Wokingham, Berkshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 89 companies were registered in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wokingham UK 2012 89 118,868 2011 102 114,512 % change -12.7% 3.8% Record Year 2009 (111) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 36 23 30 New companies in 2011 38 34 30 % change -5.3% -32.4% 0.0% Record Year 2009 (45) 2009 (37) 2004 (34)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 57.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wokingham UK 2012 82 74,772 2011 52 72,230 % change 57.7% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (94) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 28 26 28 Closed companies in 2011 21 18 13 % change 33.3% 44.4% 115% Record Year 2009 (30) 2008 (43) 2009 (49)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Wokingham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 7 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wokingham UK 2012 7 44,096 2011 50 42,282 Record Year 2011 (50) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 8 -3 2 Net growth in 2011 17 16 17 Record Year 2007 (22) 1999 (22) 2004 (23)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wokingham 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -15.0% -31.8% -1.2% Record Year 1987 (0.3%) 1968 (0.5%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
33.9% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.07% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.61% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MY 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.28% IT 1.02% PROPERTY 2.35% MANAGEMENT 1.02% TRADING 2.08% COMMUNICATIONS 0.88% DESIGN 1.87% TRAINING 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.84% 2012 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.83% BERKSHIRE 0.88% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DIVECREW 0.88% BUSINESS 1.72% TECHNOLOGIES 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTY 0.73% MEDIA 1.67% CLEAN 0.73% LONDON 1.67% ASSOCIATES 0.58% J 1.55% INVESTMENTS 0.58% GLOBAL 1.53% TECHNOLOGY 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.46% MARKETING 0.58% IT 1.43% ECO 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.58% CARE 1.32% ENGINEERING 0.44% M 1.27% SIMPLY 0.44% BUILDING 1.22% COURT 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.20% WOKINGHAM 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PLUMBING 0.44% S 1.17% TO 0.44% SECURITY 1.16%
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 262 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 14,774 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 26 35,545 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 7,869 7414 - Business & management consultancy 20 8,437 99999 - Dormant Company 12 25,035 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,584 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 4,979 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 9,891 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 4,119 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 4,997 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 13,716 9305 - Other service activities 7 6,142 74990 - Non-trading company 7 9,203 9999 - Dormant Company 6 12,598 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 6 2,350 43210 - Electrical installation 5 3,387 70100 - Activities of head offices 5 2,514
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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