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 07171519 HEAVEN ENTERPRISES LIMITED 26 Feb 2010 07171010 ACCESS BLINDS LTD 26 Feb 2010 07168591 NDA ENERGY & CONVERGED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2010 07168568 WRIGHT PROPERTIES FOR PEOPLE LTD 24 Feb 2010 07168464 TOKUGAWA LIMITED 24 Feb 2010 07168210 MUDDYSPORTS CLOTHING LTD 24 Feb 2010 07168063 GRAYSON INDUSTRIES LIMITED 24 Feb 2010 07164571 RG LICENSING HOLDINGS LTD 22 Feb 2010 07164508 FINELINE FLOORING LTD 22 Feb 2010 07154552 KALM BOOKKEEPING LIMITED 11 Feb 2010 07147551 ZEST PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 05 Feb 2010 07147217 SELL CARS-UK LIMITED 05 Feb 2010 07145278 CLOUD ASPECT LTD 03 Feb 2010 07168992 MUGA MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED 25 Feb 2010 07166008 NERVECENTRE SOFTWARE LTD 23 Feb 2010 07162588 W H PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 18 Feb 2010 07159850 KPS KITCHENS LTD 17 Feb 2010 07155193 SPARKLIFE LTD 11 Feb 2010 07154639 DATA TOPOLOGY LTD 11 Feb 2010 07154603 QICTECH UK LTD 11 Feb 2010 07152829 NOW FLOORING LTD 10 Feb 2010 07151011 SWEET FEET LIMITED 09 Feb 2010 07149163 KICKSTART TENNIS LIMITED 08 Feb 2010 07142634 HOMECARE HELPERS LTD 02 Feb 2010 07145914 ENTERPRISE AT WORK LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
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