Reading, Berkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 838 companies were registered in Reading during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Reading UK 2014 838 150,722 2013 813 134,802 % change 3.1% 11.8% Record Year 2005 (1,565) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 266 247 325 New companies in 2013 237 286 290 % change 12.2% -13.6% 12.1% Record Year 2006 (459) 2005 (549) 2006 (595)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 605 companies were dissolved in Reading during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Reading UK 2014 605 82,370 2013 627 77,914 % change -3.5% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (1,475) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 174 203 228 Closed companies in 2013 270 192 165 % change -35.6% 5.7% 38% Record Year 2007 (327) 2011 (418) 2009 (1,041)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Reading during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 233 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Reading UK 2014 233 68,352 2013 186 56,888 Record Year 2005 (1,237) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 92 44 97 Net growth in 2013 -33 94 125 Record Year 2005 (346) 2005 (441) 2006 (463)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Reading formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Reading 2014 0.6% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (1.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% % change 5.0% -20.3% -6.5% Record Year 2005 (1.6%) 2005 (1.7%) 2005 (1.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Reading was in 2007 when 26.8% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Reading in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.62% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 2.19% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.49% READING 0.94% PROPERTY 2.64% ASSOCIATES 0.92% TRADING 2.05% DESIGN 0.75% LONDON 1.88% IT 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.86% BERKSHIRE 0.73% CARE 1.79% CONSULTANTS 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% BUSINESS 0.66% DESIGN 1.75% PROPERTY 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CARE 0.59% BUSINESS 1.71% TECHNOLOGIES 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.60% ENGINEERING 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.60% J 0.54% GLOBAL 1.58% GLOBAL 0.50% J 1.48% SYSTEMS 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.48% TRADING 0.45% MEDIA 1.48% M 0.45% IT 1.33% CAPITAL 0.45% TRANSPORT 1.30% BUILDING 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% MARKETING 0.40% BUILDING 1.24% CONSTRUCTION 0.40% M 1.21% HOUSE 0.40% CAPITAL 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 1,679 280,210 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 413 27,750 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 333 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 246 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 236 47,084 74990 - Non-trading company 188 14,135 62090 - Other information technology service activities 173 12,813 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 140 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 120 18,491 62012 - Business and domestic software development 114 9,509 98000 - Residents property management 85 4,832 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 72 9,358 86900 - Other human health activities 55 10,273 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 55 7,313 41100 - Development of building projects 43 9,855 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 41 3,840 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 39 5,988 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 38 6,559 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 37 5,537 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 36 4,866
Recent Companies
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