Reading, Berkshire
Q3 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.
Headlines
- The record third quarter for female directors in Reading was in 2013 when 28.7% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 788 companies were registered in Reading during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Reading UK 2013 788 132,684 2012 712 118,868 % change 10.7% 11.6% Record Year 2005 (1,256) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 281 239 268 New companies in 2012 254 208 250 % change 10.6% 14.9% 7.2% Record Year 1999 (422) 2005 (444) 2005 (423)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 565 companies were dissolved in Reading during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Reading UK 2013 565 86,170 2012 638 75,908 % change -11.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (1,495) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 181 166 218 Closed companies in 2012 246 215 177 % change -26.4% -22.8% 23% Record Year 2011 (397) 2008 (540) 2009 (798)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Reading during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 223 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Reading UK 2013 223 46,514 2012 74 42,960 Record Year 2004 (888) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 100 73 50 Net growth in 2012 8 -7 73 Record Year 1999 (369) 2004 (247) 2004 (291)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Reading formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Reading 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% % change -1.0% 5.4% -6.0% Record Year 1999 (2.2%) 2004 (1.5%) 2005 (1.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Reading was in 2013 when 28.7% of all directors were female.
28.7% of all director appointments in Reading in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.97% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 2.43% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.45% READING 1.12% PROPERTY 2.53% ASSOCIATES 0.90% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.71% LONDON 1.79% CAPITAL 0.68% DESIGN 1.78% IT 0.68% BUSINESS 1.74% BERKSHIRE 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% HOUSE 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.69% TECHNOLOGIES 0.66% CARE 1.64% DESIGN 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.61% BUSINESS 0.61% GLOBAL 1.59% MARKETING 0.58% J 1.54% M 0.54% MEDIA 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.53% GLOBAL 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.45% J 0.51% IT 1.39% CARE 0.49% M 1.25% TRADING 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENERGY 0.46% BUILDING 1.19% FINANCIAL 0.46% CAPITAL 1.19% HOLDINGS 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% INVESTMENTS 0.41% TRAINING 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 1,634 260,135 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 415 26,675 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 323 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 270 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 242 46,169 74990 - Non-trading company 197 14,228 62090 - Other information technology service activities 155 12,516 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 135 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 121 17,715 62012 - Business and domestic software development 109 9,104 98000 - Residents property management 81 4,680 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 67 8,475 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 56 6,979 41100 - Development of building projects 48 9,271 86900 - Other human health activities 45 9,203 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 41 5,706 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 39 3,601 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 37 7,590 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 37 5,576 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 37 4,590
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE OC386299 L1 ENERGY (UK) LLP 01 Jul 2013 08596249 SURRITA LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08599737 SEMICON SYSTEMS LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08603706 ORTHODOX HOME SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Jul 2013 08604574 NUMERICAL SOLUTION (UK) LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08607212 KIVUE LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08608212 SEER LIVING LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08610903 172 RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LTD 16 Jul 2013 08616126 LUNA COFFEE LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08616617 EMPLOYABILITY TOWN LTD 19 Jul 2013 08616799 BLACK TELECOM LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08619715 RESPONSIVE LABS LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08626863 THERMAL ENGLAND LIMITED 26 Jul 2013 08630605 ENRG-UN LIMITED 30 Jul 2013 08631197 BURGHLEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 30 Jul 2013 08631385 TELESTROAM GLOBAL LIMITED 31 Jul 2013 08609571 QUALITY COMMERCIAL CLEANING PTY. LTD. 15 Jul 2013 08623081 GETRONICS UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS (UK) LTD 24 Jul 2013 08625250 FLORICH LIMITED 25 Jul 2013 08628598 SACRED VOWS LIMITED 29 Jul 2013 08594716 TELCO SKILLS LTD 02 Jul 2013 08604281 SOLOMON DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08619360 GABLE HOUSE LTD 22 Jul 2013 08623672 ALLERGY AWARE LIMITED 24 Jul 2013 08625233 TYRRILLS LTD 25 Jul 2013
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