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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08981326 GOLDEN LION PI LTD 07 Apr 2014 08982993 FIVE RIVERS CAPITAL TWO LIMITED 07 Apr 2014 08992234 AINSDALE WAY 1965 LIMITED 11 Apr 2014 08997836 MCFADDENLIMITED LTD 15 Apr 2014 08999850 DENTENSIS LIMITED 16 Apr 2014 09016678 BURHANI 100 LIMITED 29 Apr 2014 09017563 GILLIES CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Apr 2014 08969534 NEW FUTUREZ LIMITED 01 Apr 2014 08972648 ANGLE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 02 Apr 2014 08977544 DAVID BATTLE CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Apr 2014 08981863 TUTECHA CONSULTING LTD 07 Apr 2014 08982396 DCE AUTOS LTD 07 Apr 2014 08993954 S G COURIERS LTD 14 Apr 2014 08995453 JMUTU LTD 14 Apr 2014 09015895 UAV ENTERPRISES LTD 29 Apr 2014 08977886 SCP INVESTMENTS NO 1 LIMITED 04 Apr 2014 08980103 STEPHEN BARTER LTD 04 Apr 2014 08990137 TACTUS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 10 Apr 2014 08990238 INDICO PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 10 Apr 2014 09015279 S BEDDOW CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Apr 2014 09017322 AP DIGITAL CONSULTING LTD 29 Apr 2014 09018688 BASNAH LIMITED 30 Apr 2014 08970571 CREATE CONVO LTD 01 Apr 2014 08979449 WHITE STRATEGY LTD 04 Apr 2014 08997601 PURE OT LIMITED 15 Apr 2014
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