Swindon, Wiltshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Swindon when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 294 companies were registered in Swindon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 24.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Swindon UK 2010 294 105,137 2009 237 91,034 % change 24.1% 15.5% Record Year 2006 (387) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 79 86 129 New companies in 2009 68 69 100 % change 16.2% 24.6% 29.0% Record Year 2003 (170) 2007 (102) 2007 (179)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 298 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 33.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Swindon UK 2010 298 82,677 2009 451 108,060 % change -33.9% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Swindon when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 90 74 134 Closed companies in 2009 81 112 258 % change 11.1% -33.9% -48% Record Year 2010 (90) 2009 (112) 2009 (258)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Swindon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -4 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Swindon UK 2010 -4 22,460 2009 -214 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (263) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -11 12 -5 Net growth in 2009 -13 -43 -158 Record Year 2003 (132) 2007 (68) 2007 (136)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Swindon 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change 7.8% 6.7% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (0.6%) 1970 (0.6%) 1966 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Swindon was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.7% of all director appointments in Swindon in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.37% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.70% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 1.64% CONSULTANCY 2.87% (SWINDON) 1.28% PROPERTY 2.50% SWINDON 1.15% ASSOCIATES 2.04% DESIGN 0.85% TRADING 1.93% SYSTEMS 0.85% DESIGN 1.91% ENGINEERING 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% D 0.79% MEDIA 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.79% BUSINESS 1.74% J 0.73% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% S 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.63% PROPERTY 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.54% IT 0.61% J 1.48% LOGISTICS 0.61% LONDON 1.45% CO 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.45% R 0.55% GROUP 1.37% H 0.55% GLOBAL 1.35% C 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.35% ASSOCIATES 0.55% BUILDING 1.34% FINANCIAL 0.55% CARE 1.33% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.30% BUSINESS 0.49% M 1.28% P 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.25% TRAINING 0.49% S 1.23%
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 533 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 194 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 87 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 72 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 68 26,974 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 63 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 56 9,659 9999 - Dormant Company 43 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 37 15,398 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 32 9,325 7260 - Other computer related activities 31 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 28 9,038 99999 - Dormant Company 27 13,808 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 6,340 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 8,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 7,143 74990 - Non-trading company 18 8,149 71129 - Other engineering activities 17 2,152 41100 - Development of building projects 15 4,513 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 14 2,729
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07166260 URBAN - 18 LIMITED 23 Feb 2010 07156285 TCWAN LIMITED 12 Feb 2010 07154168 HONG KONG DYNASTY INVESTMENTS LTD 11 Feb 2010 07152542 ROBYN CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Feb 2010 07150247 PHARMA INDUSTRY PHORUMS LIMITED 09 Feb 2010 07149984 SOS SWINDON LOANS LTD 08 Feb 2010 07149316 STEED TRANSPORT LIMITED 08 Feb 2010 07144134 YOUMORE LTD 02 Feb 2010 07142607 GREENBANK HEATING LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 07169036 NOVUS PR LIMITED 25 Feb 2010 07156035 WARNEFORD INNS LTD 12 Feb 2010 07166251 ANIMALS AT HOME (WEST BERKSHIRE) LTD 23 Feb 2010 07152640 ACE HAULAGE (SWINDON) LIMITED 10 Feb 2010 07147176 LOOK SEE FILMS LIMITED 05 Feb 2010 07167473 DAVE BOURNE UTILITIES LIMITED 24 Feb 2010 07155341 OPTICAL CONFEDERATION LIMITED 11 Feb 2010 07148635 WONDERLUST LEISURE LIMITED 05 Feb 2010 07162880 APS ALL PURCHASING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07160207 DOW CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07170993 CLB BUILDERS LIMITED 26 Feb 2010 07150653 H2 MULTIMEDIA LIMITED 09 Feb 2010 07144552 OAKWOODAIR EXPRESS LIMITED 03 Feb 2010 07170594 PROFESSION CONSULTING LTD 26 Feb 2010 07160289 AOSD LTD 17 Feb 2010 07150161 ARABISMEDICO CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
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