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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07726407 NEW GENERATION SECURITY LTD 02 Aug 2011 07727724 KPMAK LIMITED 03 Aug 2011 07736505 COUNTRYWIDE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 10 Aug 2011 07740901 DELTA METROLOGY LIMITED 15 Aug 2011 07740954 WISE DRIVER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Aug 2011 07745915 MOONSTICK LIMITED 18 Aug 2011 07753783 SQUIGGTECH RACING LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07735364 ENGINUITY ENGINEERING (UK) LIMITED 10 Aug 2011 07753818 GN IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07731484 OCTO SQUARED LTD 05 Aug 2011 07735910 CROCSEC LIMITED 10 Aug 2011 07742487 BESSIE MAC LTD 16 Aug 2011 07731600 WJO MARTIAL ARTS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011 07739735 VIRIDUS LIMITED 15 Aug 2011 07751490 BROWN'S BARS LTD 24 Aug 2011 OC366941 PIL SUNG MARTIAL ARTS LLP 02 Aug 2011 07724925 CHESHIRE NORTH WEST CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Aug 2011 07736974 RICHARD JAMES (WEST SWINDON) LIMITED 11 Aug 2011 07754955 THE FISH BOX LTD 30 Aug 2011 07757676 TASKED MINDS LIMITED 31 Aug 2011 07749830 AKRITI LTD 23 Aug 2011 07751593 YOGEEMU LIMITED 24 Aug 2011 07738643 SILVER KNIGHT ENTERPRISES LIMITED 12 Aug 2011 07739514 SOUTHFIELD JUNIOR SCHOOL 12 Aug 2011 07746327 L SQUARED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
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