Wokingham, Berkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 125 companies were registered in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wokingham UK 2015 125 161,156 2014 143 150,722 % change -12.6% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (143) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 34 40 51 New companies in 2014 48 39 56 % change -29.2% 2.6% -8.9% Record Year 2014 (48) 2007 (44) 2007 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 73 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wokingham UK 2015 73 89,523 2014 81 82,370 % change -9.9% 8.7% Record Year 2014 (81) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 21 26 26 Closed companies in 2014 15 32 34 % change 40.0% -18.8% -24% Record Year 2001 (58) 2014 (32) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Wokingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 52 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wokingham UK 2015 52 71,633 2014 62 68,352 Record Year 2007 (86) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 13 14 25 Net growth in 2014 33 7 22 Record Year 2014 (33) 2007 (30) 2007 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wokingham 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -30.5% -5.6% -17.1% Record Year 1995 (0.2%) 1995 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 2006 when 34.6% of all directors were female.
24.1% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.86% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.93% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.80% CONSULTANCY 3.62% ASSOCIATES 1.16% PROPERTY 2.72% HOUSE 1.16% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% IT 0.77% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 0.77% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTANTS 0.64% LONDON 1.91% EVENTS 0.51% TRADING 1.88% R 0.51% TRANSPORT 1.82% GLOBAL 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.76% D 0.51% DESIGN 1.65% ACCOUNTING 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.63% ENTERPRISES 0.51% CO., 1.58% ADVISORY 0.51% J 1.55% MAINTENANCE 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ROOFING 0.39% BUSINESS 1.49% MEDIA 0.39% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PHARMA 0.39% GLOBAL 1.46% ENERGY 0.39% ASSOCIATES 1.44% PROJECT 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% MARKETING 0.39% BUILDING 1.31% EUROPE 0.39% IT 1.30% PARTNERS 0.39% MEDIA 1.28% (BERKSHIRE) 0.39% M 1.27%
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 163 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 75 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 54 30,825 99999 - Dormant Company 32 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 58,522 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 19,098 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,862 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 9,651 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 10,200 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 29,218 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 7,682 70100 - Activities of head offices 10 4,223 86900 - Other human health activities 10 13,990 74990 - Non-trading company 10 13,794 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 9 6,242 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 9 5,331 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 8 2,656 70210 - Public relations and communications activities 7 2,120 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 7 3,174 93199 - Other sports activities 7 4,220
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09371127 ASSIST LOGISTICS LTD. 02 Jan 2015 09380145 RG (ENG) LTD 08 Jan 2015 09385281 ITHINK SMART LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09386605 AVANCRAFT LTD 13 Jan 2015 09396616 BROCKENHURST HOUSE FREEHOLDERS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015 09400131 PAAC CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 09400360 LAUFU CAPITAL LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 09401033 XERATEC LTD 22 Jan 2015 OC397721 LEINSTER MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLP 22 Jan 2015 09407293 FOMEEVANS LIMITED 27 Jan 2015 09407846 D L 3D LIMITED 27 Jan 2015 09372590 RAWLINGS CONSULTING LTD 05 Jan 2015 09374010 DSG ELECTRICS LTD 05 Jan 2015 09375550 SMYTHSON'S (WOLLATON) LTD 06 Jan 2015 09377086 VICTOR FREENEY LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09378090 SYSTEM Y EUROPE LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09383279 GIBBS SOFTWARE LTD 12 Jan 2015 09385155 AW IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09386516 REDDAM HOUSE EVENTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2015 09392008 FLORAL IMAGE SOUTH EAST LTD 16 Jan 2015 09392613 TT FIXER LIMITED 16 Jan 2015 09393561 ATKINS DRIVER HIRE LIMITED 16 Jan 2015 09407811 BRITUSWIP LIMITED 27 Jan 2015 09411567 PENDLETON ASSOCIATES LTD 28 Jan 2015 09413581 NB LINKS CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
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