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
    08199870 STIMPSON TRADING LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08202213 GLOBAL MEDIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203073 MOBILE APP SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08205742 SHOLEH LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08205779 MR RESTAURANTS LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08207490 SOSPAN SOLUTIONS LTD. 10 Sep 2012
    08209715 HEATHERSIDE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08212845 SCOUT TALENT LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214029 CRUMBS BAKERY OF WINKFIELD LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08214520 LOVE MY BUNCH LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215265 SPORTS PERFORMANCE RETAIL LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216710 CORNERSTONE RESOURCES LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08217301 3D WORKS LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08219187 AVUNCULAR CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08220180 FORT IT SUPPORT LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08220804 VILLAGE WINE STORES LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221278 JA AVIATION LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08222014 DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE (UK) LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08223032 AWTONOMY LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08226684 PREMIER PROJECT RESOURCE LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08227905 MERRY ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08229904 SOFT EARTH LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08229969 MAXV MEDIA LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230790 GENIUSTWO LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232442 IRU CONSULTING LTD 27 Sep 2012