Swansea, Swansea
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 325 companies were registered in Swansea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 29.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Swansea UK 2012 325 131,491 2011 252 116,391 % change 29.0% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (325) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 104 110 111 New companies in 2011 68 83 101 % change 52.9% 32.5% 9.9% Record Year 2012 (104) 2003 (112) 2007 (118)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 159 companies were dissolved in Swansea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 34.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Swansea UK 2012 159 67,576 2011 243 90,987 % change -34.6% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (243) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 54 56 49 Closed companies in 2011 87 86 70 % change -37.9% -34.9% -30% Record Year 2011 (87) 2011 (86) 2009 (143)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Swansea during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 166 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Swansea UK 2012 166 63,915 2011 9 25,404 Record Year 2003 (198) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 50 54 62 Net growth in 2011 -19 -3 31 Record Year 2003 (58) 2005 (74) 2006 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Swansea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Swansea 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 31.1% 13.4% 2.8% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1963 (0.9%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Swansea was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.4% of all director appointments in Swansea in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SWANSEA 1.76% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.18% MANAGEMENT 4.74% GOWER 1.12% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.94% PROPERTY 2.37% SYSTEMS 0.88% TRADING 2.07% ELECTRICAL 0.88% DESIGN 1.93% (SWANSEA) 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENGINEERING 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANCY 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.79% (WALES) 0.71% BUSINESS 1.73% DESIGN 0.71% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MEDIA 0.65% LONDON 1.66% CONSULTING 0.59% J 1.54% TRAINING 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENERGY 0.53% GLOBAL 1.50% SOUTH 0.53% IT 1.40% PROPERTY 0.53% CARE 1.34% CATERING 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% LEISURE 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% WALES 0.53% M 1.27% PROPERTIES 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% GLOBAL 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% CLEANING 0.47% S 1.20% SOLAR 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 531 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 91 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 57 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 50 18,617 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 35,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 13,637 5530 - Restaurants 18 4,633 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,892 41100 - Development of building projects 17 4,984 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 19,704 9305 - Other service activities 17 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 7,154 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 14,303 86900 - Other human health activities 15 5,066 43210 - Electrical installation 15 3,573 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 5,169 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 13 2,786 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 8,145 5540 - Bars 12 1,978 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 4,132
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07910043 T G CONTROLS LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07922909 PRIRAH LTD 25 Jan 2012 07923172 WAG THE MUSICAL LTD 25 Jan 2012 07923877 NOAH PROPERTIES LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07925626 BIG TEAS LTD 26 Jan 2012 07929119 JG INDUSTRIES LTD 30 Jan 2012 07929156 GOWER TRADING LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07930431 GOLDEN EGG DESIGN LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 07898345 L A ALARMS & ELECTRICAL LTD 05 Jan 2012 07909009 OPHTHALMIC MOBILE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07921445 GOWER SAFETY LTD 24 Jan 2012 07903459 LEGACY PRO LTD 10 Jan 2012 07913919 ATI COMPOSITES (UK) LTD 18 Jan 2012 07915589 PATCHWORK LAND BASED INITIATIVES LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07901484 HEATHERINGTON & CO LTD 09 Jan 2012 07902714 TRP COMMERCIALS LTD 09 Jan 2012 07920576 READY DOCTORS LTD 23 Jan 2012 07927062 BONT RAIL LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07897914 SA4 CALL CENTRE LTD 05 Jan 2012 07905139 HAIR BY PENNY LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07907290 LBN TICKETS LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07914979 SHUBBEE LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07916359 TENDER LOVING CLEANING SERVICES (WALES) LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07901322 CELTIC DAIRY SHOWCASE LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07906458 ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTS (WALES) LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
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