Woking, Surrey
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Woking when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous March.
- March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Woking when compared to any month in history.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Woking when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous March.
- February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Woking when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Woking when compared to any previous March.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Woking when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 624 companies were registered in Woking during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 170.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Woking UK 2011 624 116,391 2010 231 105,137 % change 170.1% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (624) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous March.
March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Woking when compared to any month in history.
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 204 194 226 New companies in 2010 68 71 92 % change 200.0% 173.2% 145.7% Record Year 2011 (204) 2011 (194) 2011 (226)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 202 companies were dissolved in Woking during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Woking UK 2011 202 90,986 2010 175 82,677 % change 15.4% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (202) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 79 56 67 Closed companies in 2010 45 60 70 % change 75.6% -6.7% -4% Record Year 2011 (79) 2008 (68) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Woking when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Woking during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 422 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Woking UK 2011 422 25,405 2010 56 22,460 Record Year 2011 (422) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous March.
February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 125 138 159 Net growth in 2010 23 11 22 Record Year 2011 (125) 2011 (138) 2011 (159)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Woking formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Woking 2011 0.5% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
Q1 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Woking when compared to any previous Q1.
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Woking when compared to any previous March.
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 158.9% 140.3% 134.3% Record Year 1968 (0.8%) 1968 (0.6%) 2011 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Woking was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.2% of all director appointments in Woking in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage RENEWABLES 2.88% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 1.06% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 0.93% CONSULTANCY 3.16% HOUSE 0.77% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 0.67% TRADING 2.10% 1 0.61% DESIGN 1.93% 3 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ROAD 0.61% BUSINESS 1.87% COTTAGE 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% 2 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.51% MEDIA 1.69% 6 0.48% ENGINEERING 1.61% LANE 0.45% LONDON 1.60% ST 0.42% CARE 1.45% GREEN 0.42% J 1.45% DESIGN 0.42% GLOBAL 1.44% SOUTH 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.43% 7 0.38% IT 1.41% CONSULTANTS 0.38% PROPERTIES 1.36% 8 0.38% BUILDING 1.34% WEST 0.35% M 1.30% FARM 0.35% ELECTRICAL 1.28% LITTLE 0.35% S 1.24% JONES 0.35% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% TRADING 0.35% SYSTEMS 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 356 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 132 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 16,150 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 10,246 9999 - Dormant Company 43 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 42 12,916 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 10,085 99999 - Dormant Company 36 18,336 62090 - Other information technology service activities 33 6,996 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 7,788 7499 - Non-trading company 23 11,316 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 7,000 7260 - Other computer related activities 21 7,789 9305 - Other service activities 19 8,740 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 18 2,290 74990 - Non-trading company 17 8,695 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 3,895 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,092 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 3,168
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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