Swindon, Wiltshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Swindon UK 2012 302 118,868 2011 301 114,512 % change 0.3% 3.8% Record Year 2006 (377) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 106 101 95 New companies in 2011 94 105 102 % change 12.8% -3.8% -6.9% Record Year 2005 (136) 2005 (122) 2006 (185)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Swindon UK 2012 210 74,772 2011 170 72,230 % change 23.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 87 65 58 Closed companies in 2011 62 49 59 % change 40.3% 32.7% -2% Record Year 2009 (104) 2008 (241) 2009 (223)
Net Company Growth
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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) Swindon UK 2012 92 44,096 2011 131 42,282 Record Year 2004 (246) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 19 36 37 Net growth in 2011 32 56 43 Record Year 2005 (107) 2003 (68) 2006 (152)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 1.2% -3.0% -7.9% Record Year 1986 (0.5%) 1962 (0.7%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.66% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.77% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.28% SWINDON 1.18% PROPERTY 2.35% IT 1.13% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 0.98% DESIGN 1.87% J 0.89% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.83% (SWINDON) 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.74% BUSINESS 1.72% BUSINESS 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% R 0.69% MEDIA 1.67% PROJECT 0.69% LONDON 1.67% S 0.54% J 1.55% SYSTEMS 0.54% GLOBAL 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ENGINEERING 0.49% IT 1.43% MARKETING 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.34% TRAINING 0.44% CARE 1.32% SECURITY 0.44% M 1.27% K 0.44% BUILDING 1.22% GLOBAL 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.20% TRANSPORT 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TECHNOLOGIES 0.39% S 1.17% ELECTRICAL 0.39% SECURITY 1.16%
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 801 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 119 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 101 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 100 14,774 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 82 33,677 62090 - Other information technology service activities 40 7,869 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 8,437 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 37 4,997 99999 - Dormant Company 32 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 13,716 74990 - Non-trading company 30 9,203 7260 - Other computer related activities 26 4,979 9999 - Dormant Company 26 12,598 62012 - Business and domestic software development 21 4,584 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 9,891 41100 - Development of building projects 18 4,965 9305 - Other service activities 18 6,142 49410 - Freight transport by road 16 2,795 7499 - Non-trading company 15 6,164 71129 - Other engineering activities 15 2,350
Recent Companies
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