Woking, Surrey
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 320 companies were registered in Woking during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Woking UK 2015 320 161,156 2014 355 150,722 % change -9.9% 6.9% Record Year 2011 (624) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 101 103 116 New companies in 2014 117 115 123 % change -13.7% -10.4% -5.7% Record Year 2011 (204) 2011 (194) 2011 (226)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 158 companies were dissolved in Woking during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Woking UK 2015 158 89,523 2014 178 82,370 % change -11.2% 8.7% Record Year 2012 (474) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 32 61 65 Closed companies in 2014 55 74 49 % change -41.8% -17.6% 33% Record Year 2013 (247) 2012 (138) 2012 (165)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Woking during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 162 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Woking UK 2015 162 71,633 2014 177 68,352 Record Year 2011 (422) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 69 42 51 Net growth in 2014 62 41 74 Record Year 2011 (125) 2011 (138) 2011 (159)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Woking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Woking 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -15.3% -17.5% -14.0% Record Year 2011 (0.6%) 2011 (0.5%) 2011 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Woking was in 2011 when 31.6% of all directors were female.
30.2% of all director appointments in Woking in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.01% CONSULTING 5.23% PRODUCTIONS 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.45% PROPERTY 2.72% MEDIA 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.92% CARE 2.13% CARE 0.69% ENGINEERING 2.12% ASSOCIATES 0.69% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTANTS 0.69% TRADING 1.88% SURREY 0.69% TRANSPORT 1.82% DESIGN 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.76% IT 0.64% DESIGN 1.65% BUSINESS 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.63% J 0.52% CO., 1.58% HOMES 0.52% J 1.55% PROPERTIES 0.46% CONSULTANTS 1.54% PICTURES 0.46% BUSINESS 1.49% TECH 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.49% WOKING 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.44% DEVELOPMENTS 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% BUILDING 0.35% IT 1.30% MARKETING 0.35% MEDIA 1.28% CONSTRUCTION 0.35% M 1.27%
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 516 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 129 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 125 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 109 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 107 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 64 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 53 19,098 58210 - Publishing of computer games 53 307 59111 - Motion picture production activities 41 3,355 62090 - Other information technology service activities 32 12,862 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 29 7,450 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 28 2,726 86900 - Other human health activities 28 13,990 62012 - Business and domestic software development 28 9,651 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 23 4,253 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 10,200 41100 - Development of building projects 22 11,863 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 22 7,682 74990 - Non-trading company 20 13,794 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 20 7,797
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09378068 STILES CAPITAL LTD 07 Jan 2015 09378651 J.H.PLASTERING & BUILDING LTD 08 Jan 2015 09379025 LABEL BITS LTD. 08 Jan 2015 09381490 RACS PSC LIMITED 09 Jan 2015 09390720 FISH CLIMB TREES LIMITED 15 Jan 2015 09390862 ELITE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Jan 2015 09392486 LC APPLICATIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2015 09394553 HANDY GENERATION LTD 19 Jan 2015 09399376 AYONADIVONA LTD 21 Jan 2015 09402267 MAURICE NASH WELDING LTD 22 Jan 2015 09402299 MOTIONAL LTD 22 Jan 2015 09403292 MP DIGITAL LIMITED 23 Jan 2015 09410302 CHILDREN'S READ LIMITED 28 Jan 2015 09385531 SERENISSIMA LTD. 13 Jan 2015 09386724 SAS DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED 13 Jan 2015 09402874 ARACELI'S LIMITED 23 Jan 2015 09408325 MISSION FOR MIGRANTS 27 Jan 2015 09408417 BRAND DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD. 27 Jan 2015 09415224 L GARDETTO LTD 30 Jan 2015 09384370 KTO CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09395409 K DENHAM LAW LIMITED 19 Jan 2015 09398879 PRINT ROOM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 09410336 JARAMAT LIMITED 28 Jan 2015 09410921 AB VFX LIMITED 28 Jan 2015 09410997 CRUNCH TIME PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
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