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
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