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.

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 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)SloughUK
    2015636161,156
    2014584150,722
    % change8.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (636) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015187200249
    New companies in 2014176178230
    % change6.3%12.4%8.3%
    Record Year2015 (187)2015 (200)2015 (249)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SloughUK
    201536689,523
    201432382,370
    % change13.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (399) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201599120147
    Closed companies in 20149413396
    % change5.3%-9.8%53%
    Record Year2013 (122)2014 (133)2009 (290)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SloughUK
    201527071,633
    201426168,352
    Record Year 2015 (270) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20158880102
    Net growth in 20148245134
    Record Year2015 (88)2013 (92)2014 (134)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.4%
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change4.2%3.5%-1.3%
    Record Year1999 (0.5%)2011 (0.5%)1992 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.80%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.74%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE1.07%PROPERTY2.72%
    IT1.04%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSTRUCTION1.04%CARE2.13%
    LONDON0.79%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TRADING0.76%LONDON1.91%
    GLOBAL0.76%TRADING1.88%
    HEALTHCARE0.76%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    S0.66%DESIGN1.65%
    CENTRE0.66%PROPERTIES1.63%
    SLOUGH0.63%CO.,1.58%
    PROPERTY0.57%J1.55%
    BUSINESS0.57%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CLEANING0.54%BUSINESS1.49%
    INTERNATIONAL0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TRANSPORT0.51%GLOBAL1.46%
    HEALTH0.47%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    CO0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    SECURITY0.47%BUILDING1.31%
    R0.44%IT1.30%
    BUILDING0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    LOGISTICS0.44%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,241288,953
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities30930,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16243,081
    99999 - Dormant Company16249,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12058,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11629,218
    86900 - Other human health activities9413,990
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7412,862
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate5911,600
    62012 - Business and domestic software development479,651
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4619,098
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet4510,200
    86101 - Hospital activities425,043
    49410 - Freight transport by road4212,485
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings407,797
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands348,607
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis336,154
    56290 - Other food services324,729
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities317,682
    74990 - Non-trading company2913,794

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09371475 HIJAB CLASS LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09375980 CLINISTAFF LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09376332 ORACLE HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09378204 BLUE WILLOW DAY NURSERY LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09381887 OXFORD HANSON LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09387018 TEMPS WORLD LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09394974 RJMJ ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09397049 SSE SPECIALIST SECURITY EXPERTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09397346 SWISS TRADING COMPANY LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09398464 STATIONERY SUPPLIES LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09398857 MIGHTY MOUSE MARKETING LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09399044 CUNNINGHAM & SONS UK LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09401049 MAGNUM-SERVICE LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09401195 RHODES & CHEW MACHINERY LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09401558 MODERN GLASS POL LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09402767 ALLOY PLATFORM INDUSTRIES LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09403102 HULAIT SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09405836 GLM ONLINE LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09407707 CATONINE LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09410068 POPCORN LIVE MEDIA LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09410917 I S DELIVERY SERVICES LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09411090 RITM CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09411181 MEMON MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09413960 STAR AND ARROW LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09414647 TIRUPATHI GREEN ENERGY LIMITED 30 Jan 2015