Windsor, Berkshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 96 companies were registered in Windsor during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WindsorUK
    201096105,137
    200911691,034
    % change-17.2%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (117) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010203541
    New companies in 2009492938
    % change-59.2%20.7%7.9%
    Record Year2009 (49)2008 (38)2004 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Windsor during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 41.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WindsorUK
    20106482,677
    2009110108,060
    % change-41.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010111637
    Closed companies in 2009162173
    % change-31.3%-23.8%-49%
    Record Year2006 (29)2008 (39)2009 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Windsor during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 32 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WindsorUK
    20103222,460
    20096-17,026
    Record Year 2004 (62) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20109194
    Net growth in 2009338-35
    Record Year2009 (33)2004 (24)2004 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Windsor formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Windsor
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-62.1%3.3%-10.4%
    Record Year1973 (0.5%)1974 (0.4%)1972 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Windsor was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    22.3% of all director appointments in Windsor in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.71%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.43%CONSULTING4.60%
    WINDSOR1.29%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%PROPERTY2.50%
    INVESTMENTS0.86%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CAPITAL0.86%TRADING1.93%
    S0.71%DESIGN1.91%
    CAR0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.71%MEDIA1.84%
    REVIVE0.57%BUSINESS1.74%
    KAUSHAL0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    PARK0.57%ENGINEERING1.54%
    LANGHAM0.57%J1.48%
    MEDIA0.57%LONDON1.45%
    LONDON0.43%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CLEANING0.43%GROUP1.37%
    VENDETTA0.43%GLOBAL1.35%
    CENTRICA0.43%PROPERTIES1.35%
    J0.43%BUILDING1.34%
    PROJECTS0.43%CARE1.33%
    RETAIL0.43%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    INTERNATIONAL0.43%M1.28%
    CONSTRUCTION0.43%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SALES0.43%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied208228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6674,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3926,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3717,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3114,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities229,943
    9999 - Dormant Company2119,948
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply199,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities1610,331
    7499 - Non-trading company1615,398
    98000 - Residents property management133,892
    99999 - Dormant Company1313,808
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified138,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering129,325
    9305 - Other service activities129,038
    7450 - Labour recruitment113,809
    7011 - Development & sell real estate95,300
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,340
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.62,729
    70100 - Activities of head offices63,137

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07207892 TRIXPIAN LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07205185 DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07202734 THE TALENT BANK LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07199435 WYTON CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07198944 BRIGHT PHASE LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07198195 RAAM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07197810 RED CUBE IT LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07196985 IGUANA MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07196589 FAST TRACK SCREEDING LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07195239 CAN FILM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07192156 TAXI SYSTEM LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07191867 JAMESON LODGE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07189471 RACE WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07187650 LILLY J LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07187158 MCGREGOR MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07187093 CHRONTUS LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07184774 ALL ASSET FINANCE LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07182586 SERIKA (EA) LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07182564 EPHESUS ANALYSTS LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07179619 MJC GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07179301 RSS RETAIL LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07176268 LANCOM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07173424 ENSCO 778 LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07172337 INUTI DESIGNER JEWELLERY LTD 01 Mar 2010
    07171981 LRG RACING LIMITED 01 Mar 2010