Wokingham, Berkshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 127 companies were registered in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 19.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WokinghamUK
    2013127134,802
    2012106131,491
    % change19.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013393751
    New companies in 2012343636
    % change14.7%2.8%41.7%
    Record Year2009 (40)2007 (44)2007 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 26.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WokinghamUK
    20136677,914
    20125267,576
    % change26.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (81) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013361812
    Closed companies in 2012161818
    % change125.0%0.0%-33%
    Record Year2001 (58)2008 (27)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Wokingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 61 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WokinghamUK
    20136156,888
    20125463,915
    Record Year 2007 (86) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201331939
    Net growth in 2012181818
    Record Year2009 (26)2007 (30)2007 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Wokingham
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change2.8%2.1%46.5%
    Record Year1995 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 2006 when 34.6% of all directors were female.

    21.7% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.33%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.02%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    BERKSHIRE1.02%PROPERTY2.44%
    MY1.02%TRADING2.06%
    COMMUNICATIONS1.02%DESIGN1.79%
    TRAINING0.87%ENGINEERING1.78%
    DIVECREW0.87%BUSINESS1.77%
    MARKETING0.87%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    20120.87%LONDON1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.73%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    WOKINGHAM0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PROJECTS0.73%MEDIA1.63%
    PROPERTY0.73%GLOBAL1.57%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%J1.56%
    IT0.58%CARE1.46%
    SPORTS0.58%IT1.43%
    ONE0.58%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    HEALTHCARE0.58%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENTERPRISES0.58%M1.25%
    LOVE0.44%BUILDING1.21%
    FOR0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    S0.44%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    C0.44%TRAINING1.17%
    ECO0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied156249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8832,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5924,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3454,531
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2912,664
    99999 - Dormant Company2443,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1916,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development148,099
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1323,532
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities126,591
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified104,719
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation84,332
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings85,372
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet87,199
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles84,684
    73110 - Advertising agencies73,408
    43210 - Electrical installation75,625
    70221 - Financial management62,476
    86900 - Other human health activities68,465
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified63,073

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08345786 BENTLEY'S PUB COMPANY LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08347088 COOMBES CROPS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08350459 READING HFS LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08350607 PA-PA'S SOUP KITCHEN LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08355506 RGH CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08358018 FAIR THREAD LTD. 14 Jan 2013
    08358793 ALLCHANGE STRATEGIC CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08359721 PRESTFIELDS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08361400 LITTLE SPORTS LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08369603 ART SERVICES & CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08370030 TINIJ LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08370483 EPI MARKETING LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08371107 CONT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08372294 REDHAMMER DEMOLITION LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08374707 TIL PARTNERS LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08376466 SIRIUS HEALTHCARE SAFETY LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08380708 LOVE VENDING LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08348574 AL AMIN ELAHI LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08365236 WOKINGHAM BOOKKEEPING LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08365344 WOKINGHAM ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08365623 BLESSING GODFREE LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08365680 MARTIN W EVANS LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08367760 THE SQUIRES COMPANY (LONDON) LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08370606 DANAIL LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08374061 WIRED-RIGHT ELECTRICAL LTD 24 Jan 2013