Business Services in Woking

Woking Company Scorecard

Out of Woking's 16,314 total incorporated companies, 1,050 were formed in the last 12 months.

Woking's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Woking include the 1,544 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 989 companies working in information and communication, and 943 companies working in administrative and support service activities. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 23 active companies, mining and quarrying with 22 active companies, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 13 active companies.

Company Trends in Woking

Looking at the big changes in Woking's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 5.82% of active businesses, a total of 464 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 3.66% of active businesses in Woking, a change of 63% from the 2.24% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.66% of Woking's active companies.

Notable changes in Woking's business sectors include a rise of 43% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 26% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 19% in construction.