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
New Company Registrations
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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) Swansea UK 2010 279 101,492 2009 214 94,671 % change 30.4% 7.2% Record Year 2007 (329) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 93 73 113 New companies in 2009 81 72 61 % change 14.8% 1.4% 85.2% Record Year 2003 (96) 2007 (171) 2010 (113)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Swansea UK 2010 241 87,705 2009 334 159,401 % change -27.8% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (334) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2010 83 92 66 Closed companies in 2009 68 126 140 % change 22.1% -27.0% -53% Record Year 2010 (83) 2008 (134) 2009 (140)
Net Company Growth
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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) Swansea UK 2010 38 13,787 2009 -120 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (206) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 10 -19 47 Net growth in 2009 13 -54 -79 Record Year 2004 (67) 2007 (129) 2002 (78)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change 6.8% -8.0% 77.6% Record Year 1964 (1.1%) 1969 (0.9%) 1962 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MATILDASPLANET 2.10% MANAGEMENT 5.06% SWANSEA 1.76% CONSULTING 4.99% (SWANSEA) 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MANAGEMENT 1.56% PROPERTY 2.38% SYSTEMS 1.22% TRADING 2.04% (WALES) 1.15% ASSOCIATES 2.01% WALES 1.15% DESIGN 1.93% ENTERPRISES 0.95% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% PROPERTIES 0.88% BUSINESS 1.80% CONSULTANCY 0.74% MEDIA 1.75% J 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.74% LONDON 1.59% CONSULTING 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.59% PROPERTY 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CENTRE 0.54% CARE 1.44% HOME 0.54% J 1.44% ELECTRICAL 0.54% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% GLOBAL 1.42% TRAINING 0.54% IT 1.35% CLEANING 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% SOUTH 0.47% BUILDING 1.32% JONES 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% WATER 0.47% M 1.28% CARE 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.26% GOWER 0.47% S 1.24%
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 551 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 122 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 52 21,484 99999 - Dormant Company 40 14,072 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 25,053 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,767 9305 - Other service activities 21 9,454 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 20 8,183 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 7,634 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 6,460 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 8,967 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 13,161 5540 - Bars 17 2,208 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 14,940 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 8,292 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 3,631 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 2,861 5530 - Restaurants 13 5,181 4545 - Other building completion 13 2,970 5010 - Sale of motor vehicles 12 1,129
Recent Companies
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