Wokingham, Berkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)WokinghamUK
    201081101,492
    200911194,671
    % change-27.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (111) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010282231
    New companies in 2009453729
    % change-37.8%-40.5%6.9%
    Record Year2009 (45)2009 (37)2004 (34)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WokinghamUK
    20106687,705
    200994159,401
    % change-29.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (94) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010182325
    Closed companies in 2009301549
    % change-40.0%53.3%-49%
    Record Year2009 (30)2008 (43)2009 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WokinghamUK
    20101513,787
    200917-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (45) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201010-16
    Net growth in 20091522-20
    Record Year2007 (22)2009 (22)2004 (23)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-42.1%-46.0%2.4%
    Record Year1987 (0.3%)1968 (0.5%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.80%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    IT1.32%CONSULTING4.99%
    ASSOCIATES1.32%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.32%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%TRADING2.04%
    DESIGN1.15%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    SYSTEMS0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    MARKETING0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CREATIVE0.82%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENGINEERING0.82%MEDIA1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CARS0.66%LONDON1.59%
    BUSINESS0.66%ENGINEERING1.59%
    PROPERTIES0.66%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    I0.66%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%J1.44%
    RETAIL0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SOFTWARE0.49%GLOBAL1.42%
    ENERGY0.49%IT1.35%
    BERKELEY0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MEDIA0.49%BUILDING1.32%
    GREEN0.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%M1.28%
    B0.49%SYSTEMS1.26%
    EUROPE0.49%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied103202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5669,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3513,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3125,053
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities298,292
    9999 - Dormant Company2821,484
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply278,183
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2414,940
    7260 - Other computer related activities178,967
    62090 - Other information technology service activities135,716
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities132,861
    7499 - Non-trading company1113,408
    9305 - Other service activities109,454
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified106,460
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering87,634
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices82,146
    99999 - Dormant Company714,072
    9800 - Residents Property Management71,908
    98000 - Residents property management73,273
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis62,962

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07360961 FASTTRACK FIT CAMP LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07358188 MPG PLASTICS LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07358032 IOCELL EUROPE LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07354059 SABINE CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07350042 B & G 2010 LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07349468 LINK VISITING SCHEME 18 Aug 2010
    07347471 STAMBOUZOS ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07344731 COOK LEGAL SERVICES LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07342458 E-ROOM IT LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07338025 EM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07335949 GREEN 24 LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07332647 MARTIN EDITORIAL LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    OC357175 BERKELEY III LLP 16 Aug 2010
    OC357327 AZINI 2 LLP 23 Aug 2010
    07358441 PCC LEASING SERVICES LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07351495 DHD RESOURCE LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07344726 GREYRIGGE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07341334 ID PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07340245 DIALOGUE PR LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07338381 CAT'S AWAY PET SITTERS LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07332520 AUTOMATED TRANSACTION SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07332408 SEVENTEEN ZERO THREE LIMITED 02 Aug 2010