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 08346967 KAZ(UK) LIMITED 04 Jan 2013 08347970 MF IT LIMITED 04 Jan 2013 08352080 SHAW TELESOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013 OC381496 PIQUANT TECHNOLOGIES LLP 09 Jan 2013 08355111 ALBIN & CO. LIMITED 10 Jan 2013 08355972 SYNERGETIC HR LTD 10 Jan 2013 08360535 BNB SERVICE LIMITED 15 Jan 2013 08362812 ARTISAN PARTNERS II LIMITED 16 Jan 2013 08362967 ROY'S TRADING LTD 16 Jan 2013 08366997 VERDERG PIPE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 21 Jan 2013 08371500 CREST AEROSPACE LIMITED 23 Jan 2013 OC381902 VENN FINANCE LLP 25 Jan 2013 08378403 DESIRE COMMS LIMITED 28 Jan 2013 08347012 SHAEL CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jan 2013 08361609 FRYE TECHNOLOGIES LTD 15 Jan 2013 08361914 THIRD SECTOR LAW LIMITED 15 Jan 2013 08362842 MOON TUITION LTD 16 Jan 2013 08381953 LEVIZO LIMITED 30 Jan 2013 08346267 MACHVERGE LONDON CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Jan 2013 08356798 DEVANS DAY CARE LIMITED 11 Jan 2013 08361279 COLLABORATIVE RECYCLING NETWORK LIMITED 15 Jan 2013 08363584 THAMES TANDOORI LTD 16 Jan 2013 08373521 JAALFI LIMITED 24 Jan 2013 08360007 EVENT KITCHENS LIMITED 14 Jan 2013 08344245 G BUTLER & SONS LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
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