Woking, Surrey
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08829579 LONDON BEAUTY LIMITED 02 Jan 2014 08837345 BEACONIFI LIMITED 08 Jan 2014 08852152 L. D. HOCKIN TRADING LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08855148 ONE TO FIVE WINCHESTER ROAD RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED 21 Jan 2014 08858743 D21 PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08861456 ARAD ENGINEERING LTD 27 Jan 2014 08861809 SARCHA MAKEUP LIMITED 27 Jan 2014 08862342 LONDON E SCHOOL LIMITED 27 Jan 2014 08862772 DIGITAL CHIMERA LTD 27 Jan 2014 08863101 KNOWME LTD 27 Jan 2014 08865393 STRANGE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Jan 2014 08832088 KEMURI LIMITED 06 Jan 2014 08851684 MO-DADEE LTD 20 Jan 2014 08851886 BORN TO GOLF FORCED TO WORK LTD 20 Jan 2014 08855457 AMR TEXTILE RECYCLING LTD 22 Jan 2014 08857501 BRAND MERCHANTS CO UK LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08858785 ITASCA STUDIOS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08867906 ORGANIC BEGINNINGS LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08838924 BEBOPALULA LIMITED 09 Jan 2014 08859053 BANSHEE BYTES LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08859097 GREYSTONE GAMES LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08859140 SYRIN STUDIOS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08864841 MEXMESH LIMITED 28 Jan 2014 08864866 DRETEL LIMITED 28 Jan 2014 08845989 CRISP INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DECORATORS LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
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