Woking, Surrey

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 (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)WokingUK
    2015320161,156
    2014355150,722
    % change-9.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2011 (624) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015101103116
    New companies in 2014117115123
    % change-13.7%-10.4%-5.7%
    Record Year2011 (204)2011 (194)2011 (226)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WokingUK
    201515889,523
    201417882,370
    % change-11.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2012 (474) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015326165
    Closed companies in 2014557449
    % change-41.8%-17.6%33%
    Record Year2013 (247)2012 (138)2012 (165)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WokingUK
    201516271,633
    201417768,352
    Record Year 2011 (422) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015694251
    Net growth in 2014624174
    Record Year2011 (125)2011 (138)2011 (159)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-15.3%-17.5%-14.0%
    Record Year2011 (0.6%)2011 (0.5%)2011 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.01%CONSULTING5.23%
    PRODUCTIONS1.79%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.50%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%PROPERTY2.72%
    MEDIA1.27%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.92%CARE2.13%
    CARE0.69%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%TRADING1.88%
    SURREY0.69%TRANSPORT1.82%
    DESIGN0.64%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    IT0.64%DESIGN1.65%
    BUSINESS0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    J0.52%CO.,1.58%
    HOMES0.52%J1.55%
    PROPERTIES0.46%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    PICTURES0.46%BUSINESS1.49%
    TECH0.46%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    WOKING0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.46%BUILDING1.31%
    BUILDING0.35%IT1.30%
    MARKETING0.35%MEDIA1.28%
    CONSTRUCTION0.35%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied516288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12943,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12530,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10958,522
    99999 - Dormant Company10749,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6429,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5319,098
    58210 - Publishing of computer games53307
    59111 - Motion picture production activities413,355
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3212,862
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate297,450
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities282,726
    86900 - Other human health activities2813,990
    62012 - Business and domestic software development289,651
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies234,253
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2210,200
    41100 - Development of building projects2211,863
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities227,682
    74990 - Non-trading company2013,794
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings207,797

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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