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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Slough UK 2014 589 143,414 2013 520 132,684 % change 13.3% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (589) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 219 179 191 New companies in 2013 166 197 157 % change 31.9% -9.1% 21.7% Record Year 2014 (219) 2013 (197) 2014 (191)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Slough UK 2014 421 101,670 2013 303 86,170 % change 38.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (514) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 142 117 162 Closed companies in 2013 112 75 116 % change 26.8% 56.0% 40% Record Year 2014 (142) 2008 (190) 2009 (276)
Net Company Growth
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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) Slough UK 2014 168 41,744 2013 217 46,514 Record Year 2013 (217) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 77 62 29 Net growth in 2013 54 122 41 Record Year 2008 (117) 2013 (122) 2012 (91)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% % change 19.9% -13.4% 11.6% Record Year 1969 (0.7%) 1993 (0.5%) 1977 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.90% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTANCY 1.90% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CENTRE 1.71% CONSULTANCY 3.55% MANAGEMENT 1.54% PROPERTY 2.62% LONDON 1.31% ENGINEERING 2.07% CARE 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% IT 0.98% TRADING 2.00% BUSINESS 0.95% LONDON 1.95% CONSULTANTS 0.95% CARE 1.94% CONSTRUCTION 0.92% TRANSPORT 1.76% S 0.89% DESIGN 1.70% EXPRESS 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.70% HEALTHCARE 0.79% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRADING 0.76% BUSINESS 1.62% GLOBAL 0.62% J 1.53% PROPERTY 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.53% CLEANING 0.59% GLOBAL 1.51% SLOUGH 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.50% HEALTH 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SECURITY 0.46% MEDIA 1.38% TRAINING 0.46% CO., 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% CO 0.43% BUILDING 1.30% SERVICE 0.43% IT 1.30% TRADERS 0.43% M 1.23%
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 1,209 278,481 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 287 29,313 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 130 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 124 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 117 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 111 28,224 86900 - Other human health activities 82 11,807 62090 - Other information technology service activities 67 12,795 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 51 18,890 62012 - Business and domestic software development 47 9,675 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 45 10,361 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 42 9,914 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 41 7,151 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 33 7,917 49410 - Freight transport by road 32 9,960 41100 - Development of building projects 30 10,604 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 30 7,401 56290 - Other food services 30 4,392 69202 - Bookkeeping activities 28 2,917 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 27 5,749
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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