Wokingham, Berkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 106 companies were registered in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wokingham UK 2012 106 131,491 2011 110 116,391 % change -3.6% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 34 36 36 New companies in 2011 39 31 40 % change -12.8% 16.1% -10.0% Record Year 2009 (40) 2007 (44) 2007 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 52 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wokingham UK 2012 52 67,576 2011 66 90,987 % change -21.2% -25.7% Record Year 2001 (103) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 16 18 18 Closed companies in 2011 28 12 26 % change -42.9% 50.0% -31% Record Year 2001 (58) 2008 (27) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Wokingham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 54 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wokingham UK 2012 54 63,915 2011 44 25,404 Record Year 2007 (86) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 18 18 18 Net growth in 2011 11 19 14 Record Year 2009 (26) 2007 (30) 2007 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wokingham 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -25.2% -0.7% -15.8% Record Year 1965 (0.6%) 1970 (0.9%) 1985 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
31.2% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.10% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 2.25% MANAGEMENT 4.74% TECHNOLOGIES 0.99% CONSULTANCY 3.30% INVESTMENTS 0.85% PROPERTY 2.37% ASSOCIATES 0.70% TRADING 2.07% MANAGEMENT 0.70% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.86% PARTNERS 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.84% HOUSE 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSULTANTS 0.56% BUSINESS 1.73% LAND 0.56% MEDIA 1.72% IT 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CARS 0.56% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.56% J 1.54% BERKSHIRE 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.51% KRUG 0.42% GLOBAL 1.50% RESEARCH 0.42% IT 1.40% ALIVE 0.42% CARE 1.34% SPECIALIST 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.31% S 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.27% COMPLIANCE 0.42% M 1.27% JUST 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% FINANCIAL 0.42% ENERGY 1.20% MY 0.42% S 1.20% TECHNOLOGY 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 142 216,665 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 14,303 7487 - Other business activities 42 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 30 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 23 18,617 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 8,145 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 7,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,934 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,892 99999 - Dormant Company 11 25,084 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 4,132 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,356 9305 - Other service activities 10 8,818 74990 - Non-trading company 8 9,729 7499 - Non-trading company 6 9,102 98000 - Residents property management 6 3,050 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 6 13,637 5530 - Restaurants 6 4,633
Recent Companies
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