Woking, Surrey
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 226 companies were registered in Woking during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 65.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Woking UK 2012 226 118,868 2011 646 114,512 % change -65.0% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (646) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 69 82 75 New companies in 2011 223 230 193 % change -69.1% -64.3% -61.1% Record Year 2011 (223) 2011 (230) 2011 (193)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 447 companies were dissolved in Woking during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 89.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Woking UK 2012 447 74,772 2011 236 72,230 % change 89.4% 3.5% Record Year 2012 (447) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 132 136 179 Closed companies in 2011 106 74 56 % change 24.5% 83.8% 220% Record Year 2012 (132) 2012 (136) 2012 (179)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Woking during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was -221 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Woking UK 2012 -221 44,096 2011 410 42,282 Record Year 2011 (410) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 -63 -54 -104 Net growth in 2011 117 156 137 Record Year 2010 (126) 2011 (156) 2011 (137)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Woking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Woking 2012 0.2% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% % change -72.2% -64.1% -61.6% Record Year 1971 (0.7%) 1969 (0.7%) 1961 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Woking was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.3% of all director appointments in Woking in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.24% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.28% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PLOTHOLDERS 0.69% PROPERTY 2.35% BECOLL 0.64% TRADING 2.08% GREEN 0.55% DESIGN 1.87% ASSOCIATES 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SURREY 0.50% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUSINESS 0.50% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.50% BUSINESS 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.46% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% WOKING 0.41% MEDIA 1.67% BUILDING 0.41% LONDON 1.67% DESIGN 0.41% J 1.55% ASSET 0.37% GLOBAL 1.53% MEDIA 0.37% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CAPITAL 0.32% IT 1.43% I 0.32% PROPERTIES 1.34% CREATIVE 0.32% CARE 1.32% PROJECTS 0.32% M 1.27% INVESTMENTS 0.32% BUILDING 1.22% CONSTRUCTION 0.32% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.27% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MARKETING 0.27% S 1.17% TRAVEL 0.27% SECURITY 1.16%
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 2,684 331,455 7499 - Non-trading company 100 6,164 7487 - Other business activities 100 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 83 33,677 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 76 14,774 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 74 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 45 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 13,716 62090 - Other information technology service activities 35 7,869 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 9,891 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 4,997 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 8,437 7260 - Other computer related activities 21 4,979 9999 - Dormant Company 19 12,598 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 4,584 9305 - Other service activities 15 6,142 85100 - Pre-primary education 14 622 86900 - Other human health activities 14 4,998 74990 - Non-trading company 13 9,203 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 4,294
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08125692 JC RENOVATIONS & MAINTENANCE LTD 02 Jul 2012 08130437 DARK FOX CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08131790 STUDY CONNECTIONS LTD 05 Jul 2012 08135058 TORRES 7107 LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08136524 READ ALLOWED LTD. 10 Jul 2012 08137128 I-DIGITAL SECURITY LTD 10 Jul 2012 OC376990 COMMUNAL BUILDING MANAGEMENT LLP 17 Jul 2012 08147694 JOE JAMES LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08152304 EDWARD LUKER CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Jul 2012 08156090 SERVILE CONSULTING LTD 25 Jul 2012 08158505 HANOE LIMITED 26 Jul 2012 08158622 GANNON CONSULTING LTD 26 Jul 2012 08159388 MOBILE NETWORLS LIMITED 27 Jul 2012 08159779 ONE CENT AUCTIONS LTD. 27 Jul 2012 08135380 25TH MAY (UK) LIMITED 09 Jul 2012 08147990 GRAND BAZAAR LONDON LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08159105 ROUSH LIMITED 27 Jul 2012 08148392 SCITECH LOAN NOTES LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08161751 ZENIA CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Jul 2012 08137231 STUART'S PLUMBING LIMITED 10 Jul 2012 08143182 THE LEATHER CARE ACADEMY LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08147516 R E HYDE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08151419 FUTURE FOR YOUTH FOUNDATION 20 Jul 2012 08152108 JZA SERVICES LTD 20 Jul 2012 08160738 CHRIS & SHEENA TODD LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
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