Swansea, Swansea
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 299 companies were registered in Swansea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Swansea UK 2012 299 118,868 2011 274 114,512 % change 9.1% 3.8% Record Year 2007 (329) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 112 99 88 New companies in 2011 92 95 87 % change 21.7% 4.2% 1.1% Record Year 2012 (112) 2007 (171) 2010 (113)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 210 companies were dissolved in Swansea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 14.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Swansea UK 2012 210 74,772 2011 183 72,230 % change 14.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (334) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 73 80 57 Closed companies in 2011 49 69 65 % change 49.0% 15.9% -12% Record Year 2010 (83) 2008 (134) 2009 (140)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Swansea during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 89 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Swansea UK 2012 89 44,096 2011 91 42,282 Record Year 2007 (206) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 39 19 31 Net growth in 2011 43 26 22 Record Year 2004 (67) 2007 (129) 2002 (78)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Swansea formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Swansea 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 9.3% 5.0% 0.1% Record Year 1964 (1.1%) 1969 (0.9%) 1962 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Swansea was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.4% of all director appointments in Swansea in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SWANSEA 1.69% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 1.11% PROPERTY 2.35% (WALES) 1.11% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 1.05% DESIGN 1.87% GOWER 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ELECTRICAL 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.83% TRAINING 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTING 0.70% BUSINESS 1.72% CENTRE 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.70% MEDIA 1.67% PROPERTIES 0.70% LONDON 1.67% CLEANING 0.64% J 1.55% MEDIA 0.64% GLOBAL 1.53% WALES 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.46% (SWANSEA) 0.64% IT 1.43% J 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.34% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% CARE 1.32% SYSTEMS 0.58% M 1.27% COMMUNITY 0.58% BUILDING 1.22% ENERGY 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SUPPLIES 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% S 1.17% TRADING 0.53% SECURITY 1.16%
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 781 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 63 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 48 25,035 9999 - Dormant Company 33 12,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 13,716 41100 - Development of building projects 18 4,965 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,891 86900 - Other human health activities 17 4,998 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 19,425 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 3,943 9305 - Other service activities 15 6,142 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 14,774 43210 - Electrical installation 14 3,387 5530 - Restaurants 14 3,142 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 13 2,823 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 3,493 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 11 3,093 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 3,089 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,294
Recent Companies
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