Woking, Surrey
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company closures in Woking when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous March.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 421 companies were registered in Woking during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 32.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Woking UK 2012 421 131,491 2011 624 116,391 % change -32.5% 13.0% Record Year 2011 (624) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 154 118 149 New companies in 2011 204 194 226 % change -24.5% -39.2% -34.1% Record Year 2011 (204) 2011 (194) 2011 (226)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company closures in Woking when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 474 companies were dissolved in Woking during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 134.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Woking UK 2012 474 67,576 2011 202 90,987 % change 134.7% -25.7% Record Year 2012 (474) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous March.
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 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 2012 171 138 165 Closed companies in 2011 79 56 67 % change 116.5% 146.4% 146% Record Year 2012 (171) 2012 (138) 2012 (165)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Woking during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was -53 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Woking UK 2012 -53 63,915 2011 422 25,404 Record Year 2011 (422) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 -17 -20 -16 Net growth in 2011 125 138 159 Record Year 2011 (125) 2011 (138) 2011 (159)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Woking formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Woking 2012 0.3% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% % change -35.3% -48.0% -38.3% Record Year 1968 (0.8%) 1968 (0.6%) 2011 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Woking was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Woking in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.42% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 0.80% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 0.62% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ASSOCIATES 0.47% PROPERTY 2.37% TRADING 0.45% TRADING 2.07% SURREY 0.42% DESIGN 1.93% BECOLL 0.42% ENGINEERING 1.86% SMITH 0.39% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ENGINEERING 0.39% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PLOTHOLDERS 0.36% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.36% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.33% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% IT 0.33% LONDON 1.66% MEDIA 0.33% J 1.54% DESIGN 0.33% INVESTMENTS 1.51% GREEN 0.30% GLOBAL 1.50% PATEL 0.30% IT 1.40% SERVICE 0.30% CARE 1.34% HILL 0.30% PROPERTIES 1.31% MARKETING 0.30% ELECTRICAL 1.27% WOKING 0.27% M 1.27% JAMES 0.27% BUILDING 1.24% WILLIAMS 0.27% ENERGY 1.20% SOUTH 0.27% S 1.20% PARK 0.27% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,609 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 142 52,735 7499 - Non-trading company 102 9,102 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 83 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 75 14,303 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 66 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 49 25,084 62090 - Other information technology service activities 38 8,145 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 37 13,637 7414 - Business & management consultancy 37 12,113 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 32 6,934 9999 - Dormant Company 31 18,617 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 9,892 7260 - Other computer related activities 28 7,154 9305 - Other service activities 23 8,818 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,729 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 4,356 86900 - Other human health activities 16 5,066 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 4,427 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 3,052
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07894904 SIMPLE ONLINE LTD 03 Jan 2012 07897402 BUSHWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Jan 2012 07897427 PARKWAY ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Jan 2012 07907785 LOMOND ASSOCIATES LTD 12 Jan 2012 07910712 TOM HEATH IMAGES LTD 16 Jan 2012 07913285 BECOLL LTD 17 Jan 2012 07913334 BECOLL NORTH EAST LTD 17 Jan 2012 07915721 KJ INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07917485 BECOLL EAST LTD 20 Jan 2012 07918982 BOUTIK RESEARCH LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07922163 BECOLL EASTERN LTD 24 Jan 2012 07922205 BECOLL WEST LTD 24 Jan 2012 OC371209 BIG NOS LLP 06 Jan 2012 OC371280 PLAYMUSIC LLP 10 Jan 2012 OC371343 TOMIMI LLP 11 Jan 2012 OC371401 EVELIX SOLUTIONS LLP 13 Jan 2012 OC371782 TOTLEIGH LLP 25 Jan 2012 07896150 KISS DATING LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07896516 EURO CAR SPECIALIST LTD 04 Jan 2012 07901531 DRINKS COMPARE LTD 09 Jan 2012 07904262 WANNABEEZ SPORTS FOUNDATION 10 Jan 2012 07918366 DUAL HEMISPHERE TRAINING LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07898799 THE GUILDFORD RIVERS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07898615 GAVINS ROMSEY 05 Jan 2012 07900738 WHITTAKER DEFOITE 06 Jan 2012
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