Woking, Surrey
2013 Half Year 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.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 524 companies were formed in Woking. This figure is 22.6% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Woking occurred in 2011 when a total of 1,295 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Woking UK 2013 524 269,432 2012 677 253,150 % change -22.6% 6.4% Record Year 2011 (1,295) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 257 companies were registered in Woking during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Woking UK 2013 257 134,630 2012 256 121,659 % change 0.4% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (671) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 81 98 78 New companies in 2012 104 92 60 % change -22.1% 6.5% 30.0% Record Year 2011 (188) 2011 (224) 2011 (259)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 589 companies were dissolved in Woking. This figure is 44.7% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Woking occurred in 2012 when a total of 1,065 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Woking UK 2013 589 155,192 2012 1,065 147,794 % change -44.7% 5.0% Record Year 2012 (1,065) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 211 companies were dissolved in Woking during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 64.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Woking UK 2013 211 77,278 2012 591 80,218 % change -64.3% -3.7% Record Year 2012 (591) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 71 68 72 Closed companies in 2012 258 188 145 % change -72.5% -63.8% -50% Record Year 2012 (258) 2012 (188) 2012 (145)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Woking decreased by 65 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Woking UK 2013 -65 114,240 2012 -388 105,356 Record Year 2011 (945) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Woking during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 46 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Woking UK 2013 46 57,352 2012 -335 41,441 Record Year 2011 (523) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 10 30 6 Net growth in 2012 -154 -96 -85 Record Year 2011 (163) 2011 (167) 2011 (193)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Woking formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2012 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Woking 2013 0.2% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.6%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Woking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Woking 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -34.5% 3.5% 17.6% Record Year 2011 (0.5%) 2010 (0.7%) 2011 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Woking was 2005 when 34.2% of all directors were female.
26.0% of all director appointments in Woking in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Woking was in 2005 when 34.0% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Woking in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.01% CONSULTING 5.25% MANAGEMENT 1.80% MANAGEMENT 4.80% PRODUCTIONS 0.96% CONSULTANCY 3.41% CONSULTANCY 0.83% PROPERTY 2.48% SURREY 0.83% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.81% SECURITY 0.64% DESIGN 1.79% GLOBAL 0.51% LONDON 1.77% PLC 0.51% BUSINESS 1.77% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.68% PROPERTIES 0.51% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% ENERGY 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.67% ENGINEERING 0.45% GLOBAL 1.59% FOOD 0.45% MEDIA 1.57% GREEN 0.45% CARE 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.45% J 1.53% GAMES 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.46% DESIGN 0.45% IT 1.40% MUSIC 0.38% PROPERTIES 1.40% D 0.38% M 1.26% BUILDING 0.38% BUILDING 1.22% BUSINESS 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.18% LONDON 0.38% CAPITAL 1.16% WOKING 0.38% TRAINING 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 2,743 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 164 54,555 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 125 33,633 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 124 25,583 99999 - Dormant Company 98 44,817 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 57 24,324 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 52 17,095 62090 - Other information technology service activities 43 12,578 62012 - Business and domestic software development 35 8,590 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 30 5,141 74990 - Non-trading company 25 14,303 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 23 5,665 74100 - specialised design activities 21 3,908 41100 - Development of building projects 20 8,876 86900 - Other human health activities 19 8,687 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 7,871 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 7,793 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 15 5,057 59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities 14 2,456 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 6,771
Recent Companies
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