Woking, Surrey
2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 617 companies were formed in Woking. This figure is 17.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.
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 2014 617 300,731 2013 524 269,432 % change 17.7% 11.6% Record Year 2011 (1,295) 2014 (300,731) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 262 companies were registered in Woking during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Woking UK 2014 262 150,009 2013 257 134,630 % change 1.9% 11.4% Record Year 2011 (671) 2014 (150,009) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2014 94 80 88 New companies in 2013 81 98 78 % change 16.0% -18.4% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (188) 2011 (224) 2011 (259)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 367 companies were dissolved in Woking. This figure is 37.7% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 14.2%.
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 2014 367 177,207 2013 589 155,192 % change -37.7% 14.2% Record Year 2012 (1,065) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 189 companies were dissolved in Woking during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Woking UK 2014 189 94,837 2013 211 77,278 % change -10.4% 22.7% Record Year 2012 (591) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2014 43 80 66 Closed companies in 2013 71 68 72 % change -39.4% 17.6% -8% Record Year 2012 (258) 2012 (188) 2012 (145)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 the company register for Woking increased by 250 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Woking UK 2014 250 123,524 2013 -65 114,240 Record Year 2011 (945) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Net company growth for Woking during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 73 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Woking UK 2014 73 55,172 2013 46 57,352 Record Year 2011 (523) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2014 51 0 22 Net growth in 2013 10 30 6 Record Year 2011 (163) 2011 (167) 2011 (193)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 Woking formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Woking 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.6%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
In the second quarter of 2014, Woking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Woking 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 4.6% -24.7% -2.3% Record Year 2011 (0.5%) 2010 (0.7%) 2011 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 45.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The record first half year for female directors in Woking was 2005 when 34.2% of all directors were female.
27.4% of all director appointments in Woking in the first half of 2014 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 2014)
The record second quarter for female directors in Woking was in 2005 when 34.0% of all directors were female.
29.7% of all director appointments in Woking in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.33% CONSULTING 5.16% CONSULTANCY 1.65% MANAGEMENT 4.64% MANAGEMENT 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.50% PRODUCTIONS 1.02% PROPERTY 2.66% MEDIA 1.02% TRADING 2.03% ASSOCIATES 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.99% PROPERTY 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.93% BUSINESS 0.68% LONDON 1.93% SURREY 0.68% CARE 1.85% CARE 0.68% DESIGN 1.75% IT 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.73% LONDON 0.63% BUSINESS 1.69% DESIGN 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.63% SCHOOL 0.57% TRANSPORT 1.58% HEALTHCARE 0.57% GLOBAL 1.55% TECHNOLOGY 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.55% TRAINING 0.51% J 1.51% INVESTMENTS 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% STUDIOS 0.51% MEDIA 1.44% MONDAY 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.40% ENGINEERING 0.51% IT 1.33% PROPERTIES 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.33% DEVELOPMENTS 0.46% BUILDING 1.26% MARKETING 0.46% M 1.24% DEVELOPMENT 0.46% CO., 1.20%
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 1,313 261,557 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 143 57,421 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 137 40,250 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 130 29,029 99999 - Dormant Company 109 48,436 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 65 19,058 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 64 28,352 62012 - Business and domestic software development 36 9,834 62090 - Other information technology service activities 34 13,024 74990 - Non-trading company 31 14,351 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 31 6,413 58210 - Publishing of computer games 31 252 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 23 9,900 41100 - Development of building projects 23 10,527 86900 - Other human health activities 22 11,292 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 22 7,053 59111 - Motion picture production activities 20 3,238 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 10,133 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 16 6,043 74100 - specialised design activities 15 4,703
Recent Companies
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