Wokingham, Berkshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Wokingham when compared to any previous Q3.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 102 companies were registered in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 25.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wokingham UK 2011 102 114,512 2010 81 101,492 % change 25.9% 12.8% Record Year 2009 (111) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 38 34 30 New companies in 2010 28 22 31 % change 35.7% 54.5% -3.2% Record Year 2009 (45) 2009 (37) 2004 (34)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 52 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wokingham UK 2011 52 72,230 2010 66 87,705 % change -21.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (94) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 21 18 13 Closed companies in 2010 18 23 25 % change 16.7% -21.7% -48% Record Year 2009 (30) 2008 (43) 2009 (49)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Wokingham when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Wokingham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 50 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wokingham UK 2011 50 42,282 2010 15 13,787 Record Year 2011 (50) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 17 16 17 Net growth in 2010 10 -1 6 Record Year 2007 (22) 2009 (22) 2004 (23)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wokingham 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 24.2% 30.0% -12.6% Record Year 1987 (0.3%) 1968 (0.5%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
31.5% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.99% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTANCY 1.99% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.19% ASSOCIATES 0.85% PROPERTY 2.41% SOFTWARE 0.71% TRADING 2.06% D 0.57% DESIGN 1.94% PLUMBING 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.85% PARTNERS 0.57% BUSINESS 1.82% TECHNOLOGIES 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.76% TECHNOLOGY 0.57% ENGINEERING 1.74% ENTERPRISES 0.57% MEDIA 1.72% JUST 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CLEAN 0.57% LONDON 1.63% ENTERTAINMENT 0.57% J 1.47% KRUG 0.43% GLOBAL 1.46% K 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.43% INVESTMENTS 0.43% CARE 1.42% CARS 0.43% IT 1.38% S 0.43% BUILDING 1.30% PROJECTS 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.28% MY 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PROFESSIONAL 0.43% M 1.25% CLEANING 0.43% ENERGY 1.22% CONSTRUCTION 0.43% TRAINING 1.21% DIGITAL 0.43% S 1.21%
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 128 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 54 65,177 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 10,137 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 32 14,755 9999 - Dormant Company 27 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 29,245 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 8,686 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 8,345 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 6,798 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,551 9305 - Other service activities 10 10,525 99999 - Dormant Company 10 18,281 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 3,271 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 3,137 7499 - Non-trading company 7 11,543 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 7 1,904 5530 - Restaurants 7 5,640 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 6,321 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 6 2,234
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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