Wokingham, Berkshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 110 companies were registered in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 23.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wokingham UK 2011 110 116,391 2010 89 105,137 % change 23.6% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 39 31 40 New companies in 2010 19 27 43 % change 105.3% 14.8% -7.0% Record Year 2009 (40) 2007 (44) 2007 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 22.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wokingham UK 2011 66 90,986 2010 54 82,677 % change 22.2% 10.0% Record Year 2001 (103) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 28 12 26 Closed companies in 2010 15 15 24 % change 86.7% -20.0% 8% Record Year 2001 (58) 2008 (27) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Wokingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 44 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wokingham UK 2011 44 25,405 2010 35 22,460 Record Year 2007 (86) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 11 19 14 Net growth in 2010 4 12 19 Record Year 2009 (26) 2007 (30) 2007 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wokingham 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 77.0% 1.0% -11.2% Record Year 1965 (0.6%) 1970 (0.9%) 1985 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.9% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.45% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.35% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTANCY 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.16% ASSOCIATES 1.20% PROPERTY 2.38% IT 1.05% TRADING 2.10% MARKETING 0.90% DESIGN 1.93% ENGINEERING 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CREATIVE 0.75% BUSINESS 1.87% BUSINESS 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% RETAIL 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INTERNATIONAL 0.60% MEDIA 1.69% PROJECTS 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.61% ENTERPRISES 0.60% LONDON 1.60% B 0.60% CARE 1.45% SOFTWARE 0.60% J 1.45% ECO 0.45% GLOBAL 1.44% TRADING 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.43% D 0.45% IT 1.41% TRADE 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.36% BARONET 0.45% BUILDING 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 0.45% M 1.30% WOKINGHAM 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.28% 2 0.45% S 1.24% BERKELEY 0.45% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% SPARKLE 0.45% SYSTEMS 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 118 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 47 60,968 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 10,246 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 16,150 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 27 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 12,916 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 20 7,000 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 6,996 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 7,789 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 3,436 7499 - Non-trading company 9 11,316 9305 - Other service activities 9 8,740 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,788 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 3,168 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 6,183 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 8 1,769 99999 - Dormant Company 7 18,336 9800 - Residents Property Management 6 1,503 98000 - Residents property management 6 3,154
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07584637 KENTICO SOFTWARE LIMITED 30 Mar 2011 07579663 SIMPLY-FIRST E.BOOKS LTD 28 Mar 2011 07579443 CONVERGENT INSIGHTS LIMITED 25 Mar 2011 07578323 CHRIS GALLIMORE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 25 Mar 2011 07577744 BARONET ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07577740 BARONET LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07567052 AUMSYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES LTD 16 Mar 2011 07564805 NICK GROVES PLANNING LTD 15 Mar 2011 07547346 POSITIVE PERCEPTIONS LIMITED 01 Mar 2011 07583940 HOTEL SENNTHUR LTD 30 Mar 2011 07581629 TOWER VEND LTD 29 Mar 2011 07579192 FLUX PLUMBING LTD 25 Mar 2011 07579068 KERONSAL CONSULTING LTD 25 Mar 2011 07577128 SQUIRES CORPORATION LTD 24 Mar 2011 07576344 RYA NETWORK CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07575161 THESPACEINBETWEEN LIMITED 23 Mar 2011 07572844 HARLEQUIN BESPOKE LIMITED 22 Mar 2011 07572223 GO PHYSICAL LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07562038 S D MORRIS CONSULTING LTD 14 Mar 2011 07559253 KOWA OPTIMED EUROPE LTD. 10 Mar 2011 07558039 NFE GROUP LIMITED 09 Mar 2011 07557434 WILABB LTD 09 Mar 2011 07548495 TOMAHAWK SOFTWARE LIMITED 02 Mar 2011 07548262 CANTALOOP DIGITAL LIMITED 02 Mar 2011 07547291 FOREVER HEALTHY LTD 01 Mar 2011
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