Wokingham, Berkshire

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 104 companies were registered in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WokinghamUK
    2013104132,684
    201289118,868
    % change16.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2009 (111) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013402836
    New companies in 2012362330
    % change11.1%21.7%20.0%
    Record Year2009 (45)2009 (37)2013 (36)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WokinghamUK
    20138386,170
    20128475,908
    % change-1.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (94) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013292925
    Closed companies in 2012282630
    % change3.6%11.5%-17%
    Record Year2009 (30)2008 (43)2009 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Wokingham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 21 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WokinghamUK
    20132146,514
    2012542,960
    Record Year 2011 (50) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201311-111
    Net growth in 20128-30
    Record Year2007 (22)2009 (22)2004 (23)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Wokingham
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-0.5%11.6%5.2%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1987 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 2007 when 38.5% of all directors were female.

    27.9% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.99%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.49%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.36%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    WOKINGHAM0.95%PROPERTY2.53%
    EVENTS0.82%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.82%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.68%LONDON1.79%
    BEAUTY0.68%DESIGN1.78%
    PROJECTS0.54%BUSINESS1.74%
    DEVELOPMENT0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    EUROPE0.54%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    BERKSHIRE0.54%CARE1.64%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    MARKETING0.54%GLOBAL1.59%
    RRSAT0.54%J1.54%
    V-K20.41%MEDIA1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.41%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ROMANS0.41%PROPERTIES1.45%
    THREE0.41%IT1.39%
    TECH0.41%M1.25%
    ENTERPRISES0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SALES0.41%BUILDING1.19%
    GLOBAL0.41%CAPITAL1.19%
    LITTLE0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    VENTURES0.41%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied152260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8434,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5526,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2954,854
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2712,516
    99999 - Dormant Company2746,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1917,715
    62012 - Business and domestic software development189,104
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet168,475
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities136,979
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1325,547
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,228
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation94,590
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified95,322
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings86,039
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles84,955
    43210 - Electrical installation65,724
    70221 - Financial management62,887
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate68,312
    85510 - Sports and recreation education6777

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635327 CNELM 02 Aug 2013
    08637272 FERMX LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08637836 MMT EVENTS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08641221 WEBSTER & DEAL LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08646911 ASHFIN LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08648423 RADIOFREQUENCE CONSULTANTS LTD. 13 Aug 2013
    08652570 ROMANS 1 LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08658236 BERKSHIRE VEHICLE SALES LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08662869 IN TOTO EDUCATION LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08662947 TESTIME TECHNOLOGY (EUROPE) LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08667097 YVTCONSULTING LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08668851 TIMED TRANSFER LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08634242 CME CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08639274 FBROSE LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08640244 MEDIA (UK) LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640338 SUPERCAR (UK) LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640410 JCA TV LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640760 DATA EXCHANGE (UK) LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08642718 HARMER EDITORIAL LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08645297 STEPHEN M LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08646470 BAZ,S BOOKS LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08652423 JML ACCOUNTING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08653600 KAT CLAY CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08669051 CHISWICK PARK PHYSIO LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08670487 OPTALIS WOKINGHAM LIMITED 30 Aug 2013