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Reading, Berkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Reading when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 793 companies were registered in Reading during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ReadingUK
    2011793114,512
    2010709101,492
    % change11.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2005 (1,256) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011250243300
    New companies in 2010235233241
    % change6.4%4.3%24.5%
    Record Year1999 (422)2005 (444)2005 (423)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 816 companies were dissolved in Reading during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ReadingUK
    201181672,230
    201082187,705
    % change-0.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (1,495) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Reading when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011397218201
    Closed companies in 2010281316224
    % change41.3%-31.0%-10%
    Record Year2011 (397)2008 (540)2009 (798)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Reading during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was -23 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ReadingUK
    2011-2342,282
    2010-11213,787
    Record Year 2004 (888) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011-1472599
    Net growth in 2010-46-8317
    Record Year1999 (369)2004 (247)2004 (291)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Reading formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Reading
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    20071.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.7%0.6%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20100.7%0.7%0.7%
    % change-2.6%-12.2%12.4%
    Record Year1999 (2.2%)2004 (1.5%)1964 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Reading was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.1% of all director appointments in Reading in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.13%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT2.35%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    SOLAR0.93%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY0.78%TRADING2.06%
    BUSINESS0.76%DESIGN1.94%
    IT0.76%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.71%BUSINESS1.82%
    READING0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRADING0.64%ENGINEERING1.74%
    MEDIA0.59%MEDIA1.72%
    BERKSHIRE0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MARKETING0.51%LONDON1.63%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%J1.47%
    DESIGN0.51%GLOBAL1.46%
    CAPITAL0.49%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROJECT0.46%CARE1.42%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%IT1.38%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    GLOBAL0.44%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SECURITY0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TECHNOLOGY0.42%M1.25%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%ENERGY1.22%
    CLEANING0.42%TRAINING1.21%
    INTERNATIONAL0.39%S1.21%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,804204,493
    7487 - Other business activities34265,177
    7499 - Non-trading company26211,543
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities18710,137
    7414 - Business & management consultancy17114,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16915,760
    74990 - Non-trading company1538,064
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14929,245
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply1458,345
    9999 - Dormant Company12922,587
    7260 - Other computer related activities1038,686
    99999 - Dormant Company9318,281
    9305 - Other service activities7710,525
    62090 - Other information technology service activities756,798
    62012 - Business and domestic software development553,137
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5110,018
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified457,551
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering406,321
    98000 - Residents property management392,664
    41100 - Development of building projects333,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690787 TEPPLER IMPORTS LTD. 04 Jul 2011
    07692194 ESPIRE LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07697033 TODAY PUBLISHING LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07698187 SAI SRI TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07698368 STOKE CLEANING SERVICES LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07699092 HAKIMZAY LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07702010 BERKSHIRE STORAGE& RECOVERY LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07706425 THE ORNATE WORLD LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07710405 FIR TREE PARTNERS UK (CORPORATE MEMBER) LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07712787 ASK TECH SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07720060 PC TECHNOLOGIES LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07690252 PAUL COLACO & CO LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07690381 COMBINED DIFFERENCES LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07700743 ALDER INTERIM MANAGEMENT LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07700747 FORTUNE & DAVIES CONSULTING LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07709061 TAILORMADE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07716489 DNK JEWELLERS LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07717063 DATE SAFELY LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07691504 TROYWEST SOFTWARE LTD. 04 Jul 2011
    07693029 MERIBEL LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07701347 PETER BRETT CONSULTING LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07707806 SKELETUS CONCEPT DESIGN LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07711081 ACCOUNTING 4 SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07719760 YDHTD LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07722511 VCRUIT LTD 29 Jul 2011