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
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