Windsor, Berkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Windsor when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Windsor when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Windsor when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 156 companies were registered in Windsor during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WindsorUK
    2015156161,156
    2014141150,722
    % change10.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (156) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Windsor when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Windsor when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015404670
    New companies in 2014503754
    % change-20.0%24.3%29.6%
    Record Year2011 (63)2015 (46)2015 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Windsor during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 56.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WindsorUK
    201510289,523
    20146582,370
    % change56.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (110) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015343137
    Closed companies in 2014231923
    % change47.8%63.2%61%
    Record Year2011 (38)2008 (39)2009 (73)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Windsor during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 54 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WindsorUK
    20155471,633
    20147668,352
    Record Year 2014 (76) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201561533
    Net growth in 2014271831
    Record Year2009 (33)2013 (26)2013 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Windsor formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Windsor
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-21.5%14.6%18.1%
    Record Year2011 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)2004 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    32.2% of all director appointments in Windsor in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.50%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.25%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    BERKSHIRE0.94%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY0.83%PROPERTY2.72%
    GLOBAL0.73%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CHANNEL0.62%CARE2.13%
    TV0.62%ENGINEERING2.12%
    MANAGEMENT0.62%LONDON1.91%
    MARKETING0.52%TRADING1.88%
    JAMES0.52%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CO0.52%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%DESIGN1.65%
    ENGINEERING0.42%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.42%CO.,1.58%
    FINANCIAL0.42%J1.55%
    HOUSEKEEPING0.42%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    WINDSOR0.42%BUSINESS1.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MEDICAL0.42%GLOBAL1.46%
    LEETE0.31%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    DESIGN0.31%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    DIGITAL0.31%BUILDING1.31%
    GROUP0.31%IT1.30%
    DAVID0.31%MEDIA1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.31%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied265288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8043,081
    99999 - Dormant Company4949,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4030,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2958,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2829,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2719,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,862
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,651
    56101 - Licensed restaurants118,909
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies104,253
    41100 - Development of building projects911,863
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities97,682
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles83,579
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified86,242
    73110 - Advertising agencies84,181
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified86,238
    86900 - Other human health activities713,990
    74100 - specialised design activities74,892
    43210 - Electrical installation66,139

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09474518 MAIDENHEAD HOUSEKEEPING LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09474656 LEJMAN PROPERTIES LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09475052 MSUK SERVICES LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09477833 LUXURIA PROPERTY LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09478644 EVF PRINT LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09479070 HEIR & GRACE LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09479476 NEURAL REEF LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09479903 SELECTED CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09483681 ALEX HUDGELL ENGINEERING LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09484412 K.L.B GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09484941 ANDKAV LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09489537 DOUBLE A SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09489963 GRJ TRADING LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09491973 PARAGON ACCOUNTS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09492543 CORD PROMOTIONS LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09496292 D&D OF BERKSHIRE LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09500670 RORY CLARKSON LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09500876 DAVID HICKMAN LAW LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09504030 HAYLEY RICH LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09505705 LAYTON DESIGN LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09505926 MED ACCESS LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09505967 ALLOUCH LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09513902 MHR PROTECTION LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09514527 GUINEA 1775 LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09516525 CDD CONSULTANCY LTD 28 Mar 2015