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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

  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 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)WokingUK
    2011624116,391
    2010231105,137
    % change170.1%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (624) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011204194226
    New companies in 2010687192
    % change200.0%173.2%145.7%
    Record Year2011 (204)2011 (194)2011 (226)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WokingUK
    201120290,986
    201017582,677
    % change15.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (202) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011795667
    Closed companies in 2010456070
    % change75.6%-6.7%-4%
    Record Year2011 (79)2008 (68)2009 (117)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WokingUK
    201142225,405
    20105622,460
    Record Year 2011 (422) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011125138159
    Net growth in 2010231122
    Record Year2011 (125)2011 (138)2011 (159)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.5%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    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.

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change158.9%140.3%134.3%
    Record Year1968 (0.8%)1968 (0.6%)2011 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    RENEWABLES2.88%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.06%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT0.93%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    HOUSE0.77%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.67%TRADING2.10%
    10.61%DESIGN1.93%
    30.61%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ROAD0.61%BUSINESS1.87%
    COTTAGE0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    20.54%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%MEDIA1.69%
    60.48%ENGINEERING1.61%
    LANE0.45%LONDON1.60%
    ST0.42%CARE1.45%
    GREEN0.42%J1.45%
    DESIGN0.42%GLOBAL1.44%
    SOUTH0.42%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    70.38%IT1.41%
    CONSULTANTS0.38%PROPERTIES1.36%
    80.38%BUILDING1.34%
    WEST0.35%M1.30%
    FARM0.35%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    LITTLE0.35%S1.24%
    JONES0.35%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    TRADING0.35%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied356202,798
    7487 - Other business activities13260,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7430,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4816,150
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4510,246
    9999 - Dormant Company4319,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4212,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3610,085
    99999 - Dormant Company3618,336
    62090 - Other information technology service activities336,996
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified297,788
    7499 - Non-trading company2311,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply237,000
    7260 - Other computer related activities217,789
    9305 - Other service activities198,740
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings182,290
    74990 - Non-trading company178,695
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate133,895
    86900 - Other human health activities124,092
    62012 - Business and domestic software development113,168

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07507672 MASTER CREDIT LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07503972 MAIAWOKING.COM LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07502888 FAITH D RICHARDS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07495643 SPORTS VISION (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494239 SDSG LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07490602 ICT ASSISTANCE LTD. 12 Jan 2011
    07486557 CAMBERLEYWINDOWQUOTER LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07484528 TECHNOMICS (TETBURY) LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07482769 FREETRADEMARKET LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07481892 KEVIN MARK SHAW WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07481535 C L MCGILL BRICKWORK LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07480772 ANITA CLEANING SERVICE LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07505620 EXPEDITE IT LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    OC361373 LONDON HOUSE WOKING LLP 31 Jan 2011
    07486080 RICHMONDS EQUESTRIAN LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07511307 BATES NUTWOOD 31 Jan 2011
    07511300 YANDALL CRAWFORD 31 Jan 2011
    07509575 TOURELL CHALMERS 28 Jan 2011
    07509561 SWEETLOVE COLDHARBOUR 28 Jan 2011
    07509558 ROSE DONALDSON 28 Jan 2011
    07506591 SERVICE ROSE 26 Jan 2011
    07506590 GRANVILLE SUNNYBANK 26 Jan 2011
    07505119 TOWNSEND HILLFIELD 25 Jan 2011
    07505114 MANDALA TALARI 25 Jan 2011
    07505079 BEDFORD PLEASANT 25 Jan 2011