Reading, Berkshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 709 companies were registered in Reading during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Reading UK 2010 709 101,492 2009 762 94,671 % change -7.0% 7.2% Record Year 2005 (1,256) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 235 233 241 New companies in 2009 261 210 291 % change -10.0% 11.0% -17.2% Record Year 1999 (422) 2005 (444) 2005 (423)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 821 companies were dissolved in Reading during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 45.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Reading UK 2010 821 87,705 2009 1,495 159,401 % change -45.1% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (1,495) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 281 316 224 Closed companies in 2009 324 373 798 % change -13.3% -15.3% -72% Record Year 2007 (349) 2008 (540) 2009 (798)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Reading during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -112 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Reading UK 2010 -112 13,787 2009 -733 -64,730 Record Year 2004 (888) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 -46 -83 17 Net growth in 2009 -63 -163 -507 Record Year 1999 (369) 2004 (247) 2004 (291)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Reading formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Reading 2010 0.7% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.9% 2007 1.0% 2006 1.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2009 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% % change -16.3% 0.7% -20.6% Record Year 1999 (2.2%) 2004 (1.5%) 1964 (1.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Reading was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Reading in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.04% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 2.11% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANCY 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.12% BUSINESS 1.01% PROPERTY 2.38% ASSOCIATES 0.90% TRADING 2.04% TRADING 0.72% ASSOCIATES 2.01% IT 0.70% DESIGN 1.93% SERVICE 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.57% BUSINESS 1.80% READING 0.57% MEDIA 1.75% MARKETING 0.46% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PARTNERS 0.46% LONDON 1.59% MEDIA 0.46% ENGINEERING 1.59% GLOBAL 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CARE 0.46% CARE 1.44% ENTERPRISES 0.46% J 1.44% CAPITAL 0.46% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% PROJECT 0.44% GLOBAL 1.42% INTERNATIONAL 0.44% IT 1.35% DESIGN 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.35% EUROPE 0.44% BUILDING 1.32% PROPERTY 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.41% M 1.28% SALES 0.39% SYSTEMS 1.26% ENERGY 0.39% S 1.24%
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 2,161 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 429 69,802 7499 - Non-trading company 402 13,408 7414 - Business & management consultancy 174 14,940 74990 - Non-trading company 165 7,649 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 160 25,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 158 8,292 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 148 8,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 121 13,161 9999 - Dormant Company 117 21,484 7260 - Other computer related activities 116 8,967 99999 - Dormant Company 90 14,072 62090 - Other information technology service activities 76 5,716 9305 - Other service activities 76 9,454 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 46 6,460 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 7,767 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 39 7,634 98000 - Residents property management 37 3,273 62012 - Business and domestic software development 33 2,548 5530 - Restaurants 31 5,181
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07358210 TECHNET IT LIMITED 26 Aug 2010 07358192 BLEND MARKETING LIMITED 26 Aug 2010 07355678 PUSH EMEA LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07353414 WISDOMHEAD LTD 23 Aug 2010 07352775 PATH PRODUCTS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010 07351817 SUMMUS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Aug 2010 07348747 ECO GREEN RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED 17 Aug 2010 07343777 WAVE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS LTD 12 Aug 2010 07341588 THE WEATHER CLUB 10 Aug 2010 07340083 MS SIDDIQUE LTD 09 Aug 2010 07337284 NU I LTD 05 Aug 2010 07335301 KINLOCH ESTATES (BRACKNELL) LIMITED 04 Aug 2010 07359908 ARCHIMEDES PHARMA TRUSTEES LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07353680 PC FIX I.T. LTD 23 Aug 2010 07345513 CHARLES KERNTHALER LTD 13 Aug 2010 07332431 CMDB SERVICE MANAGERS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010 07356901 31 LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD FREEHOLDERS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010 07339673 KEYMAX LIMITED 09 Aug 2010 07338421 MISTRAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010 07335926 BBC (CAVERSHAM) CLUB LIMITED 04 Aug 2010 07349912 BEACON RESPONSE LTD 18 Aug 2010 07355543 EVIDENCE INVESTIGATIONS LTD 24 Aug 2010 07346623 HOLISTIC LIFE THERAPY LIMITED 16 Aug 2010 07337811 LANFORD SECURITY LTD 06 Aug 2010 07360647 PIZZA AL FRESCO LTD 31 Aug 2010
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