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 07390185 HYGGE LIVING LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07389189 FLETTON HOUSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07389177 N S SERVICES (U.K) LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07378827 NUF LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07371257 STARHIRE LIMITED 09 Sep 2010 07363237 DIGGING DEEPER LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07362223 WEIRD LIMITED 01 Sep 2010 07372247 3G SWAP CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Sep 2010 07366816 MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION 06 Sep 2010 07390010 H W CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07371161 FMF CONSULTING LTD 09 Sep 2010 07363107 FAVOUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07390066 ATISHOO LTD 28 Sep 2010 07376754 AWP SWINDON LIMITED 15 Sep 2010 07373257 BADBURY BUSINESS CONSULTING LTD 13 Sep 2010 07369267 TBO RADIO LIMITED 08 Sep 2010 07363410 NEILSON CONTRACTORS (SWINDON) LTD 02 Sep 2010 07385756 G M SHARROCKS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010 07382366 EXECUTIVE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07380102 ACCLAIM M&E LIMITED 17 Sep 2010 07379272 RINGSBURY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Sep 2010 07377890 SPRAYING DUTCHMAN LTD 16 Sep 2010 07376135 MAIDMENT IT LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07363017 BARNGATE LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
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