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
    08163578 64 THIS LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08163684 RECREATE LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08165954 ROSSEND PARTNERS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167396 DGP CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08167504 PORTHAVEN PROPERTIES NO 2 LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08167625 PORTHAVEN CARE HOMES NO 2 LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08175338 SIAN LOGISTIC SERVICES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08179151 JOHN TAYLOR PARTNERS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179828 MOON WHOLESALE LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08179909 WAY OUT AV LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08182541 ANDREW TANSLEY LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08182560 VW BEETLE & SON LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08184481 GB COMPUTERS LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08186593 ALCO-CHINO BAR LTD. 21 Aug 2012
    08186632 BAILEY GEOTECH LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08187308 FOX HR SERVICES LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08188192 EQUINE ESTATES LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08190302 ANYLOGO ANYWHERE LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08191705 NEMESIS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08193693 TALKING TIPS FOR KIDS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08194434 CITRUS CLEANING LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08194910 CHOBE EVENTS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08196047 CAKE HOUSE ITO LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08197292 ACAMAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08197310 DARAVID LIMITED 31 Aug 2012