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Windsor, Berkshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Windsor when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Windsor 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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 137 companies were registered in Windsor during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 42.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WindsorUK
    2011137116,391
    201096105,137
    % change42.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous January.

    January 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Windsor when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011633341
    New companies in 2010203541
    % change215.0%-5.7%0.0%
    Record Year2011 (63)2008 (38)2004 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Windsor during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 35.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WindsorUK
    20118790,986
    20106482,677
    % change35.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Windsor when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011382227
    Closed companies in 2010111637
    % change245.5%37.5%-27%
    Record Year2011 (38)2008 (39)2009 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Windsor during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 50 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WindsorUK
    20115025,405
    20103222,460
    Record Year 2004 (62) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011251114
    Net growth in 20109194
    Record Year2009 (33)2004 (24)2004 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Windsor formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Windsor
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change171.9%-17.1%-4.6%
    Record Year1973 (0.5%)1974 (0.4%)1972 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    35.2% of all director appointments in Windsor in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HELP3.88%CONSULTING5.04%
    MY3.88%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING3.08%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%TRADING2.10%
    BUSINESS1.20%DESIGN1.93%
    MEDIA1.07%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    WINDSOR0.94%BUSINESS1.87%
    IN0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    IT0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENERGY0.67%MEDIA1.69%
    PROPERTY0.67%ENGINEERING1.61%
    RECRUITMENT0.67%LONDON1.60%
    BERKSHIRE0.67%CARE1.45%
    IP0.54%J1.45%
    LONDON0.54%GLOBAL1.44%
    GROUP0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CAPITAL0.54%IT1.41%
    NEW0.54%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SPICE0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    COMMON0.54%M1.30%
    SOLAR0.54%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.54%S1.24%
    COGENT0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BIG0.54%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied203202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5660,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2830,253
    9999 - Dormant Company2719,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2716,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2512,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2110,085
    99999 - Dormant Company2018,336
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2010,246
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply137,000
    98000 - Residents property management123,154
    9305 - Other service activities98,740
    7499 - Non-trading company911,316
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,849
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering86,183
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,072
    86900 - Other human health activities74,092
    7260 - Other computer related activities77,789
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,788
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development7556

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07585905 CURRY SAVERS LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07585104 BUSINESS AND EXECUTIVE COACHING LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07585061 ROCKSHORE CAPITAL LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07583433 THAMES PUB LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07580776 PEBBLE COMMUNICATIONS LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07578116 DACAM SYSTEMS LTD 25 Mar 2011
    07577794 ASCOT FABRICATIONS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07577012 GRAPEVINE MEDIA ADVERTISING LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07576240 TOGUNA LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07575519 GN SUPPORT LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07570813 LEWPART LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07569258 TRUTON LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07568773 TICKETS2THEATRE LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07562154 EVOLUTION RETAIL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07560454 MILITARY WORKOUT LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07558940 SPENCER DANIELS LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07554431 T BURNES LIGHTING LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07553330 SALENTO PLANNING LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07552209 ISL GANSON LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07552163 F-SIXTEEN LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07550400 PESSO BOYDEN ASSOCIATION (UK) LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07550217 NAB CONSULTING LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07548908 THE SPICE ROUTE (BERKSHIRE) LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07548409 GLOW MOBILE MEDIA LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07546309 BACK ON TRACK COACHING LIMITED 01 Mar 2011