Swansea, Swansea
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 256 companies were registered in Swansea during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Swansea UK 2010 256 105,137 2009 238 91,034 % change 7.6% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (317) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 76 82 98 New companies in 2009 72 84 82 % change 5.6% -2.4% 19.5% Record Year 2003 (91) 2003 (112) 2007 (118)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 174 companies were dissolved in Swansea during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 24.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Swansea UK 2010 174 82,677 2009 230 108,060 % change -24.3% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (230) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 44 55 75 Closed companies in 2009 27 60 143 % change 63.0% -8.3% -48% Record Year 2008 (60) 2008 (60) 2009 (143)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Swansea during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 82 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Swansea UK 2010 82 22,460 2009 8 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (198) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 32 27 23 Net growth in 2009 45 24 -61 Record Year 2003 (58) 2005 (74) 2006 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Swansea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Swansea 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -2.0% -16.4% -0.7% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1963 (0.9%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 49.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Swansea was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Swansea in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (SWANSEA) 1.40% MANAGEMENT 5.01% SWANSEA 1.33% CONSULTING 4.60% J 1.33% CONSULTANCY 2.87% WALES 1.26% PROPERTY 2.50% ENTERPRISES 1.03% ASSOCIATES 2.04% (WALES) 0.96% TRADING 1.93% MANAGEMENT 0.89% DESIGN 1.91% HOME 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ELECTRICAL 0.67% MEDIA 1.84% CARE 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% MARKETING 0.67% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CLEANING 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.63% LEISURE 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.54% DIRECT 0.59% J 1.48% CENTRE 0.59% LONDON 1.45% GREEN 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.45% GOWER 0.52% GROUP 1.37% FINANCIAL 0.52% GLOBAL 1.35% SYSTEMS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.35% T 0.52% BUILDING 1.34% PROPERTY 0.52% CARE 1.33% DESIGN 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% R 0.52% M 1.28% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.25% SECURITY 0.44% S 1.23%
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 650 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 130 74,904 9999 - Dormant Company 59 19,948 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 26,974 99999 - Dormant Company 38 13,808 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 31 9,325 9305 - Other service activities 25 9,038 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 8,154 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 22 9,659 7499 - Non-trading company 21 15,398 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 14,007 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 7,143 7414 - Business & management consultancy 18 17,003 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 10,331 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 4,131 5540 - Bars 15 2,070 7011 - Development & sell real estate 13 5,300 5530 - Restaurants 13 4,798 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 3,077
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07141378 GREEN ENERGY (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED 31 Jan 2010 07133876 STIRLING RECOVERY LTD 22 Jan 2010 07131169 WHITE ROCK PROPERTY CARE LIMITED 20 Jan 2010 07125803 CITY NAILS LTD 14 Jan 2010 07122429 UK MONEY SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Jan 2010 07121394 MARINA MARKETING LTD 11 Jan 2010 07118595 HOFFI COFFI (I LIKE COFFEE) LIMITED 07 Jan 2010 07117482 BEWISHES CO. LTD 06 Jan 2010 07117343 SHORELINE LOGISTICAL CARRIERS LIMITED 06 Jan 2010 07115182 MOREGREEN PROJECT 04 Jan 2010 07135520 WHATS IT LIKE INTERACTIVE LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07131139 TOPPS LOANS LIMITED 20 Jan 2010 07131119 NOAHS YARD LTD 20 Jan 2010 07120647 8BLACK LIMITED 09 Jan 2010 07120452 HWV 6 LIMITED 08 Jan 2010 07139217 SUPER CUP SERIES LTD 28 Jan 2010 07138800 A BEVAN DEMOLITION LIMITED 28 Jan 2010 07129764 CLASS DOMAINS LTD 19 Jan 2010 07116568 SWANSEA HEAT TRANSFER LTD 05 Jan 2010 07116957 SERVO LIFE LTD 05 Jan 2010 07130899 ROUNDHOUSE MAINTENANCE LIMITED 20 Jan 2010 07123271 CHICKEN & KEBAB LTD 12 Jan 2010 07141188 SYDNEY-ROSES HAIR AND BEAUTY BOUTIQUE LIMITED 30 Jan 2010 07115314 FAR REACH LIMITED 04 Jan 2010 07132563 SIGNALTECH SUPPLIES LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
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