Swindon, Wiltshire

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 399 companies were registered in Swindon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 32.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SwindonUK
    2013399132,684
    2012302118,868
    % change32.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (399) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013128130141
    New companies in 201210610195
    % change20.8%28.7%48.4%
    Record Year2005 (136)2013 (130)2006 (185)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 246 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 16.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SwindonUK
    201324686,170
    201221275,908
    % change16.0%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (505) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013847290
    Closed companies in 2012876560
    % change-3.4%10.8%50%
    Record Year2009 (105)2008 (242)2009 (223)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Swindon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 153 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SwindonUK
    201315346,514
    20129042,960
    Record Year 2004 (246) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013445851
    Net growth in 2012193635
    Record Year2005 (107)2003 (68)2006 (152)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Swindon
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change8.1%18.1%30.2%
    Record Year2005 (0.5%)1995 (0.4%)2006 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Swindon was in 2007 when 41.6% of all directors were female.

    30.5% of all director appointments in Swindon in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.54%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY1.65%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.60%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    SWINDON1.43%PROPERTY2.53%
    ELECTRICAL0.85%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN0.80%ENGINEERING1.83%
    IT0.80%LONDON1.79%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%BUSINESS1.74%
    BUSINESS0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    (SWINDON)0.71%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    PROPERTY0.67%CARE1.64%
    CONTRACTORS0.58%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ENGINEERING0.58%GLOBAL1.59%
    TRANSPORT0.58%J1.54%
    SECURITY0.53%MEDIA1.54%
    MEDIA0.53%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    J0.49%PROPERTIES1.45%
    GLOBAL0.49%IT1.39%
    CARE0.45%M1.25%
    LOGISTICS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    R0.45%BUILDING1.19%
    PROJECT0.45%CAPITAL1.19%
    WEST0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    TRAINING0.40%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied555260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management20734,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities17726,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10454,854
    99999 - Dormant Company8646,169
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5312,516
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5217,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5025,547
    62012 - Business and domestic software development449,104
    49410 - Freight transport by road356,904
    41100 - Development of building projects309,271
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities292,590
    71129 - Other engineering activities294,894
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet278,475
    74990 - Non-trading company2714,228
    86900 - Other human health activities269,203
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment245,859
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified235,576
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities236,979
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing225,382

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08670958 WAVEMAKER HAIR LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08677281 JNUNN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08677864 AA VISION LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08678037 RIDGEMONT BRANDS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08678179 UK COMPANIONS LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08679263 LBH ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08681883 SWITCH FIT UK LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08688446 THE PRESTIGE CAR CENTRE LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08693416 PIOTR SLEDZINSKI LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08709781 KD HORIZON LTD. 30 Sep 2013
    08678738 PHOTOPOSH DESIGN LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08699244 ACADIA WINDOWS & DOORS LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08673332 KKMPOWER LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08683048 POSH CAT LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08695861 SKY ROUTE TRAVEL LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08707862 ELMS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08708200 GMARK CONTRACTING LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08682638 JKV STORES LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08682896 SW REEVE LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08687670 CWP ESTATES LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08692530 THE PUFFIN HUT LTD. 16 Sep 2013
    08700055 MWL HAULAGE LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08705184 THINK EXCELLENT ADVERTISING LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08710098 EVOLUTION SIP LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08680346 SWINDON SPEEDWAY 2013 LIMITED 06 Sep 2013