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Windsor, Berkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    A total of 127 companies were registered in Windsor during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WindsorUK
    2012127131,491
    2011137116,391
    % change-7.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012384247
    New companies in 2011633341
    % change-39.7%27.3%14.6%
    Record Year2011 (63)2012 (42)2004 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Windsor during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WindsorUK
    20129367,576
    20118790,987
    % change6.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012241851
    Closed companies in 2011382227
    % change-36.8%-18.2%89%
    Record Year2011 (38)2008 (39)2009 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Windsor during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 34 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WindsorUK
    20123463,915
    20115025,404
    Record Year 2004 (62) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20121424-4
    Net growth in 2011251114
    Record Year2009 (33)2012 (24)2004 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Windsor formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Windsor
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-48.3%8.8%7.2%
    Record Year1973 (0.5%)1974 (0.4%)1972 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    31.3% of all director appointments in Windsor in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.88%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.50%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    ETON1.00%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SECURITY0.88%PROPERTY2.37%
    CO0.88%TRADING2.07%
    WINDSOR0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.88%ENGINEERING1.86%
    NEW0.75%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.75%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.75%BUSINESS1.73%
    K0.63%MEDIA1.72%
    IT0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    FINANCIAL0.63%LONDON1.66%
    LONDON0.50%J1.54%
    MARKETING0.50%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PARTNERSHIP0.50%GLOBAL1.50%
    PARK0.50%IT1.40%
    MEDIA0.50%CARE1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    PRODUCTIONS0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%M1.27%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    GREEN0.50%ENERGY1.20%
    RECRUITMENT0.38%S1.20%
    PROJECT0.38%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied228216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5952,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3635,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3019,704
    9999 - Dormant Company2718,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2613,637
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2512,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2214,303
    99999 - Dormant Company1825,084
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply166,934
    9305 - Other service activities128,818
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering105,169
    62090 - Other information technology service activities108,145
    62012 - Business and domestic software development94,356
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified89,892
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities74,132
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,746
    86900 - Other human health activities75,066
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development7740
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis63,448

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931281 POLO MEDICS LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07932325 SCOODOOP.COM LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07932432 JUBILEE MEDIA LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07932462 BROOK GREEN PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07933279 HERMES PUBLICATIONS LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07939137 SUNFLOWER PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07939509 FARMER & SMITH U.K. LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07941330 IDENIAS LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07943043 CTH ENGINEERING LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943698 WINDSOR DENTURE STUDIO LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07948064 JPS ACCOUNTANTS AND BUSINESS ADVISORS LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07948095 M2M SECURITY SIMS LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07951418 RANCH HOME LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07951869 THE QI CLINIC (BERKSHIRE) LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07952793 RANCH FILMS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07955520 J P PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07957173 121 PAYMENTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07957770 D.A. GIBBON (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07958331 SHIMMER JEWELLERY DESIGN LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07958496 ACTIVE EFL LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07960217 SIMPLY PAY ADVANCES LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07960229 V9 BEAUTY LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07962482 FOUNTAIN GARDENS PROPERTIES LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07963909 ALLERTON LAND LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07965636 GVC MARKETS LTD 27 Feb 2012