Windsor, Berkshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Windsor when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2013 was a record month for net growth in Windsor when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth 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 2013)

    A total of 130 companies were registered in Windsor during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WindsorUK
    2013130134,802
    2012127131,491
    % change2.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013313960
    New companies in 2012384247
    % change-18.4%-7.1%27.7%
    Record Year2011 (63)2012 (42)2013 (60)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 60 companies were dissolved in Windsor during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WindsorUK
    20136077,914
    20129367,576
    % change-35.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013351312
    Closed companies in 2012241851
    % change45.8%-27.8%-76%
    Record Year2011 (38)2008 (39)2009 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Windsor during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 70 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WindsorUK
    20137056,888
    20123463,915
    Record Year 2013 (70) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Windsor when compared to any previous March.

    March 2013 was a record month for net growth in Windsor when compared to any month in history.

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Windsor when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-42648
    Net growth in 20121424-4
    Record Year2009 (33)2013 (26)2013 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Windsor formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Windsor
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-26.9%-7.8%32.0%
    Record Year2011 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)2004 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.2.

    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 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Windsor was in 2011 when 39.4% of all directors were female.

    33.7% of all director appointments in Windsor in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.87%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT0.91%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY0.91%PROPERTY2.44%
    CAPITAL0.65%TRADING2.06%
    IT0.65%DESIGN1.79%
    VENTURES0.52%ENGINEERING1.78%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%BUSINESS1.77%
    PARTNERS0.52%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    MAINTENANCE0.52%LONDON1.72%
    HOUSE0.52%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CARE0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    FINANCIAL0.52%MEDIA1.63%
    BEACH0.52%GLOBAL1.57%
    ETON0.52%J1.56%
    CARS0.52%CARE1.46%
    MEDIA0.52%IT1.43%
    ELECTRIC0.52%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    LONDON0.39%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ACCOUNTANCY0.39%M1.25%
    GLOBAL0.39%BUILDING1.21%
    PORTHAVEN0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    FOR0.39%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    BERKSHIRE0.39%TRAINING1.17%
    PRODUCTIONS0.39%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied225249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6232,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4854,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3823,532
    99999 - Dormant Company3843,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3524,894
    62012 - Business and domestic software development208,099
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1416,448
    68310 - Real estate agencies103,382
    56302 - Public houses and bars104,952
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified94,819
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities92,385
    70100 - Activities of head offices93,950
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet97,199
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities96,591
    86900 - Other human health activities88,465
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies83,240
    7487 - Other business activities77,556
    74990 - Non-trading company714,129

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08347417 GRAF CAPITAL LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08347685 TRUE WEALTH LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08348563 SOLO CREATIVE LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08350874 WAGS PET BOUTIQUE LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352943 TX CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353044 OCCLEVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354283 A SINS FATE LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08354436 1 STOP TYRES & AUTO CENTRE LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08357641 THE ANIMAL SANCTUARY UK LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08357931 RENT A CAR HIRE LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08358127 BUVCI CAPITAL LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08360504 SKYE & SOUL LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08360748 ALPHA PEOPLE LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08362918 LOVE AND THE LIBERTINE LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08363198 GLOBAL HEALTHY PRODUCTS LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08364439 MULTICHANNEL CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08365726 CELEBRITY VENTURES LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08366039 EMERSON & WATSON LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08368765 PRISCILLA MAY LTD. 21 Jan 2013
    08370227 BUILDING MATERIALS ONLINE LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08373644 TREADSTONE CAPITAL LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08375756 MIDSUMMER CAPITAL LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376839 THE SEPARATION SURVIVAL SHOW LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08377293 DEFINITIVE EXHIBITIONS LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08378088 24 CARAT LIMITED 28 Jan 2013