Woking, Surrey

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 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)WokingUK
    2014355150,722
    2013267134,802
    % change33.0%11.8%
    Record Year 2011 (624) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014117115123
    New companies in 20137110492
    % change64.8%10.6%33.7%
    Record Year2011 (204)2011 (194)2011 (226)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WokingUK
    201417882,370
    201337877,914
    % change-52.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2012 (474) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014557449
    Closed companies in 20132476665
    % change-77.7%12.1%-25%
    Record Year2013 (247)2012 (138)2012 (165)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WokingUK
    201417768,352
    2013-11156,888
    Record Year 2011 (422) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014624174
    Net growth in 2013-1763827
    Record Year2011 (125)2011 (138)2011 (159)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.5%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change54.2%2.1%11.5%
    Record Year2011 (0.6%)2011 (0.5%)2011 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.38%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.47%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MEDIA1.02%PROPERTY2.64%
    PRODUCTIONS0.91%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY0.85%LONDON1.88%
    SURREY0.74%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SCHOOL0.74%CARE1.79%
    BUSINESS0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    STUDIOS0.68%DESIGN1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.62%BUSINESS1.71%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%PROPERTIES1.60%
    GLOBAL0.57%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PROPERTIES0.51%GLOBAL1.58%
    DESIGN0.51%J1.48%
    MONDAY0.51%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    IT0.51%MEDIA1.48%
    GAMES0.45%IT1.33%
    CARE0.45%TRANSPORT1.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    TRAINING0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    HEALTHCARE0.45%M1.21%
    TECHNOLOGY0.45%CAPITAL1.20%
    SABMILLER0.45%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,753280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14956,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13837,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12627,750
    99999 - Dormant Company10747,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6226,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6018,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3412,813
    62012 - Business and domestic software development339,509
    74990 - Non-trading company3014,135
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate295,920
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings246,559
    86900 - Other human health activities2110,273
    59111 - Motion picture production activities203,048
    41100 - Development of building projects209,855
    74100 - specialised design activities204,475
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet199,358
    58210 - Publishing of computer games19206
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified165,876
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities157,313

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08834124 CVD CARBON VISIBLE DESIGN LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08837144 USHOPSTER UK LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08844973 FASTER WAY TO FITNESS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08846649 CLARENCE PLAZA LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08852763 STEP AHEAD RISK CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08857566 MAGYAR SOUND LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08858725 ALEXANDER TRAINING SYSTEMS LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08861456 ARAD ENGINEERING LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08868037 DREAMING FISH PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08834745 WEST BYFLEET FREE SCHOOL TRUST 07 Jan 2014
    08843716 SHAILO LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    OC390409 MON CHOISY PARTNERS LLP 16 Jan 2014
    08848649 TH BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08851358 MEWSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08857501 BRAND MERCHANTS CO UK LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08867906 ORGANIC BEGINNINGS LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08851677 CHARYBDIS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08858539 TECHNOLOGY 4 CHARITIES LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08859053 BANSHEE BYTES LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08859069 ONYXX APPS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08859119 SUNFIRE SOFTWARE LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08861587 CALL HANDLING NETWORK LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08864841 MEXMESH LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08864866 DRETEL LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08834451 THE SIMPLICITY PROJECT LIMITED 07 Jan 2014