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
    07141390 JINNY'S HAIR ACCESSORIES LIMITED 31 Jan 2010
    07140753 VALIDUS RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07139120 CENTRICA IGNITE GP LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138165 RINTELN SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07137373 F H & Y LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07136218 DFS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135622 DOCTORS CHAMBERS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135028 THE ORGANIC COOKERY SCHOOL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134779 GOWER EVENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07130190 SERENDIPITY [BERKSHIRE] LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129974 JOSHWA LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129551 GOLFIN-TL LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07122291 A S INSTALLATIONS LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07121901 ADBRENTOR CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07120953 COMPLETE CLEANING SERVICES (CCS) LTD 09 Jan 2010
    07119672 OCG ASSESSING LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07119277 R P COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07116403 BOTH LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07115454 HAROLD JAMES (LONDON) LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    OC351488 TEAM HEALTH CLINICS LLP 14 Jan 2010