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
    08127862 SHELDON PHILLIPS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08128302 BIGBAMBOOFENCING.COM LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08137355 TOWNSIDE HOMES (WEST LONDON) LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08139603 TENNIS WHIZZ UK LTD 11 Jul 2012
    OC376924 LONDON INVESTORS LLP 13 Jul 2012
    08142309 RAF-STAR LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08148475 ELEMENTARY EXECS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08148528 V&T STUDIO LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08152381 EXPRESS CLOUD LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08155027 20 KENNET STREET (READING) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08156403 VIRGO SECURITY SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08158829 TRITAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08159451 CLICBAC LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08159622 CAROUSEL CAROUSEL LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08159969 PISEAF 254 LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08160220 KOTLI SURGICAL SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08161933 BAAS CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08130017 JAAKOE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08147139 VISIONARY COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08130801 MOS ANIMATIONS LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08142946 EQUITTOR LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08148255 CGWA SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08152840 TIM MASON LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08128138 EASYGLAZE OPTICAL LTD. 03 Jul 2012
    08129340 JDMAIN ITS LTD 04 Jul 2012