Swindon, Wiltshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 407 companies were registered in Swindon during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Swindon UK 2013 407 134,802 2012 411 131,491 % change -1.0% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (411) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 138 128 141 New companies in 2012 115 137 159 % change 20.0% -6.6% -11.3% Record Year 2003 (170) 2012 (137) 2007 (179)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 245 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 20.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Swindon UK 2013 245 77,914 2012 204 67,576 % change 20.1% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 100 67 78 Closed companies in 2012 69 71 64 % change 44.9% -5.6% 22% Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (112) 2009 (258)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Swindon during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 162 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Swindon UK 2013 162 56,888 2012 207 63,915 Record Year 2007 (263) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 38 61 63 Net growth in 2012 46 66 95 Record Year 2003 (132) 2007 (68) 2007 (136)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Swindon 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 7.6% -7.3% -8.4% Record Year 2003 (0.6%) 1996 (0.4%) 1994 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Swindon was in 2008 when 33.6% of all directors were female.
23.2% of all director appointments in Swindon in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.36% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.45% MANAGEMENT 4.78% SWINDON 1.35% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.30% PROPERTY 2.44% IT 1.01% TRADING 2.06% (SWINDON) 0.82% DESIGN 1.79% DESIGN 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROPERTY 0.77% BUSINESS 1.77% ASSOCIATES 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ELECTRICAL 0.67% LONDON 1.72% J 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSULTANTS 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% SECURITY 0.63% MEDIA 1.63% S 0.63% GLOBAL 1.57% R 0.58% J 1.56% MEDIA 0.58% CARE 1.46% PROJECT 0.58% IT 1.43% ENGINEERING 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.41% TRADING 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRANSPORT 0.48% M 1.25% K 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% BUSINESS 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.19% DIGITAL 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ENTERPRISES 0.43% TRAINING 1.17% TRAINING 0.39% SECURITY 1.15%
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 574 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 181 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 176 24,894 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 128 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 78 43,384 62090 - Other information technology service activities 63 12,664 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 52 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 42 16,448 62012 - Business and domestic software development 39 8,099 49410 - Freight transport by road 37 5,834 74990 - Non-trading company 34 14,129 86900 - Other human health activities 26 8,465 71129 - Other engineering activities 26 4,226 41100 - Development of building projects 25 8,637 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 21 2,385 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 21 6,954 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 7,507 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 20 5,062 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 7,199 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 20 5,186
Recent Companies
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