Swindon, Wiltshire
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 576 companies were formed in Swindon. This figure is 16.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Swindon occurred in 2006 when a total of 728 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Swindon UK 2010 576 203,749 2009 493 182,021 % change 16.8% 11.9% Record Year 2006 (728) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 282 companies were registered in Swindon during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Swindon UK 2010 282 98,612 2009 256 90,987 % change 10.2% 8.4% Record Year 2005 (360) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 98 81 103 New companies in 2009 75 96 85 % change 30.7% -15.6% 21.2% Record Year 2005 (142) 2006 (133) 2005 (131)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 579 companies were dissolved in Swindon. This figure is 46.2% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Swindon occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,077 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Swindon UK 2010 579 177,631 2009 1,077 289,236 % change -46.2% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (1,077) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 281 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 55.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Swindon UK 2010 281 94,954 2009 626 181,176 % change -55.1% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (626) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 63 91 127 Closed companies in 2009 174 270 182 % change -63.8% -66.3% -30% Record Year 2009 (174) 2009 (270) 2009 (182)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Swindon decreased by 3 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Swindon UK 2010 -3 26,118 2009 -584 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (437) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Swindon during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 1 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Swindon UK 2010 1 3,658 2009 -370 -90,189 Record Year 2005 (201) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 35 -10 -24 Net growth in 2009 -99 -174 -97 Record Year 2005 (106) 2003 (98) 2005 (73)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Swindon 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Swindon 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% % change 20.2% -19.6% 9.0% Record Year 1987 (0.5%) 1963 (0.6%) 1969 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Swindon was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.9% of all director appointments in Swindon in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Swindon was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
31.2% of all director appointments in Swindon in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.16% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.56% CONSULTING 4.79% CONSULTANCY 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.02% SWINDON 1.26% PROPERTY 2.40% (SWINDON) 1.14% ASSOCIATES 2.02% CONSULTANTS 0.78% TRADING 2.01% ENGINEERING 0.78% DESIGN 1.91% J 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% IT 0.66% MEDIA 1.80% PROPERTY 0.60% BUSINESS 1.75% BUSINESS 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CO 0.54% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% DESIGN 0.54% ENGINEERING 1.56% S 0.54% LONDON 1.52% TRAINING 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ELECTRICAL 0.54% J 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% CARE 1.41% SECURITY 0.48% GLOBAL 1.39% LOGISTICS 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.35% ENTERPRISES 0.48% BUILDING 1.33% INVESTMENTS 0.48% M 1.29% SYSTEMS 0.48% IT 1.28% H 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CARE 0.42% GROUP 1.25% P 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 499 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 187 68,525 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 85 13,490 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 65 25,942 7414 - Business & management consultancy 62 14,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 54 8,590 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 49 8,285 9999 - Dormant Company 41 19,842 7499 - Non-trading company 32 13,997 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 5,854 7260 - Other computer related activities 28 9,122 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 27 8,262 99999 - Dormant Company 24 14,342 9305 - Other service activities 23 8,822 71129 - Other engineering activities 19 1,480 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 7,922 74990 - Non-trading company 17 7,893 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 6,684 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 2,576 41100 - Development of building projects 14 3,945
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07239255 PRIMO MEXICAN LIMITED 29 Apr 2010 07237073 EVERETT BUILDERS LIMITED 28 Apr 2010 07235438 CHISBURY LIMITED 26 Apr 2010 07225936 J A ENGINEERING LIMITED 16 Apr 2010 07223006 S&SBET LTD 14 Apr 2010 07221054 HUNT STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 13 Apr 2010 07220717 WILTSHIRE IMPORT SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Apr 2010 07218036 AFX AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Apr 2010 07217032 REDKITE ESTATES LIMITED 08 Apr 2010 07234421 SANMARCO ITALIAN CUISINE LTD 26 Apr 2010 07219799 LA POOZA LIMITED 12 Apr 2010 07239111 ACTION DISABILITY SWINDON 29 Apr 2010 07227723 PETER WESTLAKE-WEBB PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 19 Apr 2010 07225305 AFFINITY RESOURCING LTD 16 Apr 2010 07210857 KING COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED 01 Apr 2010 07234671 18 MONTPELLIER GROVE UNLIMITED 26 Apr 2010 07227043 AZULTEST LIMITED 19 Apr 2010 07225196 MARLBOROUGH SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 15 Apr 2010 07223467 THETOS LIMITED 14 Apr 2010 07240468 RRAB LTD 30 Apr 2010 07233491 RWE INNOGY GYM 4 LIMITED 23 Apr 2010 07230287 PAOGRO LIMITED 21 Apr 2010 07235716 BLACKHORSE CONTRACTORS (W) LTD 27 Apr 2010 07240973 ME & MY FRIEND DESIGNS LTD 30 Apr 2010 07218192 SN25 SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Apr 2010
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