Woking, Surrey
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 355 companies were registered in Woking during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 33.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Woking UK 2014 355 150,722 2013 267 134,802 % change 33.0% 11.8% Record Year 2011 (624) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 117 115 123 New companies in 2013 71 104 92 % change 64.8% 10.6% 33.7% Record Year 2011 (204) 2011 (194) 2011 (226)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 178 companies were dissolved in Woking during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 52.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Woking UK 2014 178 82,370 2013 378 77,914 % change -52.9% 5.7% Record Year 2012 (474) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 55 74 49 Closed companies in 2013 247 66 65 % change -77.7% 12.1% -25% Record Year 2013 (247) 2012 (138) 2012 (165)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Woking during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 177 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Woking UK 2014 177 68,352 2013 -111 56,888 Record Year 2011 (422) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 62 41 74 Net growth in 2013 -176 38 27 Record Year 2011 (125) 2011 (138) 2011 (159)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Woking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Woking 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 54.2% 2.1% 11.5% Record Year 2011 (0.6%) 2011 (0.5%) 2011 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Woking was in 2005 when 34.4% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Woking in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.38% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.49% MEDIA 1.02% PROPERTY 2.64% PRODUCTIONS 0.91% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 0.85% LONDON 1.88% SURREY 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.86% SCHOOL 0.74% CARE 1.79% BUSINESS 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% STUDIOS 0.68% DESIGN 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.62% BUSINESS 1.71% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.60% GLOBAL 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.60% PROPERTIES 0.51% GLOBAL 1.58% DESIGN 0.51% J 1.48% MONDAY 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% IT 0.51% MEDIA 1.48% GAMES 0.45% IT 1.33% CARE 0.45% TRANSPORT 1.30% INVESTMENTS 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% TRAINING 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% HEALTHCARE 0.45% M 1.21% TECHNOLOGY 0.45% CAPITAL 1.20% SABMILLER 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 1,753 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 149 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 138 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 126 27,750 99999 - Dormant Company 107 47,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 62 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 60 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 34 12,813 62012 - Business and domestic software development 33 9,509 74990 - Non-trading company 30 14,135 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 29 5,920 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 24 6,559 86900 - Other human health activities 21 10,273 59111 - Motion picture production activities 20 3,048 41100 - Development of building projects 20 9,855 74100 - specialised design activities 20 4,475 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 19 9,358 58210 - Publishing of computer games 19 206 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 16 5,876 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 7,313
Recent Companies
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