Reading, Berkshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 762 companies were registered in Reading during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Reading UK 2010 762 105,137 2009 736 91,034 % change 3.5% 15.5% Record Year 2005 (1,565) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 231 240 291 New companies in 2009 225 226 285 % change 2.7% 6.2% 2.1% Record Year 2006 (459) 2005 (549) 2006 (595)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 714 companies were dissolved in Reading during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 51.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Reading UK 2010 714 82,677 2009 1,475 108,060 % change -51.6% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (1,475) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 189 219 306 Closed companies in 2009 160 274 1,041 % change 18.1% -20.1% -71% Record Year 2007 (327) 2008 (340) 2009 (1,041)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Reading during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 48 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Reading UK 2010 48 22,460 2009 -739 -17,026 Record Year 2005 (1,237) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 42 21 -15 Net growth in 2009 65 -48 -756 Record Year 2005 (346) 2005 (441) 2006 (463)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Reading formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Reading 2010 0.7% 2009 0.8% 2008 1.0% 2007 0.7% 2006 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (1.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2009 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% % change -4.7% -9.0% -15.2% Record Year 2005 (1.6%) 2005 (1.7%) 2005 (1.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Reading was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.8% of all director appointments in Reading in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.94% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 2.01% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 1.38% CONSULTANCY 2.87% BUSINESS 0.89% PROPERTY 2.50% SERVICE 0.83% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ASSOCIATES 0.76% TRADING 1.93% INTERNATIONAL 0.76% DESIGN 1.91% IT 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% MARKETING 0.68% MEDIA 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.65% BUSINESS 1.74% TRADING 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% MEDIA 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.63% GLOBAL 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.54% GROUP 0.60% J 1.48% - 0.60% LONDON 1.45% READING 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.45% EUROPE 0.55% GROUP 1.37% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% GLOBAL 1.35% CAPITAL 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% PARTNERS 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% DESIGN 0.47% CARE 1.33% PROPERTY 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TECHNOLOGIES 0.44% M 1.28% ENTERPRISES 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.25% CARE 0.42% S 1.23%
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 2,443 228,645 7499 - Non-trading company 528 15,398 7487 - Other business activities 464 74,904 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 185 9,943 74990 - Non-trading company 179 8,149 7414 - Business & management consultancy 169 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 169 26,974 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 151 9,659 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 139 14,007 7260 - Other computer related activities 126 10,331 9999 - Dormant Company 104 19,948 62090 - Other information technology service activities 92 6,340 99999 - Dormant Company 85 13,808 9305 - Other service activities 65 9,038 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 52 7,143 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 46 9,325 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 8,154 41100 - Development of building projects 39 4,513 62012 - Business and domestic software development 39 2,646 98000 - Residents property management 38 3,892
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07166756 WORLDWIDE STORAGE LIMITED 23 Feb 2010 07164330 B Q B A LIMITED 22 Feb 2010 07159638 NAWAB FOUNDATION 16 Feb 2010 07156478 BERKSHIRE ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010 07148795 DARCY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 06 Feb 2010 07148050 L & J PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 05 Feb 2010 07146703 HAZEL VENTURES MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Feb 2010 07143627 JILLFEMER LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 07167315 MUNSIE UK LTD 24 Feb 2010 07147116 HEALTH CLINIC READING LTD 05 Feb 2010 07144852 JH SHAMMAH LTD 03 Feb 2010 07144835 RICCI ALEXANDER GROUP LIMITED 03 Feb 2010 07143836 INTRADING EA UK LTD 02 Feb 2010 07151108 AARIB ENTERPRISE LIMITED 09 Feb 2010 07143340 STESHO GLOBAL LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 OC351999 THE FACULTY READING APARTMENTS LLP 02 Feb 2010 07166897 DIRECT LINE SERVICES (UK) LTD 24 Feb 2010 07165802 UNIQ HOME LTD 23 Feb 2010 07150239 SMOOTH BUILD LTD 09 Feb 2010 07145229 PAINE ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 03 Feb 2010 07142191 GIFT 2% LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 07162156 GARETH CRUDDACE LIMITED 18 Feb 2010 07158817 ORACLE SUN INTEGRATION 16 Feb 2010 07144613 MCM DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS LTD 03 Feb 2010 07171211 TFM SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 26 Feb 2010
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