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.

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 (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)SwindonUK
    2013407134,802
    2012411131,491
    % change-1.0%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (411) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013138128141
    New companies in 2012115137159
    % change20.0%-6.6%-11.3%
    Record Year2003 (170)2012 (137)2007 (179)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SwindonUK
    201324577,914
    201220467,576
    % change20.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20131006778
    Closed companies in 2012697164
    % change44.9%-5.6%22%
    Record Year2011 (112)2009 (112)2009 (258)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SwindonUK
    201316256,888
    201220763,915
    Record Year 2007 (263) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013386163
    Net growth in 2012466695
    Record Year2003 (132)2007 (68)2007 (136)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change7.6%-7.3%-8.4%
    Record Year2003 (0.6%)1996 (0.4%)1994 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.36%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    SWINDON1.35%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.30%PROPERTY2.44%
    IT1.01%TRADING2.06%
    (SWINDON)0.82%DESIGN1.79%
    DESIGN0.77%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTY0.77%BUSINESS1.77%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ELECTRICAL0.67%LONDON1.72%
    J0.67%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SECURITY0.63%MEDIA1.63%
    S0.63%GLOBAL1.57%
    R0.58%J1.56%
    MEDIA0.58%CARE1.46%
    PROJECT0.58%IT1.43%
    ENGINEERING0.53%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    TRADING0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRANSPORT0.48%M1.25%
    K0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    BUSINESS0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    DIGITAL0.43%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ENTERPRISES0.43%TRAINING1.17%
    TRAINING0.39%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied574249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management18132,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities17624,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12854,531
    99999 - Dormant Company7843,384
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6312,664
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5223,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4216,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development398,099
    49410 - Freight transport by road375,834
    74990 - Non-trading company3414,129
    86900 - Other human health activities268,465
    71129 - Other engineering activities264,226
    41100 - Development of building projects258,637
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities212,385
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified216,954
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate207,507
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified205,062
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet207,199
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets205,186

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08426529 C6400 LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08430541 MICROSYNC SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08434494 MAESTEG LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08436406 PROBLAST LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08452131 SOTERIA DEFENCE AND SECURITY LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08462296 WAND ASSOCIATES LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08462415 FANTASY CLUB SWINDON LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08463362 PARNHAM ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08463772 WEGRZYN-TRANS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08452502 OIKOS DIGITAL LTD 20 Mar 2013
    08427304 ZING HOMES LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08427816 THE BIG FISH PUB COMPANY LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08429849 STANDARD GOLD COMPANY LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08445207 TOOZON LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08447794 COMPLIANCE CONSULTANCY (SERVICES) LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08450586 STADIUM ARTISTS LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08455279 ROCKWORKS MUSIC LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08430960 S J HOGG LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08452372 CRITICAL CARE AMBULANCE LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08454771 MODETRO LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08455567 ENGAUGEIT LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08429627 POTTY ABOUT PLANTS LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08433446 STONE TREES ESTATES LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08436957 OMRASU LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08437904 LITMA LTD 11 Mar 2013