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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)ReadingUK
    2013788132,684
    2012712118,868
    % change10.7%11.6%
    Record Year 2005 (1,256) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013281239268
    New companies in 2012254208250
    % change10.6%14.9%7.2%
    Record Year1999 (422)2005 (444)2005 (423)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ReadingUK
    201356586,170
    201263875,908
    % change-11.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,495) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013181166218
    Closed companies in 2012246215177
    % change-26.4%-22.8%23%
    Record Year2011 (397)2008 (540)2009 (798)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ReadingUK
    201322346,514
    20127442,960
    Record Year 2004 (888) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20131007350
    Net growth in 20128-773
    Record Year1999 (369)2004 (247)2004 (291)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.6%
    20120.6%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.5%0.6%
    % change-1.0%5.4%-6.0%
    Record Year1999 (2.2%)2004 (1.5%)2005 (1.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.97%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT2.43%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.31%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    READING1.12%PROPERTY2.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.90%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.75%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.71%LONDON1.79%
    CAPITAL0.68%DESIGN1.78%
    IT0.68%BUSINESS1.74%
    BERKSHIRE0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    HOUSE0.66%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.66%CARE1.64%
    DESIGN0.63%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    BUSINESS0.61%GLOBAL1.59%
    MARKETING0.58%J1.54%
    M0.54%MEDIA1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.54%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    GLOBAL0.54%PROPERTIES1.45%
    J0.51%IT1.39%
    CARE0.49%M1.25%
    TRADING0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENERGY0.46%BUILDING1.19%
    FINANCIAL0.46%CAPITAL1.19%
    HOLDINGS0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    INVESTMENTS0.41%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,634260,135
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities41526,675
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management32334,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified27054,854
    99999 - Dormant Company24246,169
    74990 - Non-trading company19714,228
    62090 - Other information technology service activities15512,516
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13525,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified12117,715
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1099,104
    98000 - Residents property management814,680
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet678,475
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities566,979
    41100 - Development of building projects489,271
    86900 - Other human health activities459,203
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets415,706
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies393,601
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified377,590
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified375,576
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation374,590

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635342 HENFIELD VILLAGE STORES LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08637173 BENNELLICK ENGINEERING LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08639702 QWASI, INC (EUROPE) LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08642851 GRENVILLE PUGH LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08643040 PEPPER EUROPE INVESTMENTS UK LTD 08 Aug 2013
    OC387142 ASHGROVE HOMES (MORTIMER) LLP 08 Aug 2013
    08643341 HOLY PILGRIMAGE LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08645159 IMPRIVATA UK LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08646007 DENOM CONCORDE LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08655413 DANIEM LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08659432 KAMILIO LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08664926 MO ORAL HEALTH LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08635371 ZULU TRAVEL LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08648786 T - INET CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08652108 EAGLE CONSULTANTS LONDON LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08636758 RLJ CONTRACTS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08640993 QUERCUS LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08645904 MTS SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08647426 STARCROSS CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08657128 WISE ACCOUNTS LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658012 V RECRUITMENT LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658975 ABM PAPER UK LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08663799 ST INNS LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08669780 WASHII SERVICES LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08644145 BIGJUNGLE LTD 09 Aug 2013