Reading, Berkshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 884 companies were registered in Reading during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 12.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Reading UK 2014 884 143,414 2013 788 132,684 % change 12.2% 8.1% Record Year 2005 (1,256) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 327 266 291 New companies in 2013 281 239 268 % change 16.4% 11.3% 8.6% Record Year 1999 (422) 2005 (444) 2005 (423)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 696 companies were dissolved in Reading during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 23.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Reading UK 2014 696 101,670 2013 565 86,170 % change 23.2% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (1,495) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 265 168 263 Closed companies in 2013 181 166 218 % change 46.4% 1.2% 21% Record Year 2011 (397) 2008 (540) 2009 (798)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Reading during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 188 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Reading UK 2014 188 41,744 2013 223 46,514 Record Year 2005 (694) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 62 98 28 Net growth in 2013 100 73 50 Record Year 1999 (369) 2004 (247) 2004 (291)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Reading formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Reading 2014 0.6% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% % change 5.7% 6.1% -0.4% Record Year 1999 (2.2%) 2004 (1.5%) 2005 (1.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Reading was in 2013 when 28.7% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Reading in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.47% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 2.15% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTANCY 1.66% CONSULTANCY 3.55% DESIGN 0.88% PROPERTY 2.62% READING 0.88% ENGINEERING 2.07% BUSINESS 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% IT 0.85% TRADING 2.00% CARE 0.74% LONDON 1.95% BERKSHIRE 0.70% CARE 1.94% CONSULTANTS 0.67% TRANSPORT 1.76% PROPERTY 0.65% DESIGN 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.63% GLOBAL 0.52% BUSINESS 1.62% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% J 1.53% PROPERTIES 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.53% J 0.49% GLOBAL 1.51% ENTERPRISES 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.50% TRADING 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MEDIA 0.45% MEDIA 1.38% R 0.45% CO., 1.36% INVESTMENTS 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% TECHNOLOGIES 0.43% BUILDING 1.30% (READING) 0.40% IT 1.30% TECHNOLOGY 0.40% M 1.23%
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 1,605 278,481 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 427 29,313 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 365 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 235 57,264 99999 - Dormant Company 226 48,286 74990 - Non-trading company 178 14,006 62090 - Other information technology service activities 161 12,795 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 137 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 109 18,890 62012 - Business and domestic software development 108 9,675 98000 - Residents property management 88 5,047 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 72 9,914 86900 - Other human health activities 67 11,807 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 52 7,401 41100 - Development of building projects 52 10,604 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 44 7,151 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 41 4,093 35110 - Production of electricity 40 2,374 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 37 7,917 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 37 5,083
Recent Companies
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