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Companies in Reading

DistrictSouth East
Live companies13,086registered office in Reading
New, past 12 months1,48811.4% of live companies
Median age6 yrsof live companies
In liquidation or administration3222.5%
Oldest still active1897incorporated 11 Aug 1897

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

05001,0001,5002,0002011: 26120112012: 2442013: 33420132014: 3562015: 45720152016: 4362017: 45520172018: 5652019: 63920192020: 6102021: 69120212022: 7272023: 91120232024: 1,0922025: 1,53620252026: 1,226

Where

Reading, South East

Reading

Towns in Reading

Live companies by town.

Most common activities

Main activity of live companies in Reading, excluding dormant and non-trading.

ActivityCompaniesCount
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68209
749
Information technology consultancy activities 62020
673
Buying and selling of own real estate 68100
618
Management consultancy activities other than financial management 70229
447
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 47910
418
Residents property management 98000
373
Other business support service activities n.e.c. 82990
367
Business and domestic software development 62012
347
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. 64209
274
Other information technology service activities 62090
250
Development of building projects 41100
221
Other service activities n.e.c. 96090
202

Oldest companies in Reading

Earliest incorporations still live. Open a town for the full list.

CompanyActivityIncorporated
The Reading Football Club Limited
00053703
Other sports activities11 Aug 1897
Associated Biscuits
00056713
Non-specialised wholesale food, etc.29 Mar 1898
Hill's Rubber Company,limited
00063593
Buying and selling of own real estate15 Sept 1899
Quaker Oats.limited
00064262
Grain milling22 Nov 1899
Link-Miles Limited
00084390
Dormant Company26 Apr 1905
Killby & Gayford (Holdings) Limited
00091267
Non-trading company17 Dec 1906
Edwards & Godding Limited
00094167
Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores13 Jul 1907
Robert Cort Properties Limited
00097922
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate11 May 1908
00103556 Limited
00103556
—17 Jun 1909
Reading Liberal Club Company Limited
00106623
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified22 Dec 1909
Hickie and Hickie,limited
00132374
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate25 Nov 1913
The Abbey School, Reading
00133676
General secondary education31 Jan 1914