Reading, Berkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)ReadingUK
    2014884143,414
    2013788132,684
    % change12.2%8.1%
    Record Year 2005 (1,256) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014327266291
    New companies in 2013281239268
    % change16.4%11.3%8.6%
    Record Year1999 (422)2005 (444)2005 (423)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ReadingUK
    2014696101,670
    201356586,170
    % change23.2%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (1,495) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014265168263
    Closed companies in 2013181166218
    % change46.4%1.2%21%
    Record Year2011 (397)2008 (540)2009 (798)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ReadingUK
    201418841,744
    201322346,514
    Record Year 2005 (694) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014629828
    Net growth in 20131007350
    Record Year1999 (369)2004 (247)2004 (291)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.6%
    20130.6%
    20120.6%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.6%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.6%0.6%
    % change5.7%6.1%-0.4%
    Record Year1999 (2.2%)2004 (1.5%)2005 (1.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.47%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT2.15%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.66%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    DESIGN0.88%PROPERTY2.62%
    READING0.88%ENGINEERING2.07%
    BUSINESS0.85%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    IT0.85%TRADING2.00%
    CARE0.74%LONDON1.95%
    BERKSHIRE0.70%CARE1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%TRANSPORT1.76%
    PROPERTY0.65%DESIGN1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.56%PROPERTIES1.63%
    GLOBAL0.52%BUSINESS1.62%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%J1.53%
    PROPERTIES0.49%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    J0.49%GLOBAL1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    TRADING0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MEDIA0.45%MEDIA1.38%
    R0.45%CO.,1.36%
    INVESTMENTS0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    (READING)0.40%IT1.30%
    TECHNOLOGY0.40%M1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,605278,481
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities42729,313
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management36540,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified23557,264
    99999 - Dormant Company22648,286
    74990 - Non-trading company17814,006
    62090 - Other information technology service activities16112,795
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13728,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified10918,890
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1089,675
    98000 - Residents property management885,047
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet729,914
    86900 - Other human health activities6711,807
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities527,401
    41100 - Development of building projects5210,604
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings447,151
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies414,093
    35110 - Production of electricity402,374
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands377,917
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation375,083

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157409 COSMIC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09163850 BOOKABLE PACKAGES.COM LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09167883 CAR VILLA LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09169979 CREMA GOODS LTD. 11 Aug 2014
    09180038 HARDIMANS PUB COMPANY LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09180793 DATA EXCHANGE SUPPLY SERVICES UK LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09187615 LUYINDI LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09187637 SAME ASSETS LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09188521 LETHAMASE LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09191264 HOPE UNIVERSAL LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09191542 SYNTEGRA ENERGY CONTRACTING LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192336 TOGGLE ON LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09194870 DOMINVS PROJECT COMPANY 4 LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09195921 SRAVYA TECHNOLOGIES LTD 30 Aug 2014
    09196771 ALINA GRUIA LTD 30 Aug 2014
    09162517 JAS LIFTING MANAGEMENT & CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09166844 SSANA LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09170398 BERKSHIRE CARS LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09171298 MCAULEY RESOURCE LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09178564 SIJON LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09179760 PREMIER GUARDING LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09182246 SMARTA TRADING LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09182636 FLYCHEAP LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09187348 CFCRISK LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09173584 TEMPEST IT LTD 13 Aug 2014