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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Wokingham UK 2013 127 134,802 2012 106 131,491 % change 19.8% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 39 37 51 New companies in 2012 34 36 36 % change 14.7% 2.8% 41.7% Record Year 2009 (40) 2007 (44) 2007 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wokingham UK 2013 66 77,914 2012 52 67,576 % change 26.9% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (81) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 36 18 12 Closed companies in 2012 16 18 18 % change 125.0% 0.0% -33% Record Year 2001 (58) 2008 (27) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wokingham UK 2013 61 56,888 2012 54 63,915 Record Year 2007 (86) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 3 19 39 Net growth in 2012 18 18 18 Record Year 2009 (26) 2007 (30) 2007 (42)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 2.8% 2.1% 46.5% Record Year 1995 (0.2%) 1995 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.33% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.16% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.02% CONSULTANCY 3.30% BERKSHIRE 1.02% PROPERTY 2.44% MY 1.02% TRADING 2.06% COMMUNICATIONS 1.02% DESIGN 1.79% TRAINING 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.78% DIVECREW 0.87% BUSINESS 1.77% MARKETING 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.75% 2012 0.87% LONDON 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.71% WOKINGHAM 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PROJECTS 0.73% MEDIA 1.63% PROPERTY 0.73% GLOBAL 1.57% ASSOCIATES 0.73% J 1.56% IT 0.58% CARE 1.46% SPORTS 0.58% IT 1.43% ONE 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.41% HEALTHCARE 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENTERPRISES 0.58% M 1.25% LOVE 0.44% BUILDING 1.21% FOR 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19% S 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.18% C 0.44% TRAINING 1.17% ECO 0.44% SECURITY 1.15%
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 156 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 88 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 59 24,894 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 34 54,531 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 12,664 99999 - Dormant Company 24 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 16,448 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 8,099 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 23,532 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 6,591 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 10 4,719 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 4,332 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 5,372 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 8 7,199 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 8 4,684 73110 - Advertising agencies 7 3,408 43210 - Electrical installation 7 5,625 70221 - Financial management 6 2,476 86900 - Other human health activities 6 8,465 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 6 3,073
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08385187 DRAKE ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08386409 EROUNDIT LTD 04 Feb 2013 08386644 TECHNICAD PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD 04 Feb 2013 08389391 EUROSHOPPER LIMITED 05 Feb 2013 08397791 SAVE DEVELOP PROSPER LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08401279 PICOBOX LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08402436 CMO PROJECTS LTD 14 Feb 2013 08407238 R & S SPORTS LTD 18 Feb 2013 08411294 WATER DROP LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08413432 KRIS HAMER & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08413528 PRODUCTIVITY RESOURCING LTD 21 Feb 2013 08420882 MUKTA HEALTHCARE LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08386471 IPCARE LTD 04 Feb 2013 08387736 RICHMEDIABITS LTD 04 Feb 2013 08392207 MR SINGH AND SONS LTD 07 Feb 2013 08393849 BRADLAWCOMS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08395647 A.J.SELLWOOD CONTRACTING LTD 08 Feb 2013 08398234 HOTEL SENNTHUR LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08406836 CENTSE LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08410297 T AND T TECH LTD 19 Feb 2013 08410672 BERKSHIRE 4X4 LTD 19 Feb 2013 08418385 EURO POLYMER LTD. 25 Feb 2013 08422472 247 NATIONAL LIMITED 27 Feb 2013 08423056 SOUTHERN VALLEY METALS LTD 27 Feb 2013 08423253 SURESPARK LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
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