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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.

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 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)WokingUK
    2012421131,491
    2011624116,391
    % change-32.5%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (624) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012154118149
    New companies in 2011204194226
    % change-24.5%-39.2%-34.1%
    Record Year2011 (204)2011 (194)2011 (226)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WokingUK
    201247467,576
    201120290,987
    % change134.7%-25.7%
    Record Year 2012 (474) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012171138165
    Closed companies in 2011795667
    % change116.5%146.4%146%
    Record Year2012 (171)2012 (138)2012 (165)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WokingUK
    2012-5363,915
    201142225,404
    Record Year 2011 (422) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012-17-20-16
    Net growth in 2011125138159
    Record Year2011 (125)2011 (138)2011 (159)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.5%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.5%0.5%
    % change-35.3%-48.0%-38.3%
    Record Year1968 (0.8%)1968 (0.6%)2011 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.42%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT0.62%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%PROPERTY2.37%
    TRADING0.45%TRADING2.07%
    SURREY0.42%DESIGN1.93%
    BECOLL0.42%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SMITH0.39%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.39%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    PLOTHOLDERS0.36%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.36%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.33%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    IT0.33%LONDON1.66%
    MEDIA0.33%J1.54%
    DESIGN0.33%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    GREEN0.30%GLOBAL1.50%
    PATEL0.30%IT1.40%
    SERVICE0.30%CARE1.34%
    HILL0.30%PROPERTIES1.31%
    MARKETING0.30%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    WOKING0.27%M1.27%
    JAMES0.27%BUILDING1.24%
    WILLIAMS0.27%ENERGY1.20%
    SOUTH0.27%S1.20%
    PARK0.27%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,609216,665
    7487 - Other business activities14252,735
    7499 - Non-trading company1029,102
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8335,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7514,303
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6619,704
    99999 - Dormant Company4925,084
    62090 - Other information technology service activities388,145
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3713,637
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3712,113
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply326,934
    9999 - Dormant Company3118,617
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified289,892
    7260 - Other computer related activities287,154
    9305 - Other service activities238,818
    74990 - Non-trading company189,729
    62012 - Business and domestic software development174,356
    86900 - Other human health activities165,066
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate154,427
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings133,052

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07894904 SIMPLE ONLINE LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07899370 STARWOOD SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07906126 THEGREENDEALCOMPANY LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07913682 PERSPICIENCE LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07916533 BECOLL NORTH LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07917081 BECOLL NORTH WEST LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07922197 BECOLL WESTERN LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07922240 BECOLL SERVICES SOUTH LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07922353 ZANCOL SERVICES SOUTH LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07923079 QUASI FD LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07923973 AJRBC LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07928283 RYCAREF LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07930101 TICKTOCK CONSULTANTS LTD 31 Jan 2012
    07930697 CAPSTONE VENTURES LTD 31 Jan 2012
    OC371459 AVIATE INDEPENDENT CORPORATE ACCESS LLP 16 Jan 2012
    07896516 EURO CAR SPECIALIST LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07896669 CONDUIT CONSULTING LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07904262 WANNABEEZ SPORTS FOUNDATION 10 Jan 2012
    07905666 VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE CLOTHING LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07911536 PAYLO CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07918366 DUAL HEMISPHERE TRAINING LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07900129 KITE DYNAMICS LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07908206 FIND A PERSONAL TRAINER LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07920113 OPEN ROAD CLASSIC LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07900745 PATIENT UPPER 06 Jan 2012