Woking, Surrey

Q3 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.

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 2013)

    A total of 260 companies were registered in Woking during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 15.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WokingUK
    2013260132,684
    2012226118,868
    % change15.0%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (646) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20138473103
    New companies in 2012698275
    % change21.7%-11.0%37.3%
    Record Year2011 (223)2011 (230)2011 (193)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 211 companies were dissolved in Woking during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 53.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WokingUK
    201321186,170
    201245175,908
    % change-53.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2012 (451) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013755383
    Closed companies in 2012132133186
    % change-43.2%-60.2%-55%
    Record Year2012 (132)2012 (133)2012 (186)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Woking during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 49 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WokingUK
    20134946,514
    2012-22542,960
    Record Year 2011 (410) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201392020
    Net growth in 2012-63-51-111
    Record Year2010 (126)2011 (156)2011 (137)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Woking
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.6%
    20100.5%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change9.0%-18.3%20.4%
    Record Year2011 (0.6%)2011 (0.6%)2011 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Woking was in 2011 when 34.1% of all directors were female.

    22.0% of all director appointments in Woking in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.50%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PRODUCTIONS1.06%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%PROPERTY2.53%
    SURREY0.75%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.62%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTIES0.62%LONDON1.79%
    SECURITY0.56%DESIGN1.78%
    MONDAY0.56%BUSINESS1.74%
    ENGINEERING0.50%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    GAMES0.50%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    GLOBAL0.50%CARE1.64%
    SCHOOL0.44%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    PROJECT0.44%GLOBAL1.59%
    MARKETING0.44%J1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%MEDIA1.54%
    TRAINING0.44%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    DESIGN0.44%PROPERTIES1.45%
    HOLDINGS0.37%IT1.39%
    HOMES0.37%M1.25%
    DEVELOPMENT0.37%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BUSINESS0.37%BUILDING1.19%
    PLC0.37%CAPITAL1.19%
    CAPITAL0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    FINANCIAL0.37%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,426260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15254,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13534,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13126,675
    99999 - Dormant Company10646,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6125,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5417,715
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3812,516
    62012 - Business and domestic software development339,104
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate295,430
    74990 - Non-trading company2914,228
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings246,039
    74100 - specialised design activities224,171
    41100 - Development of building projects209,271
    86900 - Other human health activities209,203
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate188,312
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet168,475
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified155,322
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified147,590
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities132,591

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08637801 PMG FIRE SAFETY UK LTD. 05 Aug 2013
    08640951 HOLDSWAY LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08646744 EXPRESS TAXIS 786 LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08650131 CLARE PHILLIPS BOOK KEEPING LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08651474 MARRERO LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08651726 FENNBROOK LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08653308 S3 DIAMONDS LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08653730 CHTM LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08659283 GRM DRIVING LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08669608 ASCAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08638831 ZAKI CONSULTING LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08648656 ENDLESS REALMS LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08661220 PRIME CUT PICTURES LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08662261 KEYWOOD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08665795 MO-LUDA LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08665850 CHANGE PROTOCOL LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08667376 STIGCO LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08668623 BRETHREN APPAREL LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08642656 FURY GAMES LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08645706 HOT ROCK BUTCHERY LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08646171 NEO PROPS LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08650183 RSH VEHICLE SERVICES LTD. 14 Aug 2013
    08651661 FORMAT OFFICE FURNITURE LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08657043 MICHTONE LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08663356 LAW PROJECT LIMITED 27 Aug 2013