Slough, Berkshire
2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2014 was a record first half year for company registrations in Slough when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q2.
- Q2 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.
- June 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous June.
- April 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous April.
- The first half of 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2014 was a record first half year for net growth in Slough when compared to any half year in history.
- April 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The first half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2014 was a record first half year for company registrations in Slough when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2014 a total of 1,174 companies were formed in Slough. This figure is 19.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Slough occurred in 2014 when a total of 1,174 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Slough UK 2014 1,174 300,731 2013 981 269,432 % change 19.7% 11.6% Record Year 2014 (1,174) 2014 (300,731) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Q2 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q2.
Q2 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 590 companies were registered in Slough during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 19.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Slough UK 2014 590 150,009 2013 494 134,630 % change 19.4% 11.4% Record Year 2014 (590) 2014 (150,009) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
June 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous June.
April 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2014 185 196 209 New companies in 2013 158 200 136 % change 17.1% -2.0% 53.7% Record Year 2014 (185) 2013 (200) 2014 (209)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 680 companies were dissolved in Slough. This figure is 16.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 14.2%.
The highest total for a first half year in Slough occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,050 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Slough UK 2014 680 177,207 2013 583 155,192 % change 16.6% 14.2% Record Year 2009 (1,050) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 357 companies were dissolved in Slough during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 19.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Slough UK 2014 357 94,837 2013 298 77,278 % change 19.8% 22.7% Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2014 74 151 132 Closed companies in 2013 92 103 103 % change -19.6% 46.6% 28% Record Year 2009 (203) 2009 (292) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The first half of 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2014 was a record first half year for net growth in Slough when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2014 the company register for Slough increased by 494 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Slough UK 2014 494 123,524 2013 398 114,240 Record Year 2014 (494) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Net company growth for Slough during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 233 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Slough UK 2014 233 55,172 2013 196 57,352 Record Year 2014 (233) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
April 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous April.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2014 111 45 77 Net growth in 2013 66 97 33 Record Year 2014 (111) 2013 (97) 2008 (104)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Slough 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
In the second quarter of 2014, Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Slough 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change 5.6% -9.6% 33.1% Record Year 1992 (0.6%) 2013 (0.4%) 1996 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 42.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 41.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The record first half year for female directors in Slough was 2013 when 30.2% of all directors were female.
23.0% of all director appointments in Slough in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The record second quarter for female directors in Slough was in 2010 when 25.5% of all directors were female.
21.6% of all director appointments in Slough in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.11% CONSULTING 5.16% CENTRE 1.88% MANAGEMENT 4.64% CONSULTANCY 1.78% CONSULTANCY 3.50% MANAGEMENT 1.64% PROPERTY 2.66% LONDON 1.41% TRADING 2.03% IT 1.11% ENGINEERING 1.99% CARE 1.01% CONSTRUCTION 1.93% EXPRESS 0.94% LONDON 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.94% CARE 1.85% BUSINESS 0.87% DESIGN 1.75% HEALTHCARE 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.77% BUSINESS 1.69% S 0.77% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRADING 0.64% TRANSPORT 1.58% SLOUGH 0.60% GLOBAL 1.55% GLOBAL 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.55% PROPERTY 0.50% J 1.51% M 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% STREET 0.47% MEDIA 1.44% CLEANING 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.40% MEDIA 0.47% IT 1.33% ENGINEERING 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.33% SYSTEMS 0.44% BUILDING 1.26% BUILDING 0.44% M 1.24% TRADERS 0.44% CO., 1.20%
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 1,152 261,557 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 292 29,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 124 40,250 99999 - Dormant Company 121 48,436 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 113 57,421 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 100 28,352 62090 - Other information technology service activities 77 13,024 86900 - Other human health activities 73 11,292 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 54 19,058 62012 - Business and domestic software development 49 9,834 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 44 9,900 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 40 7,053 41100 - Development of building projects 32 10,527 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 31 10,133 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 31 7,415 49410 - Freight transport by road 31 9,265 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 30 7,840 56290 - Other food services 28 4,324 69202 - Bookkeeping activities 27 2,905 78200 - Temporary employment agency activities 26 2,094
Recent Companies
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