Reading, Berkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 809 companies were registered in Reading during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Reading UK 2012 809 131,491 2011 839 116,391 % change -3.6% 13.0% Record Year 2005 (1,565) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 247 252 310 New companies in 2011 219 297 323 % change 12.8% -15.2% -4.0% Record Year 2006 (459) 2005 (549) 2006 (595)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 595 companies were dissolved in Reading during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 48.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Reading UK 2012 595 67,576 2011 1,155 90,987 % change -48.5% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (1,475) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 203 222 170 Closed companies in 2011 327 418 410 % change -37.9% -46.9% -59% Record Year 2011 (327) 2011 (418) 2009 (1,041)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Reading during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 214 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Reading UK 2012 214 63,915 2011 -316 25,404 Record Year 2005 (1,237) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 44 30 140 Net growth in 2011 -108 -121 -87 Record Year 2005 (346) 2005 (441) 2006 (463)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Reading formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Reading 2012 0.6% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.8% 2008 1.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (1.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% % change -3.3% -27.4% -10.2% Record Year 2005 (1.6%) 2005 (1.7%) 2005 (1.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Reading was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Reading in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.93% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.42% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.30% READING 0.76% PROPERTY 2.37% IT 0.71% TRADING 2.07% ASSOCIATES 0.68% DESIGN 1.93% PROJECT 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.64% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.79% TECHNOLOGIES 0.59% BUSINESS 1.73% BUSINESS 0.59% MEDIA 1.72% BERKSHIRE 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PARTNERS 0.59% LONDON 1.66% MARKETING 0.51% J 1.54% MEDIA 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENTERPRISES 0.49% GLOBAL 1.50% INTERNATIONAL 0.49% IT 1.40% SECURITY 0.46% CARE 1.34% SYSTEMS 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.31% TECHNOLOGY 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CLEANING 0.44% M 1.27% TRADING 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% INVESTMENTS 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% DOGGERBANK 0.44% S 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,815 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 270 52,735 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 229 14,303 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 212 19,704 74990 - Non-trading company 198 9,729 7499 - Non-trading company 179 9,102 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 173 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 145 12,113 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 120 6,934 99999 - Dormant Company 119 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 105 18,617 62090 - Other information technology service activities 94 8,145 7260 - Other computer related activities 88 7,154 62012 - Business and domestic software development 71 4,356 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 68 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 68 8,818 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 58 9,892 98000 - Residents property management 51 3,050 41100 - Development of building projects 42 4,984 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 33 5,169
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07898449 MIRTEL LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07900181 WIZARDS OF WISDOM LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07900735 LIVING TIME RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07902884 TILDA CONSULTING LTD 09 Jan 2012 07905419 NEO3TECH LTD 11 Jan 2012 07908093 IBRAND INSIGHT LTD 12 Jan 2012 07911409 DOGGERBANK PROJECT 5A SSER LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07911419 DOGGERBANK PROJECT 5B SSER LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07914254 MOUSE & BEAR LTD 18 Jan 2012 07914413 DOGGERBANK PROJECT 4B SSER LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07914492 DOGGERBANK PROJECT 6 BIZCO LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07921327 IDO-SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jan 2012 07921812 HOUSE OF CURRIES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07923265 SPECI@LKIDZ 25 Jan 2012 07923298 SNAPDRAGON PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07923791 APPLOGIQ LTD. 25 Jan 2012 07923793 PCP CONCRETE PUMPING LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07925738 THE USUAL (UK) LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07928260 AGE UK BERKSHIRE 30 Jan 2012 OC371447 ELDERSTONE CONSTRUCTION LLP 16 Jan 2012 07906745 KIDMORE CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07909191 LIBERTON INVESTIGATIONS LTD 13 Jan 2012 07912163 MCCOY BOON LTD 17 Jan 2012 07919499 VGV INFO SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jan 2012 07925388 QUANTUM PRINT (BERKSHIRE) LTD 26 Jan 2012
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