Reading, Berkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08835477 HARPER SOLAR LIMITED 07 Jan 2014 08840285 BRIGHT HORSE LIMITED 10 Jan 2014 08840684 NSR AUTOTRADERS LTD 10 Jan 2014 08849032 BLUE APPLE CATERING HOLDINGS LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08854299 WOOP DESIGN LTD 21 Jan 2014 08858760 NICK VALLANCE LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08860261 WET GLOBAL LTD 24 Jan 2014 08861297 MEADOW GATE (BEACONSFIELD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 24 Jan 2014 08861803 WILD LIME READING LTD 27 Jan 2014 08863369 PEOPLESOFT CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2014 08864870 RED FOX COUNTRY LIMITED 28 Jan 2014 OC390697 SLEVIN DEVELOPMENTS (KIDLINGTON) LLP 29 Jan 2014 08829010 A KEY MOUSTACHE LTD 02 Jan 2014 08829721 JAMBO GLOBAL EXPRESS LIMITED 02 Jan 2014 08831221 TOPREAL LTD 03 Jan 2014 08843120 THORNBRIDGE 1969 LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08846275 DOROTHY DIX LIMITED 15 Jan 2014 08847776 DEBRA HILL LTD 16 Jan 2014 08848670 JONASI LTD 16 Jan 2014 08850629 UNION SPA LIMITED 17 Jan 2014 08855274 WHITE LILLY LTD 21 Jan 2014 08866510 BLUE CACTUS PUBLISHING LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08867125 TMPB CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08870658 WINFILDAZ LTD 31 Jan 2014 08830478 AZTEC CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
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