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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
    07586407 DUKACOM LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07581928 TSR RECYCLING UK LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07579238 ACOUSTIC CEILING SERVICES (WILTSHIRE) LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07575535 HIGH-GRADE PLASTERING LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07564710 GEVLEN LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07558502 CORTUS LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07556841 FRANCLINS BEAUTY LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07556738 PROJECT SERVICES (SWINDON) LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07555207 K.M TECHNICS LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07554262 SD TEST LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07577648 NOBLE QUEST LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07569827 LYNETTE WHITE ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07564095 HEXADECIMAL LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07562607 PURPLE BEECH LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07553804 SOMAYAJIS' PVT LTD. 07 Mar 2011
    07583850 KR-HR LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07574332 JADESTONE BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07554006 OLLIE O'NEILL WALL AND FLOOR TILING LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07586810 ABEYA MEDICAL LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07580472 SQUALO NERO CP LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07569743 ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT ACADEMY 18 Mar 2011
    07558842 BARILOCHE CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07551886 BRIGHT BUBBLE LTD 04 Mar 2011
    07572830 ZD INTERIORS LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07569927 NATHAN DICKENS CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Mar 2011