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Swindon, Wiltshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 338 companies were registered in Swindon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 15.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SwindonUK
    2011338116,391
    2010294105,137
    % change15.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2006 (387) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011101104133
    New companies in 20107986129
    % change27.8%20.9%3.1%
    Record Year2003 (170)2011 (104)2007 (179)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 270 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SwindonUK
    201127090,986
    201029882,677
    % change-9.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Swindon when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20111127880
    Closed companies in 20109074134
    % change24.4%5.4%-40%
    Record Year2011 (112)2009 (112)2009 (258)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Swindon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 68 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SwindonUK
    20116825,405
    2010-422,460
    Record Year 2007 (263) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-112653
    Net growth in 2010-1112-5
    Record Year2003 (132)2007 (68)2007 (136)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Swindon
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change10.3%6.4%-1.6%
    Record Year2003 (0.6%)1970 (0.6%)1966 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Swindon was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.8% of all director appointments in Swindon in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.67%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.78%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    SWINDON1.62%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%PROPERTY2.38%
    (SWINDON)0.95%TRADING2.10%
    DESIGN0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    TRAINING0.84%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    IT0.78%BUSINESS1.87%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PROPERTY0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%MEDIA1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.67%ENGINEERING1.61%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%LONDON1.60%
    MEDIA0.61%CARE1.45%
    BUSINESS0.61%J1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%GLOBAL1.44%
    COMMUNITY0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GROUP0.56%IT1.41%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    C0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    MARKETING0.50%M1.30%
    SYSTEMS0.50%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%S1.24%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BUILDING0.45%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied488202,798
    7487 - Other business activities17860,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10416,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7130,253
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6610,246
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5312,916
    9999 - Dormant Company4919,765
    62090 - Other information technology service activities336,996
    7499 - Non-trading company3311,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply307,000
    99999 - Dormant Company2718,336
    7260 - Other computer related activities267,789
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering216,183
    9305 - Other service activities218,740
    74990 - Non-trading company198,695
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1910,085
    71129 - Other engineering activities171,590
    62012 - Business and domestic software development163,168
    41100 - Development of building projects153,921
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,788

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07534493 DAVID MARRIOTT LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07532274 EXSTELL LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07529929 ASIA TRAVELS & MONEY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07520758 KARHU SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07517431 DANTRANS LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07511722 SOKO PVT LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07538505 SJC ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07533270 BON APPETIT RECRUITMENT LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07521439 AKCM GROUP LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07520444 RLS RENTAL LETTINGS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07535624 SUSSEX STATIONERS LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07527142 BIMNIC LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07523074 THE FD CENTRE GROUP LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07520614 JOHNAN UK LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07515820 BOOKS & STATIONERS LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07514262 3I SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07545743 PRO-PORTERS (LOGISTICS) LTD. 28 Feb 2011
    07530947 PREMIER MIXED MARTIAL ARTS LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07520650 N & J SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07516919 WALKER & HYDE LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07538157 ANK CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07534034 ANALYSIS WISE LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07533076 VP SOFT LABS LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07521709 RJ CARS (SWINDON) LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07511880 WALTON IT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011