Reading, Berkshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Reading UK 2012 712 118,868 2011 793 114,512 % change -10.2% 3.8% Record Year 2005 (1,256) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 254 208 250 New companies in 2011 250 243 300 % change 1.6% -14.4% -16.7% Record Year 1999 (422) 2005 (444) 2005 (423)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Reading UK 2012 627 74,772 2011 816 72,230 % change -23.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,495) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 246 215 166 Closed companies in 2011 397 218 201 % change -38.0% -1.4% -17% Record Year 2011 (397) 2008 (540) 2009 (798)
Net Company Growth
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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) Reading UK 2012 85 44,096 2011 -23 42,282 Record Year 2004 (888) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 8 -7 84 Net growth in 2011 -147 25 99 Record Year 1999 (369) 2004 (247) 2004 (291)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.6% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% % change -8.8% -13.7% -17.6% Record Year 1999 (2.2%) 2004 (1.5%) 1964 (1.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.84% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.91% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.28% READING 1.15% PROPERTY 2.35% ASSOCIATES 0.80% TRADING 2.08% J 0.73% DESIGN 1.87% IT 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.83% BERKSHIRE 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.63% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% GLOBAL 0.58% MEDIA 1.67% MEDIA 0.58% LONDON 1.67% TECHNOLOGIES 0.55% J 1.55% TECHNOLOGY 0.53% GLOBAL 1.53% C 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.46% SYSTEMS 0.50% IT 1.43% MARKETING 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.34% CAPITAL 0.48% CARE 1.32% PARTNERS 0.45% M 1.27% ENGINEERING 0.45% BUILDING 1.22% SECURITY 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PROJECT 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.20% RECRUITMENT 0.45% S 1.17% CORPORATE 0.43% SECURITY 1.16%
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 2,501 331,455 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 219 14,774 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 204 19,425 74990 - Non-trading company 185 9,203 7487 - Other business activities 184 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 155 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 120 25,035 7499 - Non-trading company 111 6,164 7414 - Business & management consultancy 97 8,437 62090 - Other information technology service activities 94 7,869 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 83 4,997 62012 - Business and domestic software development 69 4,584 9999 - Dormant Company 68 12,598 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 66 9,891 7260 - Other computer related activities 63 4,979 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 63 13,716 98000 - Residents property management 50 2,786 9305 - Other service activities 49 6,142 41100 - Development of building projects 37 4,965 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 32 4,119
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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