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Woking, Surrey

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous August.
  • Q3 2011 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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 646 companies were registered in Woking during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WokingUK
    2011646114,512
    2010533101,492
    % change21.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (646) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Woking when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011223230193
    New companies in 2010174191168
    % change28.2%20.4%14.9%
    Record Year2011 (223)2011 (230)2011 (193)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 236 companies were dissolved in Woking during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 59.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WokingUK
    201123672,230
    201014887,705
    % change59.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2011 (236) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20111067456
    Closed companies in 2010485842
    % change120.8%27.6%33%
    Record Year2011 (106)2008 (103)2009 (69)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Woking during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 410 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WokingUK
    201141042,282
    201038513,787
    Record Year 2011 (410) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Woking when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011117156137
    Net growth in 2010126133126
    Record Year2010 (126)2011 (156)2011 (137)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Woking formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Woking
    20110.6%
    20100.5%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.6%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20100.5%0.6%0.5%
    % change17.3%1.3%3.7%
    Record Year1971 (0.7%)1969 (0.7%)1961 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    31.8% of all director appointments in Woking in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.10%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY0.59%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT0.56%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    TRADING0.51%PROPERTY2.41%
    DESIGN0.40%TRADING2.06%
    ASSOCIATES0.40%DESIGN1.94%
    JONES0.37%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SOUTH0.37%BUSINESS1.82%
    SMITH0.37%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ST0.32%ENGINEERING1.74%
    HIGH0.32%MEDIA1.72%
    IT0.32%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SERVICE0.32%LONDON1.63%
    MEDIA0.32%J1.47%
    HILL0.32%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.32%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GREEN0.32%CARE1.42%
    MANOR0.29%IT1.38%
    PARK0.29%BUILDING1.30%
    D0.29%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.29%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    WEST0.29%M1.25%
    LONDON0.29%ENERGY1.22%
    20.29%TRAINING1.21%
    WILLIAMS0.29%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied828204,493
    7487 - Other business activities16965,177
    7499 - Non-trading company10811,543
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7029,245
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5510,137
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4815,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4414,755
    9999 - Dormant Company4122,587
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply388,345
    99999 - Dormant Company3618,281
    7260 - Other computer related activities348,686
    62090 - Other information technology service activities336,798
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3210,018
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified267,551
    9305 - Other service activities2610,525
    74990 - Non-trading company158,064
    62012 - Business and domestic software development133,137
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate132,426
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings132,164
    86900 - Other human health activities134,019

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690199 AMINA RESOURCING LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07692400 IDEAL CARS 4U LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07697759 SURREYFIT LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07702667 CLOUDTRACK SYSTEMS LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07706861 GREY PILGRIM CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07709584 VILLA HUT LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07713889 MOTT MACDONALD GAS EXPERTS LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07720084 AQUAPURE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07720424 ADROITIA LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07720715 SILVERSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07696292 EMINENT CREATIVE MEDIA LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07717166 SKYWAYS IT LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07719457 PERFORMANCE RUNNING SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07690687 3DI SOFTWARE USABILITY LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07706333 BIG TEES DRIVING LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07690334 FLAXMAN ASHLEY 01 Jul 2011
    07690346 JENKINS RIDE 01 Jul 2011
    07690368 PIAZZA FLAMSTEAD 01 Jul 2011
    07690732 SWALLOW GREENACRES 04 Jul 2011
    07690768 DAWSON SERRANO 04 Jul 2011
    07693290 TURNER ROOKERY 05 Jul 2011
    07693766 DE-YOUNG PADDOCK 05 Jul 2011
    07695448 BIRCHTREE VIEW 06 Jul 2011
    07695566 HASSAN ELLERMAN 06 Jul 2011
    07698562 WILLIS CROWS 08 Jul 2011