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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

  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 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)WokinghamUK
    2011102114,512
    201081101,492
    % change25.9%12.8%
    Record Year 2009 (111) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011383430
    New companies in 2010282231
    % change35.7%54.5%-3.2%
    Record Year2009 (45)2009 (37)2004 (34)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WokinghamUK
    20115272,230
    20106687,705
    % change-21.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (94) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011211813
    Closed companies in 2010182325
    % change16.7%-21.7%-48%
    Record Year2009 (30)2008 (43)2009 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WokinghamUK
    20115042,282
    20101513,787
    Record Year 2011 (50) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011171617
    Net growth in 201010-16
    Record Year2007 (22)2009 (22)2004 (23)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change24.2%30.0%-12.6%
    Record Year1987 (0.3%)1968 (0.5%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.99%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY1.99%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%PROPERTY2.41%
    SOFTWARE0.71%TRADING2.06%
    D0.57%DESIGN1.94%
    PLUMBING0.57%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PARTNERS0.57%BUSINESS1.82%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.57%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TECHNOLOGY0.57%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%MEDIA1.72%
    JUST0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CLEAN0.57%LONDON1.63%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.57%J1.47%
    KRUG0.43%GLOBAL1.46%
    K0.43%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.43%CARE1.42%
    CARS0.43%IT1.38%
    S0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    PROJECTS0.43%PROPERTIES1.28%
    MY0.43%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PROFESSIONAL0.43%M1.25%
    CLEANING0.43%ENERGY1.22%
    CONSTRUCTION0.43%TRAINING1.21%
    DIGITAL0.43%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied128204,493
    7487 - Other business activities5465,177
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4110,137
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3815,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3214,755
    9999 - Dormant Company2722,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2729,245
    7260 - Other computer related activities188,686
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply178,345
    62090 - Other information technology service activities146,798
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,551
    9305 - Other service activities1010,525
    99999 - Dormant Company1018,281
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities93,271
    62012 - Business and domestic software development93,137
    7499 - Non-trading company711,543
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices71,904
    5530 - Restaurants75,640
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering76,321
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.62,234

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07730295 BIDDERS LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07730764 THE PORTER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07733290 PINEWOOD GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07734016 PAYLER FINANCIAL CONTRACTING LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07737487 REXXOL LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07739519 B & D ROOFLINE LTD 12 Aug 2011
    07741212 BERKSHIRE SOLAR ENERGY LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07744066 SHEQUAL CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07747559 QFOCUS LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07749382 HALLMARK PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 23 Aug 2011
    07755500 MASTER TECH COMMERCIALS LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07757221 BARRY CONLON LTD. 31 Aug 2011
    07757746 HIETA TECHNOLOGIES LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07758016 PATIENT CHOICE LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07736009 LEADING EXCELLENCE LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07737167 PEOPLE PARTNERS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07740114 BULL4U CO LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07733499 GRAHAM GREEN LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07735052 EMMA HAIR LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07736098 BUSHCRAFTED LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07736392 MB DESIGN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07747651 OPHELIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07753132 WHEEL TAPPERS LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07756434 EATON BERRY LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07730576 100TH FLOOR ENTERTAINMENT LTD 05 Aug 2011