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
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