Swindon, Wiltshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Swindon UK 2010 305 101,492 2009 282 94,671 % change 8.2% 7.2% Record Year 2006 (377) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 106 89 110 New companies in 2009 93 83 106 % change 14.0% 7.2% 3.8% Record Year 2005 (136) 2005 (122) 2006 (185)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Swindon UK 2010 278 87,705 2009 504 159,401 % change -44.8% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 78 114 86 Closed companies in 2009 104 177 223 % change -25.0% -35.6% -61% Record Year 2009 (104) 2008 (241) 2009 (223)
Net Company Growth
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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) Swindon UK 2010 27 13,787 2009 -222 -64,730 Record Year 2004 (246) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 28 -25 24 Net growth in 2009 -11 -94 -117 Record Year 2005 (107) 2003 (68) 2006 (152)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 6.0% -2.7% -0.5% Record Year 1986 (0.5%) 1962 (0.7%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.55% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTANCY 1.72% CONSULTING 4.99% SWINDON 1.48% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MANAGEMENT 1.42% PROPERTY 2.38% (SWINDON) 0.83% TRADING 2.04% ENGINEERING 0.77% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% DESIGN 1.93% ELECTRICAL 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% BUSINESS 0.65% BUSINESS 1.80% DESIGN 0.65% MEDIA 1.75% IT 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.65% LONDON 1.59% TRAINING 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.59% H 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTY 0.59% CARE 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.53% J 1.44% R 0.53% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONTRACTORS 0.53% GLOBAL 1.42% S 0.47% IT 1.35% FINANCIAL 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% J 0.47% BUILDING 1.32% M 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CARE 0.41% M 1.28% MEDIA 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.26% SYSTEMS 0.41% S 1.24%
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 493 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 201 69,802 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 85 13,161 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 58 14,940 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 55 8,292 9999 - Dormant Company 53 21,484 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 43 8,183 7499 - Non-trading company 37 13,408 7260 - Other computer related activities 31 8,967 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 5,716 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 25 7,634 99999 - Dormant Company 25 14,072 71129 - Other engineering activities 20 1,418 9305 - Other service activities 20 9,454 74990 - Non-trading company 17 7,649 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 7,767 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 2,548 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 6,460 41100 - Development of building projects 13 3,688
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07390795 BRUNETTES LIMITED 29 Sep 2010 07374999 JANEK LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07372859 LORICA INSURANCE BROKERS GROUP LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07367926 MILK 2 U LIMITED 07 Sep 2010 07365348 RICHFORD HOMES LTD 03 Sep 2010 07390010 H W CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07389762 CIB ELECTRICAL LTD 28 Sep 2010 07378878 ATLANTIC NETWORKS LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07371161 FMF CONSULTING LTD 09 Sep 2010 07363107 FAVOUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07390066 ATISHOO LTD 28 Sep 2010 07384068 DANTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Sep 2010 07378845 V. B. RENOVATIONS LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07371951 WILLOWS MEWS (HELSTON) LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07371611 SKAN COMPUTING LTD 09 Sep 2010 07364196 ASSET STANDARDS LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07385756 G M SHARROCKS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010 07380102 ACCLAIM M&E LIMITED 17 Sep 2010 07379272 RINGSBURY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Sep 2010 07376135 MAIDMENT IT LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07374978 BROWNS VENUES & EVENTS LTD 14 Sep 2010 07365483 MATRIX FINE FOODS LIMITED 03 Sep 2010 07363984 SWINDON CAMBELT CENTRE LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07363069 CDHH LTD 02 Sep 2010 07391567 PIONEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
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