Slough, Berkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Slough when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 589 companies were registered in Slough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SloughUK
    2014589143,414
    2013520132,684
    % change13.3%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (589) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014219179191
    New companies in 2013166197157
    % change31.9%-9.1%21.7%
    Record Year2014 (219)2013 (197)2014 (191)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 421 companies were dissolved in Slough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 38.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SloughUK
    2014421101,670
    201330386,170
    % change38.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (514) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014142117162
    Closed companies in 201311275116
    % change26.8%56.0%40%
    Record Year2014 (142)2008 (190)2009 (276)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Slough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 168 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SloughUK
    201416841,744
    201321746,514
    Record Year 2013 (217) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014776229
    Net growth in 20135412241
    Record Year2008 (117)2013 (122)2012 (91)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Slough
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.5%0.3%
    % change19.9%-13.4%11.6%
    Record Year1969 (0.7%)1993 (0.5%)1977 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 40.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Slough was in 2008 when 26.0% of all directors were female.

    23.0% of all director appointments in Slough in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.90%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.90%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CENTRE1.71%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.54%PROPERTY2.62%
    LONDON1.31%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CARE1.21%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    IT0.98%TRADING2.00%
    BUSINESS0.95%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTANTS0.95%CARE1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.92%TRANSPORT1.76%
    S0.89%DESIGN1.70%
    EXPRESS0.82%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    HEALTHCARE0.79%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRADING0.76%BUSINESS1.62%
    GLOBAL0.62%J1.53%
    PROPERTY0.59%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CLEANING0.59%GLOBAL1.51%
    SLOUGH0.56%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    HEALTH0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SECURITY0.46%MEDIA1.38%
    TRAINING0.46%CO.,1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CO0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    SERVICE0.43%IT1.30%
    TRADERS0.43%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,209278,481
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities28729,313
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13040,717
    99999 - Dormant Company12448,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11757,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11128,224
    86900 - Other human health activities8211,807
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6712,795
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5118,890
    62012 - Business and domestic software development479,675
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4510,361
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet429,914
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings417,151
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands337,917
    49410 - Freight transport by road329,960
    41100 - Development of building projects3010,604
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities307,401
    56290 - Other food services304,392
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities282,917
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis275,749

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09200381 AJ WHOLESALES (SLOUGH) LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09206615 QUINQUENNALLIS LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09208209 FILA TRANSPORT LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09210184 GLOBAL TELENETWORK LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09211425 LAST MINUTE DRIVING TEST LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09211836 LEEMA NETWORKS LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09213053 MANLEY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09214952 SAFARI HOST INTERNATIONAL LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09222459 DBC WINDSOR LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09222806 MIAN LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09225996 WJA COST CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09232564 GKS COURIERS LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09235408 BLUE CITY EUROPE LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09236626 GEOMED FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09237646 COPPER KINGS LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09238462 WINTER WARDROBE LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09240142 SMART-MEDIC LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09242211 ROOSTERS PIRI PIRI SOUTHAMPTON LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09198463 H & P COURIERS LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09198609 SPIRETOWN LTD. 02 Sep 2014
    09199620 BEECHES ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09207328 RANDHAWA DRIVING LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09209359 INNER ART SERVICES LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09210450 UNDERSTATED LOOKS LTD. 09 Sep 2014
    09215882 VIC-FALLS AIRWAYS LTD 12 Sep 2014