Swansea, Swansea
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Swansea UK 2011 274 114,512 2010 279 101,492 % change -1.8% 12.8% Record Year 2007 (329) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 92 95 87 New companies in 2010 93 73 113 % change -1.1% 30.1% -23.0% Record Year 2003 (96) 2007 (171) 2010 (113)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Swansea UK 2011 183 72,230 2010 241 87,705 % change -24.1% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (334) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 49 69 65 Closed companies in 2010 83 92 66 % change -41.0% -25.0% -2% Record Year 2010 (83) 2008 (134) 2009 (140)
Net Company Growth
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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) Swansea UK 2011 91 42,282 2010 38 13,787 Record Year 2007 (206) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 43 26 22 Net growth in 2010 10 -19 47 Record Year 2004 (67) 2007 (129) 2002 (78)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change -9.5% 9.5% -30.5% Record Year 1964 (1.1%) 1969 (0.9%) 1962 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SWANSEA 2.17% CONSULTING 5.11% (SWANSEA) 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.19% ELECTRICAL 1.02% PROPERTY 2.41% GOWER 0.83% TRADING 2.06% CONSTRUCTION 0.77% DESIGN 1.94% TRAINING 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.85% PROPERTY 0.70% BUSINESS 1.82% (WALES) 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% SYSTEMS 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.74% ENERGY 0.64% MEDIA 1.72% SOUTH 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSULTING 0.64% LONDON 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.64% J 1.47% CONSULTANCY 0.58% GLOBAL 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.43% WALES 0.58% CARE 1.42% GLOBAL 0.58% IT 1.38% BAR 0.51% BUILDING 1.30% SECURITY 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.28% R 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SOLAR 0.51% M 1.25% MAINTENANCE 0.51% ENERGY 1.22% CATERING 0.51% TRAINING 1.21% HOLDINGS 0.51% S 1.21%
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 562 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 112 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 55 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 49 18,281 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 29,245 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 10,018 9305 - Other service activities 22 10,525 7260 - Other computer related activities 21 8,686 5530 - Restaurants 20 5,640 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 6,321 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 15,760 5540 - Bars 15 2,379 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 10,137 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 14,755 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 6,798 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,551 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 8,345 41100 - Development of building projects 12 3,697 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 3,271 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 12 2,032
Recent Companies
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