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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
    07727789 SWANSEA SAUSAGE COMPANY LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07734568 ALEC JENKINS FLEET HIRE LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07735296 CALLPAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07736531 KDUK LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07751845 THE FLYING CHEF LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07752022 INVERTERCARE LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07752949 GES TECH SERVICES LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07756177 EXCELLENCE DOUBLE GLAZING LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07757962 K SAMEDAY LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07748039 TECHNOLOGIST LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07729636 JULIE WILLIAMS WMP LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07735877 BEARDSMEAD DEVELOPMENT LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07736922 POST HOUSE KINGSWAY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07729471 MR OVERALL MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07757332 PISCES PEDICURE BRIDGEND LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07758019 SUPERIOR IRONWORK LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07728964 FRIENDS GLOBAL SERVICES LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07727815 SITEMASTER (WALES) LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07737954 ECITA (EU) LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07743609 PREMIERSHIP BOOKINGS LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07730244 CARL STEVENS SITE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07742255 CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07742329 DNA (WALES) LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07743030 NO.1 WINDOW SYSTEMS LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07725271 PG (BUILDING CONTRACTORS) LIMITED 02 Aug 2011