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.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)SwanseaUK
    2013379132,684
    2012299118,868
    % change26.8%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (379) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013137114128
    New companies in 20121129988
    % change22.3%15.2%45.5%
    Record Year2013 (137)2007 (171)2013 (128)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SwanseaUK
    201320586,170
    201221375,908
    % change-3.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (334) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013696472
    Closed companies in 2012738060
    % change-5.5%-20.0%20%
    Record Year2010 (83)2008 (134)2009 (140)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SwanseaUK
    201317446,514
    20128642,960
    Record Year 2007 (206) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013685056
    Net growth in 2012391928
    Record Year2013 (68)2007 (129)2002 (78)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change9.5%5.6%27.5%
    Record Year1992 (0.4%)1969 (0.9%)1992 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SWANSEA2.12%CONSULTING5.27%
    (SWANSEA)1.16%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.16%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    ENERGY1.11%PROPERTY2.53%
    (WALES)1.01%TRADING2.08%
    ELECTRICAL0.91%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MANAGEMENT0.91%LONDON1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%DESIGN1.78%
    GREEN0.81%BUSINESS1.74%
    GOWER0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUILDING0.71%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    J0.71%CARE1.64%
    PROPERTY0.65%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    R0.65%GLOBAL1.59%
    HOME0.65%J1.54%
    C0.65%MEDIA1.54%
    PLUMBING0.60%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    PROPERTIES0.60%PROPERTIES1.45%
    HEATING0.60%IT1.39%
    B0.50%M1.25%
    CENTRE0.50%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TRAINING0.50%BUILDING1.19%
    CATERING0.50%CAPITAL1.19%
    BUSINESS0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied600260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10954,854
    99999 - Dormant Company9846,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5225,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4934,970
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3617,715
    86900 - Other human health activities359,203
    43210 - Electrical installation295,724
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate288,312
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2826,675
    41100 - Development of building projects279,271
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified257,590
    93199 - Other sports activities253,654
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing235,382
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets225,706
    56101 - Licensed restaurants217,531
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet208,475
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes193,713
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate195,430
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings196,039

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08634510 SWANSEA YMCA 01 Aug 2013
    08638978 PRECISION CONSULTING (UK) LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08640736 CELTIC VAPOURS TRADING LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08646923 VENTURA SOL LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    OC387318 RAGAMUFFIN INTERNATIONAL LLP 16 Aug 2013
    08657607 PENDRAGON TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08660910 KAYANI FAST FOOD LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08663255 CAPELLI ART OF HAIR LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08666541 KRUSZYNKA LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08649095 ETHOS APPAREL LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08658150 SEMITECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08636970 JELLYBEAN GORILLA LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08643878 D & C CATERING LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08649031 M WEIR BUILDING SERVICES LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08664829 CLEAN AND REPAIR LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08657246 LLYSGWYN HOUSE LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08661406 CRG MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08663335 HESTEN LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08670476 SWANSEA START CIC 30 Aug 2013
    08649830 GREENER ENERGY SAVER LTD. 14 Aug 2013
    08666126 ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08655874 ARROW SERVICES (SWANSEA) LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08658056 PINEWOOD PROJECT SERVICES LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08648653 LINKED INDEPENDENTS LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08663157 NIGEL'S CATERING LIMITED 27 Aug 2013