Windsor, Berkshire

Q3 2012 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 102 companies were registered in Windsor during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WindsorUK
    2012102118,868
    2011113114,512
    % change-9.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2007 (115) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012323535
    New companies in 2011373046
    % change-13.5%16.7%-23.9%
    Record Year2011 (37)2007 (42)2011 (46)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 75 companies were dissolved in Windsor during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 17.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WindsorUK
    20127574,772
    20116472,230
    % change17.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (103) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012273018
    Closed companies in 2011212023
    % change28.6%50.0%-22%
    Record Year2002 (28)2008 (42)2009 (61)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Windsor during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 27 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WindsorUK
    20122744,096
    20114942,282
    Record Year 2007 (61) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20125517
    Net growth in 2011161023
    Record Year2008 (32)2005 (31)2002 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Windsor
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-22.3%17.6%-24.7%
    Record Year1970 (0.5%)1963 (0.3%)1980 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    28.0% of all director appointments in Windsor in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.75%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.12%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PRODUCTIONS0.87%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROPERTY0.87%TRADING2.08%
    INVESTMENTS0.75%DESIGN1.87%
    ETON0.75%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MARKETING0.62%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MEDIA0.62%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    EPOSSIBILITIES0.50%BUSINESS1.72%
    FINANCIAL0.50%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    HOUSE0.50%MEDIA1.67%
    LONDON0.50%LONDON1.67%
    PARK0.50%J1.55%
    SOFTWARE0.50%GLOBAL1.53%
    EVENTS0.50%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    IT0.50%IT1.43%
    DEVELOPMENT0.50%PROPERTIES1.34%
    MAINTENANCE0.50%CARE1.32%
    SECURITY0.50%M1.27%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.37%BUILDING1.22%
    ASSOCIATES0.37%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    RANCH0.37%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HOLDINGS0.37%S1.17%
    WINDSOR0.37%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied335331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4335,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3233,677
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2613,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2519,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1914,774
    99999 - Dormant Company1925,035
    9999 - Dormant Company1712,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy168,437
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply134,997
    62012 - Business and domestic software development114,584
    9305 - Other service activities106,142
    62090 - Other information technology service activities107,869
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified89,891
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities84,119
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,514
    56302 - Public houses and bars62,823
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities61,433
    86900 - Other human health activities64,998
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering53,493

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08126233 SA OPHTHALMICS LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08126410 GERMAN BAKERY UK LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08126931 FREIGHT CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08132203 ACORNS INTERIM MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08133503 3 STAR MANAGEMENT LTD. 06 Jul 2012
    08133640 888 INVESTMENTS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133799 OVADA HOLDINGS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08135130 TILLY BEAZELEY LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135842 PHILIP JACKSON LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08139745 PROJECT CONSULT MANAGEMENT LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08139760 WHITEKNIGHTS ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08140588 BACKBONE FUN LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08142211 PC HOTELS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08142656 HABANERO SOFTWARE LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08146448 SILVERCREST DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147909 MASTER GIFTS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08148768 SL FIRE & ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08149394 ICNH LTD 19 Jul 2012
    OC377125 MOLI SOCIAL MEDIA LLP 20 Jul 2012
    08152861 EPOSSIBILITIES WORLDWIDE LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08153017 EPOSSIBILITIES USA LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08158148 STEDMAN FM LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08161297 EPOSSIBILITIES AUSTRALIA LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08162571 LONDON AND HOME COUNTIES DEMOLITION AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08162672 GRAHAM TURNER ASSOCIATES LIMITED 31 Jul 2012