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
    07139819 RISING HIGH APPS LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07137323 LIGHTWISE LIGHTING LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135703 S.POWER ESTATES LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07131979 SPIRIT MIND BODY BALANCE LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07131957 MB DESIGN SYSTEMS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07130059 SILVERLEAF CARE HOMES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07127330 MJXPLORE LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07121715 HB RAIL PROJECTS LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07119303 ICT OPS LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07118364 TJG SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118086 GROVE COURT (WOKING) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07116865 GRAYLAND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07115049 CONSIDERATION LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07141034 GT STEEL TRADING LIMITED 30 Jan 2010
    07140964 ISLE UTILITIES LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07118541 PRETZELOGICHR LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07116686 EDWARD CHARLES LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07140919 CEDAR RIVER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07137549 SURREY PODIATRY LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07136915 STEERE SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135659 COUNTY CARE INDEPENDENT LIVING LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135235 SIMON MASON CONTRACTS LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07128499 EUROGRAV SALES LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07127055 AGE MANAGEMENT FORMULATIONS LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07123627 WEST END FEEDS LIMITED 13 Jan 2010