Wokingham, Berkshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 212 companies were formed in Wokingham. This figure is 2.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wokingham occurred in 2007 when a total of 224 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wokingham UK 2012 212 253,150 2011 217 228,735 % change -2.3% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (224) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 106 companies were registered in Wokingham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wokingham UK 2012 106 121,659 2011 107 112,344 % change -0.9% 8.3% Record Year 2011 (107) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 36 40 30 New companies in 2011 35 39 33 % change 2.9% 2.6% -9.1% Record Year 2005 (43) 2012 (40) 2003 (38)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 129 companies were dissolved in Wokingham. This figure is 9.2% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wokingham occurred in 2009 when a total of 203 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wokingham UK 2012 129 147,793 2011 142 162,310 % change -9.2% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (203) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wokingham UK 2012 77 80,218 2011 76 71,324 % change 1.3% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (122) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 15 34 28 Closed companies in 2011 7 38 31 % change 114.3% -10.5% -10% Record Year 2009 (29) 2009 (68) 2011 (31)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Wokingham increased by 83 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wokingham UK 2012 83 105,357 2011 75 66,425 Record Year 2003 (118) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Wokingham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 29 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wokingham UK 2012 29 41,441 2011 31 41,020 Record Year 2002 (64) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 21 6 2 Net growth in 2011 28 1 2 Record Year 2011 (28) 2004 (29) 2002 (24)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wokingham 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wokingham 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -13.4% -10.1% -3.0% Record Year 1965 (0.3%) 1969 (0.6%) 1961 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Wokingham was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.1% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.31% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 2.21% MANAGEMENT 4.74% IT 0.97% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 0.97% PROPERTY 2.35% BERKSHIRE 0.97% TRADING 2.10% TECHNOLOGIES 0.83% DESIGN 1.89% DIVECREW 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.87% 2012 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.82% PROPERTY 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.78% TRAINING 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% MY 0.69% BUSINESS 1.70% HEATING 0.55% MEDIA 1.69% ECO 0.55% LONDON 1.68% PLUMBING 0.55% J 1.57% S 0.55% GLOBAL 1.51% TECHNOLOGY 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.48% DESIGN 0.55% IT 1.42% COMMUNICATIONS 0.55% CARE 1.31% INVESTMENTS 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.31% COURT 0.41% M 1.26% PRODUCTS 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.23% BUILDING 0.41% BUILDING 1.23% LOGISTICS 0.41% SECURITY 1.19% CARS 0.41% S 1.18% MAINTENANCE 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 175 244,457 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 20,390 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 43 15,280 7487 - Other business activities 36 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 35,447 7414 - Business & management consultancy 25 10,978 9999 - Dormant Company 23 16,469 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 8,258 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 6,456 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 4,742 99999 - Dormant Company 12 26,088 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 6,356 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 10,271 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 4,295 9305 - Other service activities 8 7,926 74990 - Non-trading company 7 9,706 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 14,220 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 6 2,456 5530 - Restaurants 6 4,037 7499 - Non-trading company 5 8,023
Recent Companies
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