Swansea, Swansea
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous March.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 349 companies were registered in Swansea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Swansea UK 2015 349 161,156 2014 333 150,722 % change 4.8% 6.9% Record Year 2013 (356) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Swansea when compared to any previous March.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 96 113 140 New companies in 2014 113 116 104 % change -15.0% -2.6% 34.6% Record Year 2014 (113) 2013 (120) 2015 (140)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 267 companies were dissolved in Swansea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 32.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Swansea UK 2015 267 89,523 2014 202 82,370 % change 32.2% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (267) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Swansea when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 72 100 95 Closed companies in 2014 56 78 68 % change 28.6% 28.2% 40% Record Year 2013 (104) 2015 (100) 2009 (143)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Swansea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 82 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Swansea UK 2015 82 71,633 2014 131 68,352 Record Year 2006 (169) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 24 13 45 Net growth in 2014 57 38 36 Record Year 2003 (58) 2005 (74) 2006 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Swansea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Swansea 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -16.7% -10.3% 22.7% Record Year 1985 (0.4%) 1981 (0.5%) 1994 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Swansea was in 2008 when 34.5% of all directors were female.
29.0% of all director appointments in Swansea in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SWANSEA 1.93% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PROPERTY 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.62% J 1.02% PROPERTY 2.72% (SWANSEA) 1.02% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.86% CARE 2.13% CARE 0.81% ENGINEERING 2.12% R 0.81% LONDON 1.91% ELECTRICAL 0.76% TRADING 1.88% CONSULTANCY 0.76% TRANSPORT 1.82% ENERGY 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSULTING 0.71% DESIGN 1.65% WALES 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.63% (WALES) 0.61% CO., 1.58% S 0.61% J 1.55% PROPERTIES 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.54% M 0.61% BUSINESS 1.49% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% T 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% GOWER 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% BAY 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% FINANCIAL 0.51% BUILDING 1.31% CLEANING 0.51% IT 1.30% INVESTMENTS 0.51% MEDIA 1.28% DEVELOPMENT 0.51% M 1.27%
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 691 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 149 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 114 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 63 29,218 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 63 43,081 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 52 19,098 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 40 11,600 56101 - Licensed restaurants 37 8,909 86900 - Other human health activities 33 13,990 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 33 6,815 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 30,825 41100 - Development of building projects 29 11,863 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 28 5,331 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 27 8,607 93199 - Other sports activities 27 4,220 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 26 6,557 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 9,080 62012 - Business and domestic software development 25 9,651 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 24 4,088 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 24 6,067
Recent Companies
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