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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