Reading, Berkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 712 companies were registered in Reading during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ReadingUK
    2012712118,868
    2011793114,512
    % change-10.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2005 (1,256) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012254208250
    New companies in 2011250243300
    % change1.6%-14.4%-16.7%
    Record Year1999 (422)2005 (444)2005 (423)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 627 companies were dissolved in Reading during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ReadingUK
    201262774,772
    201181672,230
    % change-23.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,495) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012246215166
    Closed companies in 2011397218201
    % change-38.0%-1.4%-17%
    Record Year2011 (397)2008 (540)2009 (798)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Reading during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 85 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ReadingUK
    20128544,096
    2011-2342,282
    Record Year 2004 (888) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20128-784
    Net growth in 2011-1472599
    Record Year1999 (369)2004 (247)2004 (291)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Reading formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Reading
    20120.6%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.5%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20110.7%0.6%0.8%
    % change-8.8%-13.7%-17.6%
    Record Year1999 (2.2%)2004 (1.5%)1964 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    24.5% of all director appointments in Reading in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.84%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.91%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    READING1.15%PROPERTY2.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%TRADING2.08%
    J0.73%DESIGN1.87%
    IT0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BERKSHIRE0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.63%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    GLOBAL0.58%MEDIA1.67%
    MEDIA0.58%LONDON1.67%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.55%J1.55%
    TECHNOLOGY0.53%GLOBAL1.53%
    C0.53%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    SYSTEMS0.50%IT1.43%
    MARKETING0.50%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CAPITAL0.48%CARE1.32%
    PARTNERS0.45%M1.27%
    ENGINEERING0.45%BUILDING1.22%
    SECURITY0.45%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    PROJECT0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    RECRUITMENT0.45%S1.17%
    CORPORATE0.43%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,501331,455
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities21914,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management20419,425
    74990 - Non-trading company1859,203
    7487 - Other business activities18435,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15533,677
    99999 - Dormant Company12025,035
    7499 - Non-trading company1116,164
    7414 - Business & management consultancy978,437
    62090 - Other information technology service activities947,869
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply834,997
    62012 - Business and domestic software development694,584
    9999 - Dormant Company6812,598
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified669,891
    7260 - Other computer related activities634,979
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6313,716
    98000 - Residents property management502,786
    9305 - Other service activities496,142
    41100 - Development of building projects374,965
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities324,119

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08164641 OVIDIU ION LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08167275 LAPTOPPARTS4YOU LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08168562 CAFE PONCE OF PUERTO RICO UK LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08171771 OM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08174402 CUSTOM WATERS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174941 SRG CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08175990 OEI RECRUITMENT LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08179929 BLUE DOG CREATIVE LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08180959 D R TECH SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08181575 OBAN CARE SERVICES LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08182205 JAVIER INFANDE MERA CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08189351 SETTLE MY PPI LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08195399 DEXA UK LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08167477 COMPUCLINIC LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08173034 SPECTRAL BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08177622 CARLSBURGER LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08196101 BERKSHIRE MOBILITY TRANSPORT LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08163816 DW MEDICOLEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08164706 GREENTECH INSULATION UK LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08174566 READING STORAGE SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08179937 RSSB TELECOM LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08191238 KAFLE CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08196773 ON A LOOP LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08167867 WEBSTER'S CLASSICS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08177544 EKON EQUIPMENT LIMITED 13 Aug 2012