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Wokingham, Berkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 (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)WokinghamUK
    2012106131,491
    2011110116,391
    % change-3.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012343636
    New companies in 2011393140
    % change-12.8%16.1%-10.0%
    Record Year2009 (40)2007 (44)2007 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WokinghamUK
    20125267,576
    20116690,987
    % change-21.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2001 (103) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012161818
    Closed companies in 2011281226
    % change-42.9%50.0%-31%
    Record Year2001 (58)2008 (27)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WokinghamUK
    20125463,915
    20114425,404
    Record Year 2007 (86) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012181818
    Net growth in 2011111914
    Record Year2009 (26)2007 (30)2007 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-25.2%-0.7%-15.8%
    Record Year1965 (0.6%)1970 (0.9%)1985 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.10%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY2.25%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.99%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.85%PROPERTY2.37%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%TRADING2.07%
    MANAGEMENT0.70%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.56%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PARTNERS0.56%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    HOUSE0.56%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%BUSINESS1.73%
    LAND0.56%MEDIA1.72%
    IT0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CARS0.56%LONDON1.66%
    DESIGN0.56%J1.54%
    BERKSHIRE0.42%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    KRUG0.42%GLOBAL1.50%
    RESEARCH0.42%IT1.40%
    ALIVE0.42%CARE1.34%
    SPECIALIST0.42%PROPERTIES1.31%
    S0.42%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    COMPLIANCE0.42%M1.27%
    JUST0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    FINANCIAL0.42%ENERGY1.20%
    MY0.42%S1.20%
    TECHNOLOGY0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied142216,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5419,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4214,303
    7487 - Other business activities4252,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3035,233
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2912,113
    9999 - Dormant Company2318,617
    62090 - Other information technology service activities218,145
    7260 - Other computer related activities147,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply126,934
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,892
    99999 - Dormant Company1125,084
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities104,132
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,356
    9305 - Other service activities108,818
    74990 - Non-trading company89,729
    7499 - Non-trading company69,102
    98000 - Residents property management63,050
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified613,637
    5530 - Restaurants64,633

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932057 PROBERT CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07937821 MENZIES TRAINING LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07942351 WITNEY HEARING CENTRE LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943069 ABUL CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943501 OPENSYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07944050 KIDS'N'ACTION LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07944879 CPLUS LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07945383 SUSTAINABLE LAND PRODUCTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07946088 INSTAFLOOR LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07948103 SCART CONSULTANTS LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07957297 RAINBOW RESTAURANT LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07959408 MELROSE COURT OWNERS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07960389 NICOLA RICHARDS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07968054 HP PERFORMANCE LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07970497 BRIT RESOURCING LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07931896 CLEAVER PROPERTY LETTINGS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07931950 TLP ROUTES TO MARKET LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07941313 LYNN FORBES CONSULTING LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07950453 CLEAN MY OFFICE(WEST BERKSHIRE) LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07951066 ZETECO UK LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07951422 SHYAMA & FREYA LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07955770 LIFERA LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07958457 730 PROMO LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07961217 MENSKA LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07963877 EXCEL COST CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Feb 2012