Wokingham, Berkshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 81 companies were registered in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 27.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wokingham UK 2010 81 101,492 2009 111 94,671 % change -27.0% 7.2% Record Year 2009 (111) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 28 22 31 New companies in 2009 45 37 29 % change -37.8% -40.5% 6.9% Record Year 2009 (45) 2009 (37) 2004 (34)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 29.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wokingham UK 2010 66 87,705 2009 94 159,401 % change -29.8% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (94) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 18 23 25 Closed companies in 2009 30 15 49 % change -40.0% 53.3% -49% Record Year 2009 (30) 2008 (43) 2009 (49)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Wokingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 15 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wokingham UK 2010 15 13,787 2009 17 -64,730 Record Year 2002 (45) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 10 -1 6 Net growth in 2009 15 22 -20 Record Year 2007 (22) 2009 (22) 2004 (23)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wokingham 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -42.1% -46.0% 2.4% Record Year 1987 (0.3%) 1968 (0.5%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.80% MANAGEMENT 5.06% IT 1.32% CONSULTING 4.99% ASSOCIATES 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MANAGEMENT 1.32% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.15% TRADING 2.04% DESIGN 1.15% ASSOCIATES 2.01% SYSTEMS 0.82% DESIGN 1.93% MARKETING 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CREATIVE 0.82% BUSINESS 1.80% ENGINEERING 0.82% MEDIA 1.75% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CARS 0.66% LONDON 1.59% BUSINESS 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.59% PROPERTIES 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.49% I 0.66% CARE 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.66% J 1.44% RETAIL 0.49% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% SOFTWARE 0.49% GLOBAL 1.42% ENERGY 0.49% IT 1.35% BERKELEY 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% MEDIA 0.49% BUILDING 1.32% GREEN 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ELECTRICAL 0.49% M 1.28% B 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.26% EUROPE 0.49% S 1.24%
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 103 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 56 69,802 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 13,161 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 25,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 8,292 9999 - Dormant Company 28 21,484 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 27 8,183 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 14,940 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 8,967 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 5,716 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 2,861 7499 - Non-trading company 11 13,408 9305 - Other service activities 10 9,454 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 6,460 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 7,634 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 8 2,146 99999 - Dormant Company 7 14,072 9800 - Residents Property Management 7 1,908 98000 - Residents property management 7 3,273 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 6 2,962
Recent Companies
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