Woking, Surrey
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The record third quarter for female directors in Woking was in 2014 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 273 companies were registered in Woking during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Woking UK 2014 273 143,414 2013 260 132,684 % change 5.0% 8.1% Record Year 2011 (646) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 82 62 129 New companies in 2013 84 73 103 % change -2.4% -15.1% 25.2% Record Year 2011 (223) 2011 (230) 2011 (193)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 177 companies were dissolved in Woking during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 16.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Woking UK 2014 177 101,670 2013 211 86,170 % change -16.1% 18.0% Record Year 2012 (451) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 66 48 63 Closed companies in 2013 75 53 83 % change -12.0% -9.4% -24% Record Year 2012 (132) 2012 (133) 2012 (186)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Woking during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 96 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Woking UK 2014 96 41,744 2013 49 46,514 Record Year 2011 (410) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 16 14 66 Net growth in 2013 9 20 20 Record Year 2010 (126) 2011 (156) 2011 (137)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Woking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -11.3% -19.0% 14.9% Record Year 2011 (0.6%) 2011 (0.6%) 2011 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Woking was in 2014 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
35.7% of all director appointments in Woking in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.40% CONSULTING 5.17% PRODUCTIONS 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MEDIA 1.79% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANCY 1.62% PROPERTY 2.62% MANAGEMENT 1.40% ENGINEERING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.89% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% ASSOCIATES 0.89% TRADING 2.00% SURREY 0.78% LONDON 1.95% IT 0.73% CARE 1.94% CARE 0.73% TRANSPORT 1.76% BUSINESS 0.73% DESIGN 1.70% LONDON 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.70% DESIGN 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.63% HEALTHCARE 0.56% BUSINESS 1.62% TECHNOLOGY 0.50% J 1.53% ENGINEERING 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.53% CONSULTANTS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.51% DEVELOPMENTS 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.50% SCHOOL 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.48% DEVELOPMENT 0.45% MEDIA 1.38% STUDIOS 0.45% CO., 1.36% GLOBAL 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% CARS 0.45% BUILDING 1.30% SOFTWARE 0.45% IT 1.30% ROAD 0.39% M 1.23%
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 922 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 132 57,264 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 127 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 126 29,313 99999 - Dormant Company 106 48,286 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 65 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 60 18,890 58210 - Publishing of computer games 39 271 62012 - Business and domestic software development 30 9,675 74990 - Non-trading company 30 14,006 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 29 6,595 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 12,795 59111 - Motion picture production activities 22 3,162 41100 - Development of building projects 22 10,604 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 9,914 86900 - Other human health activities 21 11,807 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 20 7,151 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 10,361 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 17 6,327 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 15 6,045
Recent Companies
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