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Swindon, Wiltshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 (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)SwindonUK
    2011301114,512
    2010305101,492
    % change-1.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2006 (377) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201194105102
    New companies in 201010689110
    % change-11.3%18.0%-7.3%
    Record Year2005 (136)2005 (122)2006 (185)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SwindonUK
    201117072,230
    201027887,705
    % change-38.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011624959
    Closed companies in 20107811486
    % change-20.5%-57.0%-31%
    Record Year2009 (104)2008 (241)2009 (223)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SwindonUK
    201113142,282
    20102713,787
    Record Year 2004 (246) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011325643
    Net growth in 201028-2524
    Record Year2005 (107)2003 (68)2006 (152)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-18.8%-0.7%-16.3%
    Record Year1986 (0.5%)1962 (0.7%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.78%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY1.98%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SWINDON1.23%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    (SWINDON)1.18%PROPERTY2.41%
    MANAGEMENT0.96%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.91%DESIGN1.94%
    IT0.80%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRAINING0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SCHOOL0.75%ENGINEERING1.74%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.75%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGN0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%LONDON1.63%
    J0.59%J1.47%
    PROJECT0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUSINESS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    WEST0.53%CARE1.42%
    SYSTEMS0.53%IT1.38%
    ENGINEERING0.48%BUILDING1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ELECTRICAL0.48%M1.25%
    ARTS0.48%ENERGY1.22%
    C0.48%TRAINING1.21%
    TRADING0.48%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied489204,493
    7487 - Other business activities19265,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8315,760
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7129,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6514,755
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6510,137
    9999 - Dormant Company4622,587
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply448,345
    7260 - Other computer related activities398,686
    62090 - Other information technology service activities336,798
    7499 - Non-trading company3311,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering276,321
    9305 - Other service activities2510,525
    99999 - Dormant Company2118,281
    74990 - Non-trading company208,064
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1910,018
    71129 - Other engineering activities171,565
    62012 - Business and domestic software development173,137
    4534 - Other building installation152,443
    41100 - Development of building projects153,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07695528 CHINTHAPALLI LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07695668 JUMUYA COURIERS LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07697167 BORYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07714031 RCP VENTURES LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07719527 SIAN DAVIES CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07697067 KINGSDOWN SCHOOL 07 Jul 2011
    07706108 LAND'S END TRADING COMPANY LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07708152 LSEF LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07719022 MARKLEY CONTRACTING LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07691342 HELLENIC AVIATION AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07696473 RSS LOGISTICS LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07696905 HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL 07 Jul 2011
    07722747 IMAC CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07695422 BUCKAROO JACKS LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07696110 BITECH DIGITAL LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07697221 TOM'S TEAM LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07709872 GREAT WESTERN HOTEL (SWINDON) LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07715017 EDEN VENTILATION LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07695850 LYDIARD HEALTH AND SAFETY LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07713520 TECHIMPACT360 LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07715417 ASHLEY TECHNICAL LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07719628 ARBORSERVE LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07702722 FA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07717735 SD&I LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07719502 DR BACKUP LIMITED 27 Jul 2011