Windsor, Berkshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Windsor when compared to any quarter in history.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Windsor when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 141 companies were registered in Windsor during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WindsorUK
    2014141150,722
    2013130134,802
    % change8.5%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (141) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014503754
    New companies in 2013313960
    % change61.3%-5.1%-10.0%
    Record Year2011 (63)2012 (42)2013 (60)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 65 companies were dissolved in Windsor during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WindsorUK
    20146582,370
    20136077,914
    % change8.3%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014231923
    Closed companies in 2013351312
    % change-34.3%46.2%92%
    Record Year2011 (38)2008 (39)2009 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Windsor during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 76 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WindsorUK
    20147668,352
    20137056,888
    Record Year 2014 (76) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014271831
    Net growth in 2013-42648
    Record Year2009 (33)2013 (26)2013 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Windsor formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Windsor
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change50.9%-12.4%-24.9%
    Record Year2011 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)2004 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    24.2% of all director appointments in Windsor in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.59%CONSULTING5.22%
    GLOBAL1.24%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    HOUSEKEEPING1.01%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT1.01%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY0.90%LONDON1.88%
    DESIGN0.67%ENGINEERING1.86%
    J0.56%CARE1.79%
    ENERGY0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    FILMS0.56%DESIGN1.75%
    ETON0.56%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    RECRUITMENT0.45%BUSINESS1.71%
    CONSTRUCTION0.45%PROPERTIES1.60%
    MARKETING0.45%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    FARM0.45%GLOBAL1.58%
    TRAINING0.45%J1.48%
    BUSINESS0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SPORTS0.45%MEDIA1.48%
    POLO0.34%IT1.33%
    THEATRE0.34%TRANSPORT1.30%
    FOOD0.34%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    WHOLESALE0.34%BUILDING1.24%
    TRADE0.34%M1.21%
    CO0.34%CAPITAL1.20%
    M0.34%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied231280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7237,882
    99999 - Dormant Company5347,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3756,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3326,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3227,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2418,491
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,509
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies103,840
    56101 - Licensed restaurants107,965
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities92,638
    62090 - Other information technology service activities912,813
    43210 - Electrical installation95,885
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet89,358
    86900 - Other human health activities810,273
    70221 - Financial management73,282
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified75,537
    74100 - specialised design activities74,475
    59111 - Motion picture production activities73,048
    41100 - Development of building projects79,855

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08829710 OAK & BARK LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08835430 SUMMIT CLEANING SERVICES LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08835872 NEREIJA LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08837029 RAWFIX LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08837531 ARTIMAGELIBRARY.COM LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08838182 GSL PERFORMANCE LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08839065 SAXONSTRADING LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08841139 THE WINDSOR COLLECTIVE LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08842762 LUX HOMES LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08846130 HILLBROOKE LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08846629 JAYANI CONSULTING LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08847383 COSTA RUSIA LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08848041 SLIPSTREEM LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08848609 PRO DISTRICT SERVICES LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08848918 AUTOMOBILIAMANIA LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08851280 DANWORTH CONSULTING LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08851506 EXPAT EXPERT LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853272 ENSTONE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08854313 PRIVATE FINANCIAL TRADING LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08855202 COPPERFIRE LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08859184 BREASTSHIRT LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08860882 BIZ PLAN LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08865846 GLOBAL WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION (UK) LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08866189 ZIRCONA LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08866516 PULMEZE LIMITED 29 Jan 2014