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IT support or consultancy companies in the Reading area

3,297 iT support or consultancy companies have a registered office in the Reading area (RG postcodes), and 575 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £27,414 in cash and owed £16,740 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Information technology consultancy activities” (SIC 62020). Covers companies with a registered office in RG postcodes, including Reading, Basingstoke, Newbury.

The numbers

IT support or consultancy companies in the Reading area (RG postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureReadingUK
Registered companies3,297129,577
Formed in 2025 or 2026575 (17%)22%
Being struck off or in liquidation197 (6%)9.1%
Typical cash at year end£27,414607 accounts£20,549
Typical amount owed at year end£16,7402,020 accounts£14,784
Typical number of employees12,091 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

the Reading area (RG postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

IT support or consultancy companies are 5.2% of companies registered in the Reading area (RG postcodes), against 2.4% UK-wide (2.2× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

You can start without much equipment

The typical it support or consultancy company in the Reading area (RG postcodes) carries £1,984 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 96% of UK industries.

Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical it support or consultancy company in the Reading area (RG postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (2,091 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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