Woking, Surrey

Q1 2010 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 231 companies were registered in Woking during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WokingUK
    2010231105,137
    200921191,034
    % change9.5%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (326) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010687192
    New companies in 2009566491
    % change21.4%10.9%1.1%
    Record Year2003 (91)2007 (101)2007 (141)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 175 companies were dissolved in Woking during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WokingUK
    201017582,677
    2009195108,060
    % change-10.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (195) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010456070
    Closed companies in 20094038117
    % change12.5%57.9%-40%
    Record Year2006 (56)2008 (68)2009 (117)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Woking during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 56 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WokingUK
    20105622,460
    200916-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (200) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010231122
    Net growth in 20091626-26
    Record Year2003 (47)2007 (61)2007 (107)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Woking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Woking
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change12.7%-5.0%-16.0%
    Record Year1968 (0.8%)1968 (0.6%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Woking was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.8% of all director appointments in Woking in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.47%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT2.00%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.62%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    DESIGN1.00%PROPERTY2.50%
    QLAW0.85%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    PRODUCTIONS0.77%TRADING1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%DESIGN1.91%
    SURREY0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    TRADING0.69%MEDIA1.84%
    SYSTEMS0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    MARKETING0.62%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.62%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    TREETOPS0.62%ENGINEERING1.54%
    MEDIA0.62%J1.48%
    PROPERTY0.54%LONDON1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    PROPERTIES0.54%GROUP1.37%
    IT0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HEALTH0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    CAPITAL0.46%CARE1.33%
    LONDON0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROJECTS0.46%M1.28%
    (SURREY)0.46%SYSTEMS1.25%
    ENGINEERING0.39%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied349228,645
    7487 - Other business activities15974,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7026,974
    9999 - Dormant Company5019,948
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4414,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities449,943
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4217,003
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply379,659
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified377,143
    7499 - Non-trading company3615,398
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified358,154
    99999 - Dormant Company2613,808
    62090 - Other information technology service activities256,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities2310,331
    9305 - Other service activities239,038
    74990 - Non-trading company198,149
    7011 - Development & sell real estate195,300
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering159,325
    62012 - Business and domestic software development132,646
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings132,224

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07210606 COMMCO PROPERTIES LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07203800 AMM GASS LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07201531 ARRA MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07196456 WILD BUNCH PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07192369 MANORBRIDGE LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07191110 TECNIKKA ENTERPRISE LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07187126 BALSTEP LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07185509 STONE COLD LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07179140 VAN ZYL IT SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07210684 C&P SAFEGUARDING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07209348 BAKER MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07200058 GLAM ROCKS LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07195734 SELLBUY LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07188525 BOB BRUCE ASSOCIATES LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07182090 MOVEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07178306 WIMBLEDON SPORTS ACADEMY LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07176404 MM MANUFACTURING LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07201520 SAMSE INTERACTIVE LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07184758 THE LONDON WINE COMPANY LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07208204 TOTAL IT LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07204760 EQUINE 1ST LIVERY LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07197402 AYRES PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07195987 REDSTONE COMMODITIES LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07190502 BLUE2 SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07179369 RETRO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010