Swansea, Swansea

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 279 companies were registered in Swansea during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 30.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SwanseaUK
    2010279101,492
    200921494,671
    % change30.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (329) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20109373113
    New companies in 2009817261
    % change14.8%1.4%85.2%
    Record Year2003 (96)2007 (171)2010 (113)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 241 companies were dissolved in Swansea during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SwanseaUK
    201024187,705
    2009334159,401
    % change-27.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (334) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010839266
    Closed companies in 200968126140
    % change22.1%-27.0%-53%
    Record Year2010 (83)2008 (134)2009 (140)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Swansea during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 38 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SwanseaUK
    20103813,787
    2009-120-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (206) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201010-1947
    Net growth in 200913-54-79
    Record Year2004 (67)2007 (129)2002 (78)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Swansea formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Swansea
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change6.8%-8.0%77.6%
    Record Year1964 (1.1%)1969 (0.9%)1962 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Swansea was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.1% of all director appointments in Swansea in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MATILDASPLANET2.10%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    SWANSEA1.76%CONSULTING4.99%
    (SWANSEA)1.62%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%PROPERTY2.38%
    SYSTEMS1.22%TRADING2.04%
    (WALES)1.15%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    WALES1.15%DESIGN1.93%
    ENTERPRISES0.95%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    PROPERTIES0.88%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%MEDIA1.75%
    J0.74%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.74%LONDON1.59%
    CONSULTING0.68%ENGINEERING1.59%
    PROPERTY0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CENTRE0.54%CARE1.44%
    HOME0.54%J1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%GLOBAL1.42%
    TRAINING0.54%IT1.35%
    CLEANING0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SOUTH0.47%BUILDING1.32%
    JONES0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    WATER0.47%M1.28%
    CARE0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    GOWER0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied551202,902
    7487 - Other business activities12269,802
    9999 - Dormant Company5221,484
    99999 - Dormant Company4014,072
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3625,053
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified237,767
    9305 - Other service activities219,454
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply208,183
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering197,634
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified186,460
    7260 - Other computer related activities178,967
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1713,161
    5540 - Bars172,208
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1714,940
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities168,292
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate153,631
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities142,861
    5530 - Restaurants135,181
    4545 - Other building completion132,970
    5010 - Sale of motor vehicles121,129

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07331818 BAR TWENTY TWO LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07319637 SHOPPER IQ LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07317446 AWEN SOFT LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07310503 T.I.B.C. LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07310266 JUST SO PUB CO 1 LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07310192 JUST SO PUB CO 3 LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07309786 TNY PRODUCTS LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07304750 JUSTSO PUB CO LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07328150 UK UTILITIES LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07320619 SUGAR LABS LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07319150 HAPPY JOURNEY LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07304304 ENVIRONMENTAL HABITAT SURVEYS LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07304063 DIY SUPPLIES (WALES) LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07305120 FAIRWOOD BUILDING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    OC356692 MWM ENTERPRISES LLP 23 Jul 2010
    07325547 MED-CO SECURE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07320047 BUSY BEES DAY NURSERY LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07311403 CELF LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07308429 THOMAS KNOX (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07306484 INJURY CLAIMS ONLINE LTD 07 Jul 2010
    07301036 CREATIVE IT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07321842 VINTAGE TRACTOR PARTS LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07320774 TOTAL WATER PRODUCTS LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07318794 OWEN CALLENDER LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07310995 ROUNDHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Jul 2010