Swansea, Swansea
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 252 companies were registered in Swansea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Swansea UK 2011 252 116,391 2010 256 105,137 % change -1.6% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (317) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 68 83 101 New companies in 2010 76 82 98 % change -10.5% 1.2% 3.1% Record Year 2003 (91) 2003 (112) 2007 (118)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 243 companies were dissolved in Swansea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 39.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Swansea UK 2011 243 90,986 2010 174 82,677 % change 39.7% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (243) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 87 86 70 Closed companies in 2010 44 55 75 % change 97.7% 56.4% -7% Record Year 2011 (87) 2011 (86) 2009 (143)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Swansea during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 9 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Swansea UK 2011 9 25,405 2010 82 22,460 Record Year 2003 (198) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -19 -3 31 Net growth in 2010 32 27 23 Record Year 2003 (58) 2005 (74) 2006 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Swansea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Swansea 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -22.8% -11.0% -1.7% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1963 (0.9%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Swansea was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.9% of all director appointments in Swansea in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SWANSEA 2.49% CONSULTING 5.04% MATILDASPLANET 2.15% MANAGEMENT 4.97% (SWANSEA) 1.75% CONSULTANCY 3.16% MANAGEMENT 1.62% PROPERTY 2.38% (WALES) 1.14% TRADING 2.10% PROPERTIES 0.94% DESIGN 1.93% SYSTEMS 0.94% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSULTANCY 0.94% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTING 0.94% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% ELECTRICAL 0.94% CONSULTANTS 1.76% WALES 0.81% MEDIA 1.69% TRAINING 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.61% ENGINEERING 0.74% LONDON 1.60% PROPERTY 0.74% CARE 1.45% SOUTH 0.61% J 1.45% ASSOCIATES 0.61% GLOBAL 1.44% HOLDINGS 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.43% HOME 0.61% IT 1.41% SOLAR 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENERGY 0.54% BUILDING 1.34% GOWER 0.54% M 1.30% SECURITY 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.28% ENTERPRISES 0.47% S 1.24% WILLIAMS 0.47% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% BAR 0.47% SYSTEMS 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 542 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 91 60,968 9999 - Dormant Company 52 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 46 18,336 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 30,253 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 10,085 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 6,183 9305 - Other service activities 19 8,740 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 7,788 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 7,000 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 16,150 5540 - Bars 16 2,075 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 16 3,436 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 7,789 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 10,246 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 12,916 41100 - Development of building projects 13 3,921 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 3,895 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 6,996 5530 - Restaurants 12 4,898
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07545584 SHAZANN LIMITED 28 Feb 2011 07544587 S.C.F.D. LTD 28 Feb 2011 07535573 BWLLFA LIMITED 18 Feb 2011 07532026 NAT LANDSCAPES LIMITED 16 Feb 2011 07528788 SEVCO 5058 LIMITED 14 Feb 2011 07527733 LEWIS TRANSPORT SERVICES (SWANSEA) LIMITED 14 Feb 2011 07525865 THE IDEA TANK LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07525675 PRINT CABS LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07523304 HARCOURT COLOUR PRINT LIMITED 09 Feb 2011 07520086 WESTBROOK MEDICAL SERVICES (SWANSEA) LTD 07 Feb 2011 07519603 CORRY UP LTD 07 Feb 2011 07519207 MONKEMEDIA LTD 07 Feb 2011 07512593 LJC INVESTMENTS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011 07512370 NARTECH LIMITED 01 Feb 2011 07525462 THE LIGHT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07531588 KOALA DAY NURSERY LTD 16 Feb 2011 07517398 THOMAS KNOX (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED 04 Feb 2011 07536142 JCEL DESIGNS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011 07520917 CMB CONSULTANTS LTD 08 Feb 2011 07544912 GREENLINE ENERGY LTD 28 Feb 2011 07540622 FLEETSTYLE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 23 Feb 2011 07536235 FIX-IT REPAIRS LTD 21 Feb 2011 07529860 BLUEFREDS LIMITED 15 Feb 2011 07527274 SBM LEASING LTD 11 Feb 2011 07517268 PANTYFFYNON LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
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