Swindon, Wiltshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 301 companies were registered in Swindon during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Swindon UK 2011 301 114,512 2010 305 101,492 % change -1.3% 12.8% Record Year 2006 (377) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 94 105 102 New companies in 2010 106 89 110 % change -11.3% 18.0% -7.3% Record Year 2005 (136) 2005 (122) 2006 (185)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 170 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 38.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Swindon UK 2011 170 72,230 2010 278 87,705 % change -38.8% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 62 49 59 Closed companies in 2010 78 114 86 % change -20.5% -57.0% -31% Record Year 2009 (104) 2008 (241) 2009 (223)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Swindon during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 131 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Swindon UK 2011 131 42,282 2010 27 13,787 Record Year 2004 (246) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 32 56 43 Net growth in 2010 28 -25 24 Record Year 2005 (107) 2003 (68) 2006 (152)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Swindon 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -18.8% -0.7% -16.3% Record Year 1986 (0.5%) 1962 (0.7%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Swindon was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
32.5% of all director appointments in Swindon in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.78% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTANCY 1.98% MANAGEMENT 4.75% SWINDON 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.19% (SWINDON) 1.18% PROPERTY 2.41% MANAGEMENT 0.96% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.91% DESIGN 1.94% IT 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.85% ASSOCIATES 0.75% BUSINESS 1.82% TRAINING 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.76% SCHOOL 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.74% TECHNOLOGIES 0.75% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGN 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.64% LONDON 1.63% J 0.59% J 1.47% PROJECT 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% BUSINESS 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.43% WEST 0.53% CARE 1.42% SYSTEMS 0.53% IT 1.38% ENGINEERING 0.48% BUILDING 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.28% ENTERPRISES 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ELECTRICAL 0.48% M 1.25% ARTS 0.48% ENERGY 1.22% C 0.48% TRAINING 1.21% TRADING 0.48% S 1.21%
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 489 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 192 65,177 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 83 15,760 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 71 29,245 7414 - Business & management consultancy 65 14,755 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 65 10,137 9999 - Dormant Company 46 22,587 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 44 8,345 7260 - Other computer related activities 39 8,686 62090 - Other information technology service activities 33 6,798 7499 - Non-trading company 33 11,543 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 27 6,321 9305 - Other service activities 25 10,525 99999 - Dormant Company 21 18,281 74990 - Non-trading company 20 8,064 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 10,018 71129 - Other engineering activities 17 1,565 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 3,137 4534 - Other building installation 15 2,443 41100 - Development of building projects 15 3,697
Recent Companies
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