%28.8%
    Record Year1999 (0.5%)2011 (0.5%)1992 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Slough was in 2013 when 47.4% of all directors were female.

    24.3% of all director appointments in Slough in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.21%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY1.96%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.86%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CENTRE1.79%PROPERTY2.64%
    LONDON1.47%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTANTS1.12%LONDON1.88%
    IT1.12%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE1.05%CARE1.79%
    BUSINESS0.98%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    HEALTHCARE0.84%DESIGN1.75%
    TRADING0.84%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.67%BUSINESS1.71%
    TRAINING0.63%PROPERTIES1.60%
    EXPRESS0.63%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    SLOUGH0.60%GLOBAL1.58%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%J1.48%
    RECRUITMENT0.56%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    S0.53%MEDIA1.48%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%IT1.33%
    M0.49%TRANSPORT1.30%
    SECURITY0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    MEDIA0.49%BUILDING1.24%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.49%M1.21%
    GLOBAL0.49%CAPITAL1.20%
    CLEANING0.49%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,218280,210
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities28027,750
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11837,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10756,411
    99999 - Dormant Company10447,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9826,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7512,813
    86900 - Other human health activities6010,273
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5418,491
    62012 - Business and domestic software development529,509
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities407,313
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet399,358
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings346,559
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities312,747
    41100 - Development of building projects279,855
    49410 - Freight transport by road278,014
    78200 - Temporary employment agency activities271,986
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate269,284
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment256,236
    56101 - Licensed restaurants257,965

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08919390 MENTORS ACADEMY (UK) LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08919487 VELNOK LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08922077 THETA SOLAR LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08923645 MD MARKET SEARCH LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08923800 ATHARV ASSOCIATES LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08925291 RC LEGAL LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08929162 FRIENDLY HELPERS CARE COMPANY LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08931124 H & M MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08931165 CLASSIC IT SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08931170 WINCOM CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08933353 M B TRAVELS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08933899 EKRIN LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08934178 NOVATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08940389 EAF CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08941004 ULTRAQUICK HIRE LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08941948 OSCAR CARS (HEATHROW) LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08942367 KISSI LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08943356 GRINCIU UK LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08944826 RELAX FABRICS LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08945527 TITAN CRAFTS LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08948902 BEAM OF LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08949535 HINCKLEY CARE LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08951313 L & M FREEHOLD (BURNHAM) LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08951689 RORY SHEEHAN PAYROLL SERVICES LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08954345 GREPTEC LTD. 24 Mar 2014