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
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