Swindon, Wiltshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 305 companies were registered in Swindon during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 8.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SwindonUK
    2010305101,492
    200928294,671
    % change8.2%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (377) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201010689110
    New companies in 20099383106
    % change14.0%7.2%3.8%
    Record Year2005 (136)2005 (122)2006 (185)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 278 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 44.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SwindonUK
    201027887,705
    2009504159,401
    % change-44.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20107811486
    Closed companies in 2009104177223
    % change-25.0%-35.6%-61%
    Record Year2009 (104)2008 (241)2009 (223)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Swindon during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 27 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SwindonUK
    20102713,787
    2009-222-64,730
    Record Year 2004 (246) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201028-2524
    Net growth in 2009-11-94-117
    Record Year2005 (107)2003 (68)2006 (152)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Swindon
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change6.0%-2.7%-0.5%
    Record Year1986 (0.5%)1962 (0.7%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Swindon was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.8% of all director appointments in Swindon in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.55%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.72%CONSULTING4.99%
    SWINDON1.48%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%PROPERTY2.38%
    (SWINDON)0.83%TRADING2.04%
    ENGINEERING0.77%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BUSINESS0.65%BUSINESS1.80%
    DESIGN0.65%MEDIA1.75%
    IT0.65%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%LONDON1.59%
    TRAINING0.59%ENGINEERING1.59%
    H0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTY0.59%CARE1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%J1.44%
    R0.53%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONTRACTORS0.53%GLOBAL1.42%
    S0.47%IT1.35%
    FINANCIAL0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    J0.47%BUILDING1.32%
    M0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CARE0.41%M1.28%
    MEDIA0.41%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SYSTEMS0.41%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied493202,902
    7487 - Other business activities20169,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8513,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6125,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5814,940
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities558,292
    9999 - Dormant Company5321,484
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply438,183
    7499 - Non-trading company3713,408
    7260 - Other computer related activities318,967
    62090 - Other information technology service activities315,716
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering257,634
    99999 - Dormant Company2514,072
    71129 - Other engineering activities201,418
    9305 - Other service activities209,454
    74990 - Non-trading company177,649
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified177,767
    62012 - Business and domestic software development162,548
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified146,460
    41100 - Development of building projects133,688

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07324186 INVINCIBLE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07321576 FAIR TRADE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07318709 FOWLER ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07315091 EUROASIA TELEVISION NETWORK (UK) LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07308560 TAFZ LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07308387 DREAM LOUNGE LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07307206 H W PROCUREMENT LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07304999 MORRIS OWEN COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07304111 BROTHER2BROTHER LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07319632 IDEAL DISPLAYS LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07310966 K POPE SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07301873 SWINDON SWIMWEAR LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07331674 OUR INVENTIONS LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07318843 PJK CARPENTRY LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07310451 PANASHE INVESTMENTS LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07306856 SOFTIX CONSULTING LTD 07 Jul 2010
    07330539 LORD CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07324032 WALK TREK N HIKE LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07310676 RITORNI LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07308522 THRIVE PERSONAL TRAINING LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07328652 CARTUS FINANCING LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07320585 RWE INNOGY GALLOPER 1 LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07324551 ELEMENTS SOLUTIONS UK LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07314550 MAKCOM LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07310539 CARTBIRCH 102 LIMITED 09 Jul 2010