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 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
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