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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08469924 BK CAR SALES SURREY LTD 02 Apr 2013 08472421 NICOLA WINHAM LIMITED 03 Apr 2013 08472622 YOLANDA BOUTIQUE LIMITED 03 Apr 2013 08479548 BAHOO LTD 09 Apr 2013 08480307 SOUTHERN BETTERBUILDS LTD 09 Apr 2013 08488449 JC EQUIPMENT LIMITED 15 Apr 2013 08497505 LUCASPACK LIMITED 22 Apr 2013 08505817 LULU C LTD 26 Apr 2013 08506564 AIRPORT PROPERTY SERVICES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Apr 2013 08506616 POOJA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 26 Apr 2013 08507206 WYCHHILL CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Apr 2013 OC384779 FIVE ACRES SURREY LLP 30 Apr 2013 08509516 ETHANTESS LIMITED 30 Apr 2013 08473926 ROSE BEAUTY LIMITED 04 Apr 2013 08479746 DESTINY FOSTERING SERVICES LTD 09 Apr 2013 08483434 YELLOW MARGIN VENTURES LTD 11 Apr 2013 08485017 THE RIGHT FOOT FORWARD CONSULTING LTD 12 Apr 2013 08490345 D2MONEYIQ LTD 16 Apr 2013 08493021 BEETLE ROCK LTD 17 Apr 2013 08496015 AFRICAN SHIELD PETROLEUM CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Apr 2013 08498508 MEGA DISCOUNT STORE LIMITED 22 Apr 2013 08502161 PROTIME SPORTS EUROPE LTD. 24 Apr 2013 08474457 HANNAH WELLER LTD 05 Apr 2013 08473368 P SCULL LTD 04 Apr 2013 08479443 LAGARDE PRIVATE OFFICE LTD 09 Apr 2013
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