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 08590555 AMITEK LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08598988 GREEN ACORN CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08601402 PRD DIGITAL LTD 08 Jul 2013 08604051 MHV SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08604530 THREE COUNTIES WINES LTD 10 Jul 2013 08605787 TRACSEC LIMITED 11 Jul 2013 08613932 PURPLE VENTURES LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08613933 2 SWANS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08615028 RECRUIT TEACH LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08618725 LENSESAVERS LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08621005 GARDNER BROOKS LIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08624001 COLOUR GENIE LIMITED 25 Jul 2013 08624005 JBJ ENTERPRISES LIMITED 25 Jul 2013 08625168 RABRO LIMITED 25 Jul 2013 08627216 NGL PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED 29 Jul 2013 08632171 L GODWIN LTD 31 Jul 2013 08593094 A1 BUILDING SUPPLIES & MAINTENANCE LIMITED 02 Jul 2013 08594027 CMR RECRUITMENT (UK) LIMITED 02 Jul 2013 OC386413 SAXONS BARN LLP 04 Jul 2013 OC386418 OLD FARMHOUSE (UK) LLP 04 Jul 2013 08605733 1001COMPUTERSOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Jul 2013 08607899 KKAP LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08623306 UK MEDICUS LIMITED 24 Jul 2013 08623646 JDH MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD 24 Jul 2013 08627296 RD TERRY CORPORATE LTD 29 Jul 2013
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