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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