Swindon, Wiltshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 411 companies were registered in Swindon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 21.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Swindon UK 2012 411 131,491 2011 338 116,391 % change 21.6% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (411) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 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 2012 115 137 159 New companies in 2011 101 104 133 % change 13.9% 31.7% 19.5% Record Year 2003 (170) 2012 (137) 2007 (179)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 204 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 24.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Swindon UK 2012 204 67,576 2011 270 90,987 % change -24.4% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 69 71 64 Closed companies in 2011 112 78 80 % change -38.4% -9.0% -20% Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (112) 2009 (258)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Swindon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 207 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Swindon UK 2012 207 63,915 2011 68 25,404 Record Year 2007 (263) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 46 66 95 Net growth in 2011 -11 26 53 Record Year 2003 (132) 2007 (68) 2007 (136)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Swindon 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -2.4% 12.7% 11.8% Record Year 2003 (0.6%) 1970 (0.6%) 1966 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Swindon was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.2% of all director appointments in Swindon in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.87% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 2.03% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.30% SWINDON 1.19% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 1.04% TRADING 2.07% ASSOCIATES 1.04% DESIGN 1.93% (SWINDON) 0.99% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUSINESS 0.89% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROJECT 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.79% SCHOOL 0.79% BUSINESS 1.73% J 0.79% MEDIA 1.72% IT 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DESIGN 0.74% LONDON 1.66% SYSTEMS 0.59% J 1.54% DOGGERBANK 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.51% RWE 0.59% GLOBAL 1.50% TRAINING 0.54% IT 1.40% ELECTRICAL 0.49% CARE 1.34% WEST 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.31% TECHNOLOGIES 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENGINEERING 0.45% M 1.27% TECHNICAL 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% S 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% CONSULTANTS 0.45% S 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 498 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 165 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 103 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 94 14,303 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 83 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 52 12,113 62090 - Other information technology service activities 47 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 41 6,934 9999 - Dormant Company 41 18,617 7260 - Other computer related activities 38 7,154 99999 - Dormant Company 31 25,084 74990 - Non-trading company 29 9,729 62012 - Business and domestic software development 26 4,356 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 23 8,818 7499 - Non-trading company 22 9,102 71129 - Other engineering activities 21 2,217 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 5,169 41100 - Development of building projects 17 4,984 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,892
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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