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Windsor, Berkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 113 companies were registered in Windsor during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 9.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WindsorUK
    2011113114,512
    2010103101,492
    % change9.7%12.8%
    Record Year 2007 (115) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011373046
    New companies in 2010373432
    % change0.0%-11.8%43.8%
    Record Year2011 (37)2007 (42)2011 (46)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Windsor during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WindsorUK
    20116472,230
    20108087,705
    % change-20.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (103) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011212023
    Closed companies in 2010233027
    % change-8.7%-33.3%-15%
    Record Year2002 (28)2008 (42)2009 (61)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Windsor during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 49 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WindsorUK
    20114942,282
    20102313,787
    Record Year 2005 (61) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011161023
    Net growth in 20101445
    Record Year2008 (32)2005 (31)2002 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Windsor
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-8.5%-25.7%29.9%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1963 (0.3%)1980 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 50.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    24.9% of all director appointments in Windsor in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MY3.75%CONSULTING5.11%
    HELP3.63%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.75%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.63%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%TRADING2.06%
    WINDSOR0.88%DESIGN1.94%
    SECURITY0.75%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MEDIA0.75%BUSINESS1.82%
    IT0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    NEW0.75%ENGINEERING1.74%
    BUSINESS0.75%MEDIA1.72%
    PUB0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    RECRUITMENT0.63%LONDON1.63%
    ETON0.50%J1.47%
    LONDON0.50%GLOBAL1.46%
    CO0.50%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.38%CARE1.42%
    DESIGN0.38%IT1.38%
    RETAIL0.38%BUILDING1.30%
    TECHNOLOGY0.38%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.38%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRADE0.38%M1.25%
    BLUE0.38%ENERGY1.22%
    COMPLETE0.38%TRAINING1.21%
    IN0.38%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied198204,493
    7487 - Other business activities6765,177
    9999 - Dormant Company2822,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2614,755
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2629,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2215,760
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2110,018
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1910,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply178,345
    99999 - Dormant Company1618,281
    9305 - Other service activities1410,525
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,321
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,479
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified61,354
    8042 - Adult and other education62,521
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified67,551
    98000 - Residents property management62,664
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities63,271
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development6603
    7260 - Other computer related activities68,686

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07762625 WINDSOR GAS LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07764313 TOP OF THE PILE (MALVERN) LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07768527 ABLE PLUMBING LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07759370 BERKSHIRE EAST AND SOUTH BUCKS WOMEN'S AID TRADING LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07762385 UK COMMERCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07764761 PR & EVENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07767158 THEMINISTRYOFBEAUTY LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07773986 CASTLE STUDIOS (UK) LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07774482 SPQR INDUSTRIES LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07776555 PAYDAY @ LOANS LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07776808 LOANS AND COMPANY LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07776973 GIANT SQUIRREL LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07778034 CREDITCARDS & CO LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07778857 HAYDAR SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780557 ILLUMINE E-LEARNING LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07780876 ASH NICHOLS LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07781378 BOND OF LONDON LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07781773 THE FORT BOVISAND TRUST 21 Sep 2011
    07784125 5 STARS SECURITY LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07784295 FEAST FROM THE EAST LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07785317 S&S MEDICS LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07787863 REVOLUTION IMAGEWORKS LTD. 27 Sep 2011
    07788857 PBS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07790158 GOGOS CATERING LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07792638 THAMES STREET MEDIA LIMITED 30 Sep 2011