Wokingham, Berkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wokingham when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Wokingham when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 143 companies were registered in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Wokingham UK 2014 143 150,722 2013 127 134,802 % change 12.6% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (143) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 48 39 56 New companies in 2013 39 37 51 % change 23.1% 5.4% 9.8% Record Year 2014 (48) 2007 (44) 2007 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 22.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Wokingham UK 2014 81 82,370 2013 66 77,914 % change 22.7% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (81) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wokingham when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 15 32 34 Closed companies in 2013 36 18 12 % change -58.3% 77.8% 183% Record Year 2001 (58) 2014 (32) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Wokingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 62 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Wokingham UK 2014 62 68,352 2013 61 56,888 Record Year 2007 (86) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Wokingham when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 33 7 22 Net growth in 2013 3 19 39 Record Year 2014 (33) 2007 (30) 2007 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Wokingham 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 15.2% -2.6% -8.4% Record Year 1995 (0.2%) 1995 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 47.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 2006 when 34.6% of all directors were female.
28.7% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.39% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.49% EVENTS 1.04% PROPERTY 2.64% PROPERTY 1.04% TRADING 2.05% WOKINGHAM 0.91% LONDON 1.88% ASSOCIATES 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.78% CARE 1.79% BUSINESS 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% DESIGN 0.65% DESIGN 1.75% BUILDING 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MARKETING 0.52% BUSINESS 1.71% LONDON 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.60% CENTRE 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BERKSHIRE 0.52% GLOBAL 1.58% M 0.52% J 1.48% (WOKINGHAM) 0.39% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SALES 0.39% MEDIA 1.48% COMMERCIAL 0.39% IT 1.33% HOLDINGS 0.39% TRANSPORT 1.30% ENGINEERING 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% VENTURES 0.39% BUILDING 1.24% CONSTRUCTION 0.39% M 1.21% CARS 0.39% CAPITAL 1.20% CLEAN 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 164 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 76 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 27,750 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 30 47,084 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 12,813 62012 - Business and domestic software development 20 9,509 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 18,491 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 9,358 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 26,700 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 7,313 74990 - Non-trading company 10 14,135 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 8,155 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 8 5,949 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 4,866 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 7 5,130 86900 - Other human health activities 7 10,273 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 7 2,564 93199 - Other sports activities 7 3,848 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 7 6,559
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08830220 PERFORMANCE HUB LIMITED 02 Jan 2014 08831364 BUSINESS RESOURCE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 03 Jan 2014 08832425 MDJ TRANSLATION SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jan 2014 08839121 HYPNOTIC HEALTH MEDIA LTD 09 Jan 2014 08840786 ASPEN ENERGY LIMITED 10 Jan 2014 08843509 DORGAN CONTRACTORS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08845310 ZERTO UK LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08845786 MAVERICK TV LTD 15 Jan 2014 08850846 STEWART LETTINGS LTD 17 Jan 2014 08853032 JOHNSON RODRIGUEZ CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08867554 APPLETON ASSOCIATES LTD 29 Jan 2014 08868151 POLYMER OPTICS AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 30 Jan 2014 08831303 MERIVALE MEDICALS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014 08840228 PAT ARTHUR LIMITED 10 Jan 2014 08841588 ENLIGHTENED WEALTH LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08844278 SLGMAKEUP LTD 14 Jan 2014 08846129 ETF BARNS LIMITED 15 Jan 2014 08849233 BRIGHT SHORES LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08849867 HIGH-FIELD BUILDING CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 17 Jan 2014 08849925 CHATTOO LIMITED 17 Jan 2014 08855677 REALLY GOOD FURNITURE COMPANY LIMITED 22 Jan 2014 08860503 INSYNQ LIMITED 24 Jan 2014 08868307 CLEAN POWER PATENTS LTD 30 Jan 2014 08868333 ARELAS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014 08868929 FACILITATER LTD 30 Jan 2014
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