Swansea, Swansea

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)SwanseaUK
    2010256105,137
    200923891,034
    % change7.6%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (317) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010768298
    New companies in 2009728482
    % change5.6%-2.4%19.5%
    Record Year2003 (91)2003 (112)2007 (118)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SwanseaUK
    201017482,677
    2009230108,060
    % change-24.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (230) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010445575
    Closed companies in 20092760143
    % change63.0%-8.3%-48%
    Record Year2008 (60)2008 (60)2009 (143)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SwanseaUK
    20108222,460
    20098-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (198) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010322723
    Net growth in 20094524-61
    Record Year2003 (58)2005 (74)2006 (87)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-2.0%-16.4%-0.7%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1963 (0.9%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (SWANSEA)1.40%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    SWANSEA1.33%CONSULTING4.60%
    J1.33%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    WALES1.26%PROPERTY2.50%
    ENTERPRISES1.03%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    (WALES)0.96%TRADING1.93%
    MANAGEMENT0.89%DESIGN1.91%
    HOME0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ELECTRICAL0.67%MEDIA1.84%
    CARE0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    MARKETING0.67%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CLEANING0.59%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    LEISURE0.59%ENGINEERING1.54%
    DIRECT0.59%J1.48%
    CENTRE0.59%LONDON1.45%
    GREEN0.52%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    GOWER0.52%GROUP1.37%
    FINANCIAL0.52%GLOBAL1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    T0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    PROPERTY0.52%CARE1.33%
    DESIGN0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    R0.52%M1.28%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SECURITY0.44%S1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied650228,645
    7487 - Other business activities13074,904
    9999 - Dormant Company5919,948
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4226,974
    99999 - Dormant Company3813,808
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering319,325
    9305 - Other service activities259,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified258,154
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities239,943
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply229,659
    7499 - Non-trading company2115,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1914,007
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified187,143
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1817,003
    7260 - Other computer related activities1710,331
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate174,131
    5540 - Bars152,070
    7011 - Development & sell real estate135,300
    5530 - Restaurants134,798
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities133,077

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07169579 ISLE OF WALNEY ESTATES COMPANY LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07163375 SHREEVE PROPERTIES LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07161583 CONTROL APPLICATIONS (UK) LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07159956 GOWER I.T SERVICES LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07159724 APACHE RUGBY LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07159491 PRIMARY TREASURE CHEST LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157906 G BOND CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07153712 SWANSEA PROPERTY AGENTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07152145 GERALD THOMAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07148666 CATALENT LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07143839 DRAGON MANAGEMENT & EVENTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07157503 MARGARET OLUWASEUN TRADING LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07156139 FORESHORE CONSULTING LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07155441 PWJ TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07154254 THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE AT ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07171656 O M PROPERTIES (WALES) LTD 26 Feb 2010
    07144454 P & T LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07158581 GRIFFITHS PACKAGING LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07155024 EVANS COOLING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07157526 T JENKINS PROPERTIES LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07148398 STUDENT ALCOHOL SERVICES UK LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07142590 P TWINKLE LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07160657 DREAMS CHAIR COVERS LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07150991 BRONCASTELL LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07169831 PRO LURES DIRECT LIMITED 25 Feb 2010