Swindon, Wiltshire

Q3 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 302 companies were registered in Swindon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SwindonUK
    2012302118,868
    2011301114,512
    % change0.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (377) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201210610195
    New companies in 201194105102
    % change12.8%-3.8%-6.9%
    Record Year2005 (136)2005 (122)2006 (185)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 210 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 23.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SwindonUK
    201221074,772
    201117072,230
    % change23.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012876558
    Closed companies in 2011624959
    % change40.3%32.7%-2%
    Record Year2009 (104)2008 (241)2009 (223)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Swindon during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 92 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SwindonUK
    20129244,096
    201113142,282
    Record Year 2004 (246) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012193637
    Net growth in 2011325643
    Record Year2005 (107)2003 (68)2006 (152)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Swindon
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change1.2%-3.0%-7.9%
    Record Year1986 (0.5%)1962 (0.7%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Swindon was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.8% of all director appointments in Swindon in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.66%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.77%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    SWINDON1.18%PROPERTY2.35%
    IT1.13%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.98%DESIGN1.87%
    J0.89%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.84%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (SWINDON)0.79%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.74%BUSINESS1.72%
    BUSINESS0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    R0.69%MEDIA1.67%
    PROJECT0.69%LONDON1.67%
    S0.54%J1.55%
    SYSTEMS0.54%GLOBAL1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.49%IT1.43%
    MARKETING0.44%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TRAINING0.44%CARE1.32%
    SECURITY0.44%M1.27%
    K0.44%BUILDING1.22%
    GLOBAL0.44%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    TRANSPORT0.39%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.39%S1.17%
    ELECTRICAL0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied801331,455
    7487 - Other business activities11935,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10119,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10014,774
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8233,677
    62090 - Other information technology service activities407,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy388,437
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply374,997
    99999 - Dormant Company3225,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3013,716
    74990 - Non-trading company309,203
    7260 - Other computer related activities264,979
    9999 - Dormant Company2612,598
    62012 - Business and domestic software development214,584
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified219,891
    41100 - Development of building projects184,965
    9305 - Other service activities186,142
    49410 - Freight transport by road162,795
    7499 - Non-trading company156,164
    71129 - Other engineering activities152,350

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198513 S PRABHU LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08200694 SUMMERHILL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08208657 EDWARD LOVETT LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08219263 EQUINOX BUILDING SOLUTIONS (SWINDON) LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08221724 LIMELIGHT WEB DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08222693 PAUL R GENTLEMAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08233200 POISE BOOKS LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08215209 FONE FACTORY LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08222348 G.HUNT SEVICES LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08209039 BUDGETTEC LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08211130 ZUPERIOR INTERIORS LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08215668 ARTUS TOUR LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08217804 ZAHRASOFT LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08224583 BLACKWORTH GROUP LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08198863 MIKE VICTOR LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08210742 103 SPORTS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08226484 COUNTERBILITY LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08199012 PAUL DEMPSEY CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08202328 SWINDON BUILDING PLASTICS LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08210553 GENERAL DOGSBODY LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08212405 SUNRISE AUTOMATED TEST SERVICES LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08226180 MAID IN SWINDON LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08200624 THE PRACTICAL GARDENER LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08213330 GREEN HILLS CLEANING LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08202721 WHEELER'S WOODWORK AND JOINERY LTD 05 Sep 2012