Reading, Berkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 980 companies were registered in Reading during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Reading UK 2015 980 161,156 2014 838 150,722 % change 16.9% 6.9% Record Year 2006 (1,533) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 292 325 363 New companies in 2014 266 247 325 % change 9.8% 31.6% 11.7% Record Year 2006 (459) 2005 (549) 2006 (595)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 657 companies were dissolved in Reading during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Reading UK 2015 657 89,523 2014 605 82,370 % change 8.6% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (1,475) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 177 236 244 Closed companies in 2014 174 203 228 % change 1.7% 16.3% 7% Record Year 2007 (327) 2011 (418) 2009 (1,041)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Reading during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 323 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Reading UK 2015 323 71,633 2014 233 68,352 Record Year 2006 (1,065) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 115 89 119 Net growth in 2014 92 44 97 Record Year 2005 (346) 2005 (441) 2006 (463)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Reading formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Reading 2015 0.6% 2014 0.6% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (1.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2014 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% % change 7.7% 21.2% 1.8% Record Year 2005 (1.6%) 2005 (1.7%) 2005 (1.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Reading was in 2007 when 26.8% of all directors were female.
24.9% of all director appointments in Reading in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.47% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 2.26% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.62% IT 0.91% PROPERTY 2.72% READING 0.87% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% DESIGN 0.80% CARE 2.13% BUSINESS 0.74% ENGINEERING 2.12% CARE 0.70% LONDON 1.91% ENGINEERING 0.66% TRADING 1.88% PROPERTY 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.61% DESIGN 1.65% TRANSPORT 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.51% CO., 1.58% ENTERPRISES 0.51% J 1.55% TECHNOLOGIES 0.49% CONSULTANTS 1.54% HOUSE 0.49% BUSINESS 1.49% BERKSHIRE 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% GLOBAL 1.46% MARKETING 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.44% PROPERTIES 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% GLOBAL 0.47% BUILDING 1.31% ENERGY 0.44% IT 1.30% CO 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% CAPITAL 0.42% M 1.27%
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 1,629 288,953 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 420 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 374 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 246 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 218 49,474 74990 - Non-trading company 171 13,794 62090 - Other information technology service activities 163 12,862 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 133 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 107 19,098 62012 - Business and domestic software development 98 9,651 98000 - Residents property management 87 5,308 86900 - Other human health activities 87 13,990 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 72 10,200 41100 - Development of building projects 53 11,863 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 47 3,832 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 45 7,797 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 45 7,682 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 42 6,242 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 41 6,557 35110 - Production of electricity 40 2,602
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09464287 PREMA CHAPAGAIN COMPANY LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09465412 KHASS LTD 02 Mar 2015 09466245 TRYAZ EMPIRE LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09466967 BLUE ZEPHYR LTD 03 Mar 2015 09470501 JEREMY ARCHARD LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09471920 EMPATHETIC CARE LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09477845 H FORMULATIONS LTD 09 Mar 2015 09481059 LANTERN LIGHTS LTD 10 Mar 2015 09484635 WITTEVEEN+BOS UK LIMITED 11 Mar 2015 09488440 CHIKORY VENTURES LTD. 13 Mar 2015 09489795 AYALA INTERNATIONAL LTD 13 Mar 2015 09489831 ANDREW LORD FURNITURE LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09491230 LINCOLN MARITIME LTD. 16 Mar 2015 09492123 ELDONDALE PEOPLE LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09493764 ROKOS SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09496495 ARCADE HOLLOWAY LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 09498823 MAJARA LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09499948 MAGAL ENGINEERING FAR EAST LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09505759 DPH SERVICES LTD 24 Mar 2015 09510404 BM AM&FM LTD 26 Mar 2015 09510412 DOTOLO LTD 26 Mar 2015 09510718 UTP MERCHANT SERVICES LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09513511 SURE MIX LEARNING LTD 27 Mar 2015 09515560 ALTIMUS FOOTCARE LIMITED 28 Mar 2015 09519609 SUCCEED CONSULTING LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
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