Swansea, Swansea
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Swansea when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous March.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Swansea when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 356 companies were registered in Swansea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Swansea UK 2013 356 134,802 2012 325 131,491 % change 9.5% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (356) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous March.
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 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 2013 111 120 125 New companies in 2012 104 110 111 % change 6.7% 9.1% 12.6% Record Year 2013 (111) 2013 (120) 2013 (125)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 238 companies were dissolved in Swansea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 49.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Swansea UK 2013 238 77,914 2012 159 67,576 % change 49.7% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (243) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 104 72 62 Closed companies in 2012 54 56 49 % change 92.6% 28.6% 27% Record Year 2013 (104) 2011 (86) 2009 (143)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Swansea during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 118 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Swansea UK 2013 118 56,888 2012 166 63,915 Record Year 2006 (169) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 7 48 63 Net growth in 2012 50 54 62 Record Year 2003 (58) 2005 (74) 2006 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Swansea formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Swansea 2013 0.3% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -4.3% 8.3% 16.4% Record Year 1985 (0.4%) 1981 (0.5%) 1994 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Swansea was in 2008 when 34.5% of all directors were female.
28.2% of all director appointments in Swansea in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SWANSEA 1.92% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.78% (WALES) 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.30% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 1.13% TRADING 2.06% CENTRE 0.96% DESIGN 1.79% ENERGY 0.96% ENGINEERING 1.78% (SWANSEA) 0.85% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTING 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.75% TRAINING 0.79% LONDON 1.72% GOWER 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.71% DESIGN 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% J 0.79% MEDIA 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.74% GLOBAL 1.57% WALES 0.68% J 1.56% BUILDING 0.68% CARE 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.68% IT 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.41% BUSINESS 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.36% HOME 0.57% M 1.25% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% BUILDING 1.21% CARE 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% PLUMBING 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ENGINEERING 0.51% TRAINING 1.17% SYSTEMS 0.45% SECURITY 1.15%
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 589 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 106 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 90 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 46 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 42 32,624 86900 - Other human health activities 31 8,465 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 16,448 41100 - Development of building projects 28 8,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 24,894 43210 - Electrical installation 26 5,625 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 24 6,954 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 20 5,372 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 7,199 93199 - Other sports activities 19 3,375 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 19 4,684 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 19 5,186 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 19 5,059 56101 - Licensed restaurants 18 6,894 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 7,507 7487 - Other business activities 17 7,556
Recent Companies
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