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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07723389 RICHARD SAFADI LTD 01 Aug 2011 07728060 PADMA FOODS LTD 03 Aug 2011 07735296 CALLPAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Aug 2011 07750599 EASY PC SWANSEA LIMITED 24 Aug 2011 07752022 INVERTERCARE LIMITED 24 Aug 2011 07730275 LITTLE FAIRY TALES LTD 05 Aug 2011 07735378 A RATED SOLAR LTD 10 Aug 2011 07729636 JULIE WILLIAMS WMP LIMITED 04 Aug 2011 07735877 BEARDSMEAD DEVELOPMENT LTD 10 Aug 2011 07729471 MR OVERALL MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 04 Aug 2011 07750795 THE DESK DEN LTD 24 Aug 2011 07755061 ECOSIPS DEVELOPMENT LTD 30 Aug 2011 07757332 PISCES PEDICURE BRIDGEND LTD 31 Aug 2011 07757961 INNOVATIVE FLEET TRAINING LTD 31 Aug 2011 07736393 QNTEGRO LTD 10 Aug 2011 07738841 CKWR LIMITED 12 Aug 2011 07750439 SECRETS HAIR SALON SWANSEA LIMITED 23 Aug 2011 07738389 K.P.M PAT-TESTING LTD. 12 Aug 2011 07740184 WINDGAMES LTD 15 Aug 2011 07727672 ASP TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2011 07738796 ROV OPERATIONS LIMITED 12 Aug 2011 07742363 PEMDEN LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07747022 JEJ ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Aug 2011 07738757 PONTARDAWE AFC SPORTS AND SOCIAL LIMITED 12 Aug 2011 07758234 SERENITY SALON LTD 31 Aug 2011
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