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 OC391950 THE ENT CONSULTANCY LLP 13 Mar 2014 08924971 NINO TRANSPORT LTD 06 Mar 2014 08930881 NEPAL DIRECTORY LTD. 10 Mar 2014 08931497 HCN GROUP LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08932363 PAVILION SECURITIES LIMITED 11 Mar 2014 08933369 COSY POINT LTD 11 Mar 2014 08935205 CARAUDIO.ES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014 08935414 DELANEY CONSULTANT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Mar 2014 08937294 TP-LINK ENTERPRISES (UK) LIMITED 13 Mar 2014 08938177 KINTON LIMITED 13 Mar 2014 08940242 NIBBLE-IT LTD 14 Mar 2014 08941905 JAMES SMITH WEB CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Mar 2014 08950389 BLISSFUL LIVING LIMITED 20 Mar 2014 08953327 KLEAR KODE SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Mar 2014 08957594 TVC 1 LIMITED 25 Mar 2014 08959657 SCHOOL EVENTS LIMITED 26 Mar 2014 08963845 BUSINESS ANALYTICS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 27 Mar 2014 08928277 ER CLEANERS LTD 07 Mar 2014 08928886 DRMB SECURE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08930022 MAYFAIR ARCHITECTS LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08931669 IVYL CARE LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08937321 INCORPORATED INK LIMITED 13 Mar 2014 08937793 KILDANI CREATIVE SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2014 08943270 SJNIX SERVICES LTD 17 Mar 2014 08943468 SWMC CREATIVE LTD. 17 Mar 2014
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