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

  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 (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)WokingUK
    2014273143,414
    2013260132,684
    % change5.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2011 (646) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20148262129
    New companies in 20138473103
    % change-2.4%-15.1%25.2%
    Record Year2011 (223)2011 (230)2011 (193)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WokingUK
    2014177101,670
    201321186,170
    % change-16.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2012 (451) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014664863
    Closed companies in 2013755383
    % change-12.0%-9.4%-24%
    Record Year2012 (132)2012 (133)2012 (186)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WokingUK
    20149641,744
    20134946,514
    Record Year 2011 (410) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014161466
    Net growth in 201392020
    Record Year2010 (126)2011 (156)2011 (137)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.6%
    20100.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-11.3%-19.0%14.9%
    Record Year2011 (0.6%)2011 (0.6%)2011 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.40%CONSULTING5.17%
    PRODUCTIONS1.79%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MEDIA1.79%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.62%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.89%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ASSOCIATES0.89%TRADING2.00%
    SURREY0.78%LONDON1.95%
    IT0.73%CARE1.94%
    CARE0.73%TRANSPORT1.76%
    BUSINESS0.73%DESIGN1.70%
    LONDON0.61%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    DESIGN0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HEALTHCARE0.56%BUSINESS1.62%
    TECHNOLOGY0.50%J1.53%
    ENGINEERING0.50%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%GLOBAL1.51%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.45%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    SCHOOL0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DEVELOPMENT0.45%MEDIA1.38%
    STUDIOS0.45%CO.,1.36%
    GLOBAL0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CARS0.45%BUILDING1.30%
    SOFTWARE0.45%IT1.30%
    ROAD0.39%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied922278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13257,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12740,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12629,313
    99999 - Dormant Company10648,286
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6528,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6018,890
    58210 - Publishing of computer games39271
    62012 - Business and domestic software development309,675
    74990 - Non-trading company3014,006
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate296,595
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,795
    59111 - Motion picture production activities223,162
    41100 - Development of building projects2210,604
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet229,914
    86900 - Other human health activities2111,807
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings207,151
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1710,361
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets176,327
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified156,045

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09110660 AGSV PVT LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09118218 LOTAKU LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09121076 TOMS HERITAGE LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09125486 DAB HAND MEDIA (SURREY) LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09132831 V1 CLEANERS LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09139364 DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09145236 BLUCANDO LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09145612 SAINT 72 LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09146122 FEEKA LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09146753 ZAS CONSULTANTS LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09153099 HODDERS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09154515 BUSINESS LENDING RESIDENTIAL FUNDING 2 LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    OC394563 ORCHARD FUND MANAGEMENT LLP 31 Jul 2014
    09155953 BPRY LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09109325 THALLON PILOTT LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09132384 BLOOD ORANGE MOVIE LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09141151 ASHTON WILCOCK & CO LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09141853 PHEONIXX SERVICES LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    OC394517 VERSEWORKS LLP 29 Jul 2014
    09144290 PAUL'S NEW MEAT INN LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09154924 TERZO DIGITAL LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09109090 ABOVE ALL IMAGES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09112513 HAPPYKIDZLAND LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09115212 NU VISION MEDIA LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09127456 HAYDON PLACE LTD 11 Jul 2014