Reading, Berkshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 813 companies were registered in Reading during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Reading UK 2013 813 134,802 2012 809 131,491 % change 0.5% 2.5% Record Year 2005 (1,565) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 237 286 290 New companies in 2012 247 252 310 % change -4.0% 13.5% -6.5% Record Year 2006 (459) 2005 (549) 2006 (595)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 627 companies were dissolved in Reading during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Reading UK 2013 627 77,914 2012 595 67,576 % change 5.4% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (1,475) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 270 192 165 Closed companies in 2012 203 222 170 % change 33.0% -13.5% -3% Record Year 2007 (327) 2011 (418) 2009 (1,041)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Reading during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 186 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Reading UK 2013 186 56,888 2012 214 63,915 Record Year 2005 (1,237) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -33 94 125 Net growth in 2012 44 30 140 Record Year 2005 (346) 2005 (441) 2006 (463)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Reading formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Reading 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (1.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% % change -14.0% 12.6% -3.3% Record Year 2005 (1.6%) 2005 (1.7%) 2005 (1.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Reading was in 2007 when 26.8% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in Reading in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.80% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 2.09% MANAGEMENT 4.78% READING 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.08% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 0.88% TRADING 2.06% CAPITAL 0.83% DESIGN 1.79% J 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.78% BUSINESS 0.76% BUSINESS 1.77% ASSOCIATES 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CONSULTANTS 0.73% LONDON 1.72% IT 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.71% GLOBAL 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% BERKSHIRE 0.63% MEDIA 1.63% TECHNOLOGIES 0.61% GLOBAL 1.57% MEDIA 0.55% J 1.56% DESIGN 0.55% CARE 1.46% TRADING 0.55% IT 1.43% MARKETING 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.41% C 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.36% (READING) 0.50% M 1.25% TECHNOLOGY 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% CARE 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% HOLDINGS 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.18% HOUSE 0.48% TRAINING 1.17% FINANCIAL 0.43% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,680 249,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 404 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 318 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 269 54,531 74990 - Non-trading company 234 14,129 99999 - Dormant Company 226 43,384 62090 - Other information technology service activities 158 12,664 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 118 16,448 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 118 23,532 62012 - Business and domestic software development 109 8,099 98000 - Residents property management 82 4,579 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 64 7,199 41100 - Development of building projects 51 8,637 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 45 6,591 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 42 5,186 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 40 5,104 86900 - Other human health activities 40 8,465 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 39 6,954 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 37 5,062 35110 - Production of electricity 35 1,854
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08427006 MEGHNA ENTERPRISES LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08430279 ASPIRE LUXURY HOMES LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08430731 WESTWICK MELROSE & CROMWELL LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08431184 CSW PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08433299 A. CANIPAROLI LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08440267 BEAUTY STUDIO READING LIMITED 12 Mar 2013 08444078 PANIGRAHI LIMITED 14 Mar 2013 08450481 DOMINVS PROJECT COMPANY LIMITED 19 Mar 2013 08453675 VIRAT SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Mar 2013 08453980 CAINSZIE UK LTD 20 Mar 2013 08454588 HOME HUB BERKSHIRE LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08457093 D K IT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013 08457429 LEUCO LTD 22 Mar 2013 08457686 HUFFIER LIMITED 22 Mar 2013 08459850 SAPPHIRON CONSULTING LTD 25 Mar 2013 08462949 UNLIMITED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Mar 2013 08448641 BOVIK-SERVICE LTD 18 Mar 2013 08453920 MEDINITH LIMITED 20 Mar 2013 08454553 READING HYDROPONICS LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08455105 BRENDA MCLARTY UK LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08460774 ANDERSON HYNES LIMITED 25 Mar 2013 08462703 HSH STORES LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08428276 BEST DENTAL TRAINING LTD. 04 Mar 2013 08437811 GLITCHED SOFTWARE LTD 11 Mar 2013 08444230 CHEZ HELENE LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
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