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

  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 (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)SwindonUK
    2010294105,137
    200923791,034
    % change24.1%15.5%
    Record Year 2006 (387) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20107986129
    New companies in 20096869100
    % change16.2%24.6%29.0%
    Record Year2003 (170)2007 (102)2007 (179)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SwindonUK
    201029882,677
    2009451108,060
    % change-33.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20109074134
    Closed companies in 200981112258
    % change11.1%-33.9%-48%
    Record Year2010 (90)2009 (112)2009 (258)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SwindonUK
    2010-422,460
    2009-214-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (263) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010-1112-5
    Net growth in 2009-13-43-158
    Record Year2003 (132)2007 (68)2007 (136)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change7.8%6.7%7.2%
    Record Year2003 (0.6%)1970 (0.6%)1966 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.37%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.70%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.64%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    (SWINDON)1.28%PROPERTY2.50%
    SWINDON1.15%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    DESIGN0.85%TRADING1.93%
    SYSTEMS0.85%DESIGN1.91%
    ENGINEERING0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    D0.79%MEDIA1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%BUSINESS1.74%
    J0.73%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    S0.67%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    PROPERTY0.61%ENGINEERING1.54%
    IT0.61%J1.48%
    LOGISTICS0.61%LONDON1.45%
    CO0.61%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    R0.55%GROUP1.37%
    H0.55%GLOBAL1.35%
    C0.55%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%BUILDING1.34%
    FINANCIAL0.55%CARE1.33%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    BUSINESS0.49%M1.28%
    P0.49%SYSTEMS1.25%
    TRAINING0.49%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied533228,645
    7487 - Other business activities19474,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8714,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7217,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6826,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities639,943
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply569,659
    9999 - Dormant Company4319,948
    7499 - Non-trading company3715,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering329,325
    7260 - Other computer related activities3110,331
    9305 - Other service activities289,038
    99999 - Dormant Company2713,808
    62090 - Other information technology service activities276,340
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified218,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified217,143
    74990 - Non-trading company188,149
    71129 - Other engineering activities172,152
    41100 - Development of building projects154,513
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.142,729

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07198919 ACORN JOINERY BATH LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07195619 SWINDON HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07193289 FORWARD SWINDON LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07192399 PARK SOUTH DENTAL CARE LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07192022 M & G CATERING LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07185532 COMPELLO LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07179631 SAK INN LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07179218 QUICK TIME SKIPS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07178415 A W BUILDERS LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07188425 LETS GO WALKIEZ LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07182432 TOP DOG GRAPHICS LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07206611 J AND S TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07199220 GREENFLY CONSTRUCTION (SWINDON) LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07193949 CENTRIC RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07185102 BZODAL LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07182590 WOLLNER CONSULTANTS LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07172806 INSTASOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07198709 GRAPHICS AND TEXT DESIGN LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07184017 COCREATEINSTANCE LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07182874 S3-TECHNOLOGY LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07180089 HORSE LOGIC LTD 05 Mar 2010
    07175724 SEAHORSES CARE HOME LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07172954 LEMON SQUEEZE LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07204434 OAKLEY ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07203517 KIDZ ABOUT LIMITED 25 Mar 2010