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
    08200140 KHOLA LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202803 GREENS EXECUTIVE LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203570 GARY SMITH WOKING LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08206910 SPRET LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08209185 IK SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08211440 LIMBPRO LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08214136 BRIDGER PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08215959 PIXEL PLUS LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08217209 CLM BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08221523 SOLIBRI UK LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08221543 BIMOBJECT UK LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08224423 STEWD LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08225685 SABLEY.COM LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08226192 AJT SURVEYING LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08205748 SKY TRADERS (SURREY) LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08208204 DIGITAL SKILLS TUTOR LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08208736 DR ELEANOR CLARK LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08209517 SIGNINTECH LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08218750 SAFE EXPRESS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08220558 BENUBI LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08222396 DJL POST PRODUCTION SERVICES LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08222974 PITT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224793 BARZEL PROD LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08226287 NOLAN ELECTRONICS LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08199465 LULLABYMOON LIMITED 03 Sep 2012