Wokingham, Berkshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 89 companies were registered in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 22.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wokingham UK 2010 89 105,137 2009 115 91,034 % change -22.6% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 19 27 43 New companies in 2009 40 29 46 % change -52.5% -6.9% -6.5% Record Year 2009 (40) 2007 (44) 2007 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 54 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 33.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wokingham UK 2010 54 82,677 2009 81 108,060 % change -33.3% -23.5% Record Year 2001 (103) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 15 15 24 Closed companies in 2009 14 13 54 % change 7.1% 15.4% -56% Record Year 2001 (58) 2008 (27) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Wokingham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 35 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wokingham UK 2010 35 22,460 2009 34 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (86) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 4 12 19 Net growth in 2009 26 16 -8 Record Year 2009 (26) 2007 (30) 2007 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wokingham 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -55.9% -20.3% -22.3% Record Year 1965 (0.6%) 1970 (0.9%) 1985 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.9% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.84% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 2.34% CONSULTING 4.60% AIM 1.50% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTANTS 1.34% PROPERTY 2.50% MARKETING 1.00% ASSOCIATES 2.04% GROUP 1.00% TRADING 1.93% HOLDINGS 1.00% DESIGN 1.91% ENTERPRISES 1.00% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% SYSTEMS 1.00% MEDIA 1.84% DESIGN 0.83% BUSINESS 1.74% ASSOCIATES 0.83% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSULTANCY 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.63% PROPERTY 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.54% MEDIA 0.83% J 1.48% CARE 0.67% LONDON 1.45% ELECTRICAL 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.45% ENERGY 0.67% GROUP 1.37% PROPERTIES 0.67% GLOBAL 1.35% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.35% I 0.67% BUILDING 1.34% RED 0.50% CARE 1.33% BY 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% BUSINESS 0.50% M 1.28% TRADING 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.25% RACQUETS 0.50% S 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 121 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 51 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 14,007 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 9,943 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 26,974 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 28 9,659 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 17,003 7260 - Other computer related activities 19 10,331 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 6,340 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,143 9999 - Dormant Company 12 19,948 9305 - Other service activities 12 9,038 7499 - Non-trading company 11 15,398 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 3,077 98000 - Residents property management 10 3,892 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 9,325 9800 - Residents Property Management 8 2,185 99999 - Dormant Company 7 13,808 4534 - Other building installation 6 2,840 6523 - Other financial intermediation 6 2,689
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07138078 PPK AUDITORS LIMITED 27 Jan 2010 07137369 MANDYPAR LTD 26 Jan 2010 07135684 IFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07134359 PERCIPIO IT LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07133920 DANCE AND FITNESS UK LTD 22 Jan 2010 07126998 JENCAL TRAINING LIMITED 15 Jan 2010 07119134 EXCIS LTD 07 Jan 2010 07117668 VIRTUAL OFFICE ASSISTANT LIMITED 06 Jan 2010 07115735 STAE CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jan 2010 07139702 SERVICE INSTINCT LTD 28 Jan 2010 07136361 N S PROPERTY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07132595 SEEDR CREATIVE LTD 21 Jan 2010 07129449 CINGULAR CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010 07128065 EVERYTHING AUTOMOTIVE LTD 18 Jan 2010 07127798 RUNNING FLUSH (DRAINAGE SERVICES) LTD 17 Jan 2010 07125116 INTERACTIVE ENGAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jan 2010 07122503 KELMACH INVESTMENTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010 07118714 SPECTRAFLARE SPRAYWORKS LIMITED 07 Jan 2010 07128109 CARE PSYCHIATRY LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
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