Swansea, Swansea
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Swansea when compared to any quarter in history.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Swansea when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Swansea when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 379 companies were registered in Swansea during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 26.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Swansea UK 2013 379 132,684 2012 299 118,868 % change 26.8% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (379) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous September.
July 2013 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 2013 137 114 128 New companies in 2012 112 99 88 % change 22.3% 15.2% 45.5% Record Year 2013 (137) 2007 (171) 2013 (128)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 205 companies were dissolved in Swansea during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Swansea UK 2013 205 86,170 2012 213 75,908 % change -3.8% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (334) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 69 64 72 Closed companies in 2012 73 80 60 % change -5.5% -20.0% 20% Record Year 2010 (83) 2008 (134) 2009 (140)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Swansea during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 174 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Swansea UK 2013 174 46,514 2012 86 42,960 Record Year 2007 (206) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Swansea when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 68 50 56 Net growth in 2012 39 19 28 Record Year 2013 (68) 2007 (129) 2002 (78)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Swansea formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Swansea 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change 9.5% 5.6% 27.5% Record Year 1992 (0.4%) 1969 (0.9%) 1992 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 40.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Swansea was in 2007 when 37.0% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in Swansea in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SWANSEA 2.12% CONSULTING 5.27% (SWANSEA) 1.16% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.45% ENERGY 1.11% PROPERTY 2.53% (WALES) 1.01% TRADING 2.08% ELECTRICAL 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.83% MANAGEMENT 0.91% LONDON 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.86% DESIGN 1.78% GREEN 0.81% BUSINESS 1.74% GOWER 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUILDING 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.69% J 0.71% CARE 1.64% PROPERTY 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.61% R 0.65% GLOBAL 1.59% HOME 0.65% J 1.54% C 0.65% MEDIA 1.54% PLUMBING 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.53% PROPERTIES 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.45% HEATING 0.60% IT 1.39% B 0.50% M 1.25% CENTRE 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRAINING 0.50% BUILDING 1.19% CATERING 0.50% CAPITAL 1.19% BUSINESS 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% CONSULTANTS 0.50% TRAINING 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 600 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 109 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 98 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 52 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 49 34,970 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 36 17,715 86900 - Other human health activities 35 9,203 43210 - Electrical installation 29 5,724 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 28 8,312 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 26,675 41100 - Development of building projects 27 9,271 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 7,590 93199 - Other sports activities 25 3,654 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 23 5,382 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 22 5,706 56101 - Licensed restaurants 21 7,531 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 8,475 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 19 3,713 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 19 5,430 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 19 6,039
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08595734 CUSP SWANSEA 03 Jul 2013 08598347 G & G ENTERPRISES SWANSEA LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08600490 MINT LETTINGS LTD 08 Jul 2013 08604508 MARKETING SOLUTIONS EUROPE LTD 10 Jul 2013 08604874 TANNERS SPECIALISED VEHICLE SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08611975 IG & L SURGERY LTD 16 Jul 2013 08612001 WGK SURGERY LTD 16 Jul 2013 08617977 LOANCO LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08619078 MPG TECHNOLOGY LTD 22 Jul 2013 08620820 AQUA BRITE CLEANING LTD 23 Jul 2013 08621274 WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY CLINIC (WALES) LIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08625965 N KEAVENY LIMITED 26 Jul 2013 08628530 HOPK'S LIMITED 29 Jul 2013 08629255 THE COVE COFFEE SHOP LIMITED 29 Jul 2013 08631691 BEDFORD HOUSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 31 Jul 2013 08608556 AMOGH HEALTHCARE LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08615375 IC TECH LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08631296 COSMEDICFX LIMITED 30 Jul 2013 08597056 PSB ELECTRICAL LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08623589 SCHOLAR'S NUTRITION LIMITED 24 Jul 2013 08632261 THE PENSION SERVICE LTD 31 Jul 2013 08603747 THOMAS KELLY SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08605426 JONSIL BRICKLAYING CONTRACTORS LTD 11 Jul 2013 08605682 BDT INSTALLATIONS LTD 11 Jul 2013 08609147 V1B1 LTD 15 Jul 2013
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