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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