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
New Company Registrations
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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) Wokingham UK 2013 104 132,684 2012 89 118,868 % change 16.9% 11.6% Record Year 2009 (111) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 40 28 36 New companies in 2012 36 23 30 % change 11.1% 21.7% 20.0% Record Year 2009 (45) 2009 (37) 2013 (36)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wokingham UK 2013 83 86,170 2012 84 75,908 % change -1.2% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (94) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 29 29 25 Closed companies in 2012 28 26 30 % change 3.6% 11.5% -17% Record Year 2009 (30) 2008 (43) 2009 (49)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wokingham UK 2013 21 46,514 2012 5 42,960 Record Year 2011 (50) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 11 -1 11 Net growth in 2012 8 -3 0 Record Year 2007 (22) 2009 (22) 2004 (23)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -0.5% 11.6% 5.2% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1987 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.99% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.49% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.45% WOKINGHAM 0.95% PROPERTY 2.53% EVENTS 0.82% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 0.68% LONDON 1.79% BEAUTY 0.68% DESIGN 1.78% PROJECTS 0.54% BUSINESS 1.74% DEVELOPMENT 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% EUROPE 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.69% BERKSHIRE 0.54% CARE 1.64% CONSULTANTS 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.61% MARKETING 0.54% GLOBAL 1.59% RRSAT 0.54% J 1.54% V-K2 0.41% MEDIA 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.41% INVESTMENTS 1.53% ROMANS 0.41% PROPERTIES 1.45% THREE 0.41% IT 1.39% TECH 0.41% M 1.25% ENTERPRISES 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SALES 0.41% BUILDING 1.19% GLOBAL 0.41% CAPITAL 1.19% LITTLE 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% VENTURES 0.41% TRAINING 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 152 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 84 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 55 26,675 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 54,854 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 12,516 99999 - Dormant Company 27 46,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 17,715 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 9,104 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 8,475 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 6,979 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 25,547 74990 - Non-trading company 10 14,228 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 9 4,590 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 9 5,322 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 6,039 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 8 4,955 43210 - Electrical installation 6 5,724 70221 - Financial management 6 2,887 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 6 8,312 85510 - Sports and recreation education 6 777
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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