Woking, Surrey

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 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 2013)

    A total of 267 companies were registered in Woking during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 36.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WokingUK
    2013267134,802
    2012421131,491
    % change-36.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2011 (624) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20137110492
    New companies in 2012154118149
    % change-53.9%-11.9%-38.3%
    Record Year2011 (204)2011 (194)2011 (226)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 378 companies were dissolved in Woking during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WokingUK
    201337877,914
    201247467,576
    % change-20.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2012 (474) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Woking when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20132476665
    Closed companies in 2012171138165
    % change44.4%-52.2%-61%
    Record Year2013 (247)2012 (138)2012 (165)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Woking during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was -111 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WokingUK
    2013-11156,888
    2012-5363,915
    Record Year 2011 (422) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-1763827
    Net growth in 2012-17-20-16
    Record Year2011 (125)2011 (138)2011 (159)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Woking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Woking
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.5%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change-58.7%-12.5%-36.2%
    Record Year2011 (0.6%)2011 (0.5%)2011 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.4% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Woking was in 2005 when 34.4% of all directors were female.

    23.9% of all director appointments in Woking in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.10%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.55%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    PRODUCTIONS0.97%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.97%PROPERTY2.44%
    NEWINCCO0.84%TRADING2.06%
    M0.65%DESIGN1.79%
    BUSINESS0.65%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PLC0.65%BUSINESS1.77%
    SURREY0.58%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    DESIGN0.58%LONDON1.72%
    SECURITY0.52%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CAPITAL0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ENERGY0.52%MEDIA1.63%
    GREEN0.52%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%J1.56%
    CONSTRUCTION0.45%CARE1.46%
    PROPERTY0.45%IT1.43%
    MUSIC0.45%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    ENGINEERING0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUILDING0.45%M1.25%
    GLOBAL0.45%BUILDING1.21%
    MEDIA0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    PROPERTIES0.39%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DIGITAL0.39%TRAINING1.17%
    D0.39%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,788249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16254,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12524,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12132,624
    7499 - Non-trading company901,582
    99999 - Dormant Company8643,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5423,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5116,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4712,664
    62012 - Business and domestic software development358,099
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate295,059
    74990 - Non-trading company2714,129
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings215,372
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate207,507
    41100 - Development of building projects208,637
    86900 - Other human health activities198,465
    7487 - Other business activities187,556
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified174,719
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet167,199
    74100 - specialised design activities163,645

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08427042 SHAKIR SECURITY LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08427785 FOX DINING LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08431705 BRIGHT CHILD (BOUNDS GREEN) LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08432739 EUROPA FRUIT AND VEG LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08437418 SILVERGLADE INCORPORATION LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08442844 CLAREMONT COURT LEASEHOLDERS LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08442941 UNDER THE SKY CONCERTS LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08445733 OPTIMUM ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08449092 BARNET HALL LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08453521 CORY MCGEE LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08453610 XIGERE IT LTD 20 Mar 2013
    08464405 EURO FOOD SOURCING LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08435286 DART CONSULTANCY LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08436895 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PARTNERS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08454327 ISAI SOLUTION LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08457198 G8 BUSINESS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08458987 BEHRMANN CONSULTING LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08462651 TRUSTLINK TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08425146 SILVERMERE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08429767 MEDIATEUK LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08428395 BROOKWOOD RAIL ENGINEERING LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08433818 SOLIDUS GOLD PLC 07 Mar 2013
    08435718 FNV LABS LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08451226 TABITHA DESIGNS LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08460813 CITY ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 25 Mar 2013