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.

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 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)WokingUK
    2012226118,868
    2011646114,512
    % change-65.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (646) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012698275
    New companies in 2011223230193
    % change-69.1%-64.3%-61.1%
    Record Year2011 (223)2011 (230)2011 (193)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WokingUK
    201244774,772
    201123672,230
    % change89.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2012 (447) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012132136179
    Closed companies in 20111067456
    % change24.5%83.8%220%
    Record Year2012 (132)2012 (136)2012 (179)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WokingUK
    2012-22144,096
    201141042,282
    Record Year 2011 (410) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012-63-54-104
    Net growth in 2011117156137
    Record Year2010 (126)2011 (156)2011 (137)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.6%
    20100.5%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.6%0.5%
    % change-72.2%-64.1%-61.6%
    Record Year1971 (0.7%)1969 (0.7%)1961 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.24%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.14%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PLOTHOLDERS0.69%PROPERTY2.35%
    BECOLL0.64%TRADING2.08%
    GREEN0.55%DESIGN1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SURREY0.50%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.50%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%BUSINESS1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.46%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    WOKING0.41%MEDIA1.67%
    BUILDING0.41%LONDON1.67%
    DESIGN0.41%J1.55%
    ASSET0.37%GLOBAL1.53%
    MEDIA0.37%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CAPITAL0.32%IT1.43%
    I0.32%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CREATIVE0.32%CARE1.32%
    PROJECTS0.32%M1.27%
    INVESTMENTS0.32%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSTRUCTION0.32%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.27%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MARKETING0.27%S1.17%
    TRAVEL0.27%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,684331,455
    7499 - Non-trading company1006,164
    7487 - Other business activities10035,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8333,677
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7614,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7419,425
    99999 - Dormant Company4525,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4313,716
    62090 - Other information technology service activities357,869
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified269,891
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply254,997
    7414 - Business & management consultancy238,437
    7260 - Other computer related activities214,979
    9999 - Dormant Company1912,598
    62012 - Business and domestic software development174,584
    9305 - Other service activities156,142
    85100 - Pre-primary education14622
    86900 - Other human health activities144,998
    74990 - Non-trading company139,203
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate134,294

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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