Woking, Surrey

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Woking when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2010 was a record quarter for net growth in Woking when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Woking when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 533 companies were registered in Woking during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 145.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WokingUK
    2010533101,492
    200921794,671
    % change145.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (533) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous September.

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous August.

    July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010174191168
    New companies in 2009746281
    % change135.1%208.1%107.4%
    Record Year2010 (174)2010 (191)2010 (168)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 148 companies were dissolved in Woking during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WokingUK
    201014887,705
    2009156159,401
    % change-5.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (156) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010485842
    Closed companies in 2009404769
    % change20.0%23.4%-39%
    Record Year2002 (62)2008 (103)2009 (69)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2010 was a record quarter for net growth in Woking when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Woking during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 385 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WokingUK
    201038513,787
    200961-64,730
    Record Year 2010 (385) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous September.

    August 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous August.

    July 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010126133126
    Net growth in 2009341512
    Record Year2010 (126)2010 (133)2010 (126)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Woking formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Woking
    20100.5%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in UK company share in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.5%0.6%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change118.7%179.5%98.8%
    Record Year1971 (0.7%)1969 (0.7%)1961 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Woking was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.7% of all director appointments in Woking in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    RENEWABLES4.40%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.98%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    HOUSE0.99%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%TRADING2.04%
    ROAD0.84%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    COTTAGE0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    20.69%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    30.69%BUSINESS1.80%
    10.69%MEDIA1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    60.64%LONDON1.59%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%ENGINEERING1.59%
    SURREY0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTY0.59%CARE1.44%
    80.54%J1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    140.49%GLOBAL1.42%
    70.49%IT1.35%
    TRADING0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MARKETING0.49%BUILDING1.32%
    PROPERTIES0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    GREEN0.45%M1.28%
    QLAW0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    90.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied333202,902
    7487 - Other business activities16269,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6825,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4614,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4413,161
    9999 - Dormant Company4221,484
    7499 - Non-trading company3913,408
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities378,292
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified356,460
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply288,183
    62090 - Other information technology service activities275,716
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified277,767
    99999 - Dormant Company2414,072
    9305 - Other service activities209,454
    7260 - Other computer related activities198,967
    74990 - Non-trading company187,649
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings141,972
    62012 - Business and domestic software development122,548
    7011 - Development & sell real estate123,743
    7450 - Labour recruitment112,972

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07361155 HLB MENZIES LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07357799 ELITE AUTOGROUP LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07354049 RISHIKESH SAP CONSULTANTS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07349420 BRITTANIA TRADERS LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07348381 SVT LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07347569 CONSULTING 360 LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07356947 WESTWELL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07351344 VANGUARD REFRESHMENT SERVICES LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07347406 RJL RESOURCES LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07343817 FOX LODGE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07341188 MANAGE MARKETING LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07335704 AMAURA LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07332051 XB LONDON LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07345799 RADIAN HOUSING LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    OC356965 T H D G LLP 05 Aug 2010
    07360721 STANFORD 2A 31 Aug 2010
    07360007 CROMFORD 74 31 Aug 2010
    07359370 LYTTON 6 27 Aug 2010
    07358624 BROADWAY KENT 27 Aug 2010
    07358249 FORESTERS 120 26 Aug 2010
    07358022 GRANGE 14 26 Aug 2010
    07356775 CROFT 7 LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356168 ONSLOW 46 25 Aug 2010
    07355761 CARMELITO 19 24 Aug 2010
    07355729 SOUTH 12 LIMITED 24 Aug 2010