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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07392150 BUILDIT CONSTRUCTION LTD 30 Sep 2010 07388300 MONDIALE CHANNEL LIMITED 27 Sep 2010 07385419 ITP MEDIA LTD 23 Sep 2010 07381076 GREY KITE LIMITED 20 Sep 2010 07378783 DOXFORD POWER HOLDINGS LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07373855 THE GRANGE CENTRE LTD 13 Sep 2010 07372829 BIOAGE LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07371833 LORCON LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07369413 S GURNEY AND COMPANY LTD 08 Sep 2010 07369175 CERDREN LTD 08 Sep 2010 07364833 LIFE'S LITTLE BUGS LTD 03 Sep 2010 07364095 HORIZON EVENTS LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07363694 IT MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07362717 SEW COUTURE LTD 01 Sep 2010 07386731 USE A FRANCHISE LIMITED 24 Sep 2010 07382249 SKINNY SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Sep 2010 07378409 VJR COSMETIC CLINIC LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07376476 FPG SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010 07376202 PURFFECT PROJECTS LTD 14 Sep 2010 07371461 3DR ARCHITECTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010 07369711 FLOYD MARKETING LIMITED 08 Sep 2010 07367949 TOTAL ILLUMINATION LTD 07 Sep 2010 07367107 BEAUMONT HILLS LIMITED 06 Sep 2010 07364813 ALAN MOLE SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2010 07361610 SILVER MOUNTAIN VENTURES LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
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