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Swansea, Swansea

Q3 2011 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 274 companies were registered in Swansea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SwanseaUK
    2011274114,512
    2010279101,492
    % change-1.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2007 (329) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011929587
    New companies in 20109373113
    % change-1.1%30.1%-23.0%
    Record Year2003 (96)2007 (171)2010 (113)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 183 companies were dissolved in Swansea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SwanseaUK
    201118372,230
    201024187,705
    % change-24.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (334) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011496965
    Closed companies in 2010839266
    % change-41.0%-25.0%-2%
    Record Year2010 (83)2008 (134)2009 (140)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Swansea during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 91 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SwanseaUK
    20119142,282
    20103813,787
    Record Year 2007 (206) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011432622
    Net growth in 201010-1947
    Record Year2004 (67)2007 (129)2002 (78)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Swansea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Swansea
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change-9.5%9.5%-30.5%
    Record Year1964 (1.1%)1969 (0.9%)1962 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    26.2% of all director appointments in Swansea in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SWANSEA2.17%CONSULTING5.11%
    (SWANSEA)1.21%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.15%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ELECTRICAL1.02%PROPERTY2.41%
    GOWER0.83%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%DESIGN1.94%
    TRAINING0.77%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PROPERTY0.70%BUSINESS1.82%
    (WALES)0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SYSTEMS0.70%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ENERGY0.64%MEDIA1.72%
    SOUTH0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTING0.64%LONDON1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.64%J1.47%
    CONSULTANCY0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    WALES0.58%CARE1.42%
    GLOBAL0.58%IT1.38%
    BAR0.51%BUILDING1.30%
    SECURITY0.51%PROPERTIES1.28%
    R0.51%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SOLAR0.51%M1.25%
    MAINTENANCE0.51%ENERGY1.22%
    CATERING0.51%TRAINING1.21%
    HOLDINGS0.51%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied562204,493
    7487 - Other business activities11265,177
    9999 - Dormant Company5522,587
    99999 - Dormant Company4918,281
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3929,245
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2310,018
    9305 - Other service activities2210,525
    7260 - Other computer related activities218,686
    5530 - Restaurants205,640
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering186,321
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1715,760
    5540 - Bars152,379
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1510,137
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1414,755
    62090 - Other information technology service activities146,798
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,551
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,345
    41100 - Development of building projects123,697
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities123,271
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified122,032

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07693041 PAYGSOCIAL LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07694412 ND JOHN WINE LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07695936 THEMETASTIC LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07697754 LLOYD & CARR (PYLON) LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07708140 NO SIGN WINE BAR LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07708831 GOWER VIEW (DAIRY PROCESSING) LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07713907 EASYRIDE (GB) LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07722941 TEN LEISURE LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07690718 FRCH CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07691197 JACK M LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07718912 EUROFERT LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07720246 KONNIX LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07699185 222 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07703371 COLLIS BULK HAULAGE LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07705917 GOWER COASTLINE LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07706572 R KNOX INTERIORS LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07697259 SWANSEA FOODS LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07702142 CRYTON LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07690805 FORGING FOUNDATIONS LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07722699 PT4U FITNESS TRAINING LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07695498 CEFN HENGOED PARK 06 Jul 2011
    07723347 BIRCHGROVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07690042 CARING COSSINS LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07692751 NEST ADVICE SERVICE LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07707292 LEGAL FOREST RIDERS LIMITED 15 Jul 2011