Swansea, Swansea
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Contents
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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