Slough, Berkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Slough when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous January.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Slough when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 636 companies were registered in Slough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 8.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Slough UK 2015 636 161,156 2014 584 150,722 % change 8.9% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (636) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Slough when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Slough when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 187 200 249 New companies in 2014 176 178 230 % change 6.3% 12.4% 8.3% Record Year 2015 (187) 2015 (200) 2015 (249)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 366 companies were dissolved in Slough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Slough UK 2015 366 89,523 2014 323 82,370 % change 13.3% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (399) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 99 120 147 Closed companies in 2014 94 133 96 % change 5.3% -9.8% 53% Record Year 2013 (122) 2014 (133) 2009 (290)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Slough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 270 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Slough UK 2015 270 71,633 2014 261 68,352 Record Year 2015 (270) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Slough when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 88 80 102 Net growth in 2014 82 45 134 Record Year 2015 (88) 2013 (92) 2014 (134)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Slough formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Slough 2015 0.4% 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 4.2% 3.5% -1.3% Record Year 1999 (0.5%) 2011 (0.5%) 1992 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Slough was in 2013 when 47.4% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Slough in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.80% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.74% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CARE 1.07% PROPERTY 2.72% IT 1.04% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSTRUCTION 1.04% CARE 2.13% LONDON 0.79% ENGINEERING 2.12% TRADING 0.76% LONDON 1.91% GLOBAL 0.76% TRADING 1.88% HEALTHCARE 0.76% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.70% ELECTRICAL 1.76% S 0.66% DESIGN 1.65% CENTRE 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.63% SLOUGH 0.63% CO., 1.58% PROPERTY 0.57% J 1.55% BUSINESS 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CLEANING 0.54% BUSINESS 1.49% INTERNATIONAL 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TRANSPORT 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% HEALTH 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.44% CO 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% SECURITY 0.47% BUILDING 1.31% R 0.44% IT 1.30% BUILDING 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% LOGISTICS 0.44% M 1.27%
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 1,241 288,953 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 309 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 162 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 162 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 120 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 116 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 94 13,990 62090 - Other information technology service activities 74 12,862 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 59 11,600 62012 - Business and domestic software development 47 9,651 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 46 19,098 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 45 10,200 86101 - Hospital activities 42 5,043 49410 - Freight transport by road 42 12,485 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 40 7,797 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 34 8,607 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 33 6,154 56290 - Other food services 32 4,729 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 31 7,682 74990 - Non-trading company 29 13,794
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09464848 CORAC GROUP LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09466223 COVA DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09467901 FORPERSONNEL LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09470868 JUBLEE LOGISTICS UK LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09471815 BLUEDOG BOOKS LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09478271 EDUTAINMENT NETWORK LTD 09 Mar 2015 09479033 JACOBS EMMA 1078 LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09479873 FRONTLINE WINDOWS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09480497 AEIGIS SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09486310 OGX BEAUTY LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09489322 SANSTOR DATA SYSTEMS UK LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09489908 NABOK LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09493830 BROWN BEAR PROJECTS LTD 17 Mar 2015 09495627 IVOIPD LTD 18 Mar 2015 09496915 JLOTRADER LTD 18 Mar 2015 09497574 LEBE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09499105 ECO BUILD DEVELOPERS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09500609 LAMBOURNE HOMES (SOUTH) LTD 20 Mar 2015 09501161 WE NEST HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09503109 SORBROOK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09503331 3LANZER CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09505074 P D R LOGISTICS LTD 23 Mar 2015 09505268 HAWK LOGISTICS LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09507490 LUPANE LTD 24 Mar 2015 09508428 RKB LTD 25 Mar 2015
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