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
New Company Registrations
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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) Swindon UK 2011 338 116,391 2010 294 105,137 % change 15.0% 10.7% Record Year 2006 (387) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 101 104 133 New companies in 2010 79 86 129 % change 27.8% 20.9% 3.1% Record Year 2003 (170) 2011 (104) 2007 (179)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Swindon UK 2011 270 90,986 2010 298 82,677 % change -9.4% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 112 78 80 Closed companies in 2010 90 74 134 % change 24.4% 5.4% -40% Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (112) 2009 (258)
Net Company Growth
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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) Swindon UK 2011 68 25,405 2010 -4 22,460 Record Year 2007 (263) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -11 26 53 Net growth in 2010 -11 12 -5 Record Year 2003 (132) 2007 (68) 2007 (136)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 10.3% 6.4% -1.6% Record Year 2003 (0.6%) 1970 (0.6%) 1966 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.67% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTANCY 1.78% MANAGEMENT 4.97% SWINDON 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.16% MANAGEMENT 1.28% PROPERTY 2.38% (SWINDON) 0.95% TRADING 2.10% DESIGN 0.89% DESIGN 1.93% TRAINING 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.92% IT 0.78% BUSINESS 1.87% TECHNOLOGIES 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% PROPERTY 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.61% ASSOCIATES 0.67% LONDON 1.60% MEDIA 0.61% CARE 1.45% BUSINESS 0.61% J 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% GLOBAL 1.44% COMMUNITY 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.43% GROUP 0.56% IT 1.41% ELECTRICAL 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.36% C 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% MARKETING 0.50% M 1.30% SYSTEMS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.28% INVESTMENTS 0.50% S 1.24% ENTERPRISES 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% BUILDING 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 488 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 178 60,968 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 104 16,150 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 71 30,253 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 66 10,246 7414 - Business & management consultancy 53 12,916 9999 - Dormant Company 49 19,765 62090 - Other information technology service activities 33 6,996 7499 - Non-trading company 33 11,316 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 30 7,000 99999 - Dormant Company 27 18,336 7260 - Other computer related activities 26 7,789 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 6,183 9305 - Other service activities 21 8,740 74990 - Non-trading company 19 8,695 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 10,085 71129 - Other engineering activities 17 1,590 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 3,168 41100 - Development of building projects 15 3,921 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,788
Recent Companies
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