Chippenham, Wiltshire
2013 Half Year Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 199 companies were formed in Chippenham. This figure is 5.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Chippenham occurred in 2012 when a total of 210 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Chippenham UK 2013 199 269,432 2012 210 253,150 % change -5.2% 6.4% Record Year 2012 (210) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 95 companies were registered in Chippenham during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Chippenham UK 2013 95 134,630 2012 96 121,659 % change -1.0% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (96) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 34 31 30 New companies in 2012 33 35 28 % change 3.0% -11.4% 7.1% Record Year 2003 (36) 2012 (35) 2011 (34)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 127 companies were dissolved in Chippenham. This figure is 12.4% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Chippenham occurred in 2010 when a total of 171 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Chippenham UK 2013 127 155,192 2012 145 147,794 % change -12.4% 5.0% Record Year 2010 (171) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 55 companies were dissolved in Chippenham during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 40.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Chippenham UK 2013 55 77,278 2012 93 80,218 % change -40.9% -3.7% Record Year 2010 (98) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 20 14 21 Closed companies in 2012 20 31 42 % change 0.0% -54.8% -50% Record Year 2012 (20) 2009 (46) 2010 (59)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Chippenham increased by 72 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Chippenham UK 2013 72 114,240 2012 65 105,356 Record Year 2007 (134) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Chippenham during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 40 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Chippenham UK 2013 40 57,352 2012 3 41,441 Record Year 2007 (53) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 14 17 9 Net growth in 2012 13 4 -14 Record Year 2007 (30) 2003 (24) 2002 (28)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Chippenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Chippenham 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Chippenham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Chippenham 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -13.5% -14.0% -3.1% Record Year 1987 (0.2%) 1999 (0.1%) 2002 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 47.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 47.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Chippenham was 2005 when 40.7% of all directors were female.
26.7% of all director appointments in Chippenham in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Chippenham was in 2005 when 43.3% of all directors were female.
28.9% of all director appointments in Chippenham in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENERGY 2.50% CONSULTING 5.25% CONSULTING 2.23% MANAGEMENT 4.80% GOOD 1.95% CONSULTANCY 3.41% PARK 1.67% PROPERTY 2.48% SOLAR 1.53% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 1.25% ENGINEERING 1.81% ENGINEERING 1.25% DESIGN 1.79% IT 1.11% LONDON 1.77% MANAGEMENT 1.11% BUSINESS 1.77% - 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.68% ENTERPRISE 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% SECURITY 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.67% MARKETING 0.56% GLOBAL 1.59% C 0.56% MEDIA 1.57% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% CARE 1.55% CREATIVE 0.56% J 1.53% L 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.46% TECHNOLOGY 0.42% IT 1.40% J 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.40% FARM 0.42% M 1.26% WINDFARM 0.42% BUILDING 1.22% COTTAGE 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.19% CHIPPENHAM 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.18% PARTNERSHIP 0.42% CAPITAL 1.16% TRADING 0.42% TRAINING 1.16%
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 148 257,517 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 33,633 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 54,555 99999 - Dormant Company 37 44,817 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 25,583 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,578 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 17,095 74100 - specialised design activities 12 3,908 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 24,324 71129 - Other engineering activities 10 4,494 74990 - Non-trading company 10 14,303 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 5,319 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 9 4,452 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 6,771 41100 - Development of building projects 9 8,876 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 5,665 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,212 70100 - Activities of head offices 8 3,899 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 8 5,057 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 7 2,502
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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