Windsor, Berkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 103 companies were registered in Windsor during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 22.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WindsorUK
    2010103101,492
    20098494,671
    % change22.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (115) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010373432
    New companies in 2009252138
    % change48.0%61.9%-15.8%
    Record Year2010 (37)2007 (42)2003 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Windsor during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WindsorUK
    20108087,705
    2009103159,401
    % change-22.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (103) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010233027
    Closed companies in 2009212161
    % change9.5%42.9%-56%
    Record Year2002 (28)2008 (42)2009 (61)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Windsor during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 23 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WindsorUK
    20102313,787
    2009-19-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (61) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20101445
    Net growth in 200940-23
    Record Year2008 (32)2005 (31)2002 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Windsor
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change37.7%46.9%-19.3%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1963 (0.3%)1980 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Windsor was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.1% of all director appointments in Windsor in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.24%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT2.24%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.35%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MEDIA1.20%PROPERTY2.38%
    WINDSOR1.05%TRADING2.04%
    IN0.90%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    FINANCIAL0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    INVESTMENTS0.75%BUSINESS1.80%
    BUSINESS0.75%MEDIA1.75%
    CAPITAL0.75%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    LONDON0.75%LONDON1.59%
    INTERNATIONAL0.75%ENGINEERING1.59%
    IT0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    IP0.60%CARE1.44%
    TRADING0.60%J1.44%
    COGENT0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%GLOBAL1.42%
    GROUP0.60%IT1.35%
    MARKETING0.60%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BERKSHIRE0.60%BUILDING1.32%
    RETAIL0.60%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    KAUSHAL0.60%M1.28%
    REVIVE0.60%SYSTEMS1.26%
    COMMON0.60%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied198202,902
    7487 - Other business activities6769,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3514,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3013,161
    9999 - Dormant Company2621,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2425,053
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities218,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply158,183
    99999 - Dormant Company1314,072
    9305 - Other service activities129,454
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering127,634
    7499 - Non-trading company1213,408
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified117,767
    98000 - Residents property management113,273
    7260 - Other computer related activities88,967
    5530 - Restaurants85,181
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,440
    7450 - Labour recruitment72,972
    86900 - Other human health activities63,361
    7012 - Buying & sell own real estate6875

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07360229 OUT & ABOUT MEDIA LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07359856 COGENT ENTERPRISE LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07359315 LONDON TRADING SOLUTION LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07359267 AST PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07358742 CAPE VERDE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07357990 FLUID EVENTS LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07357822 E HAMLET PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07356351 FBEASLEY SOFTWARE LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07355308 SHADE DESIGN LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07353379 COGENTSIS LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07349659 STR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07349613 WINDSOR LETS LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07349002 DUE SOUTH ENERGY LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07346529 BERKSHIRE ICT SERVICES LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07346306 HAWES HILL COURT LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07342415 PPS CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07341505 RIDDLER IT LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340049 THE LONDON COLLEGE OF STYLE LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07338883 INTERNATIONAL GOLF PROMOTIONS LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07338809 INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07338536 ROAR RUGBY LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07336445 BRAGG CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336398 COGS PROPERTIES LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07332089 YOUR MIRACLE MATCH LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    OC356883 OWL RETAIL SOLUTIONS LLP 03 Aug 2010