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
    08596692 EAT WILD LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08600872 ARKE HORIZONS LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08611639 WILD LEATHER LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08613416 SINCLAIR FIRE LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08615327 MOUNT PLEASANT INDUSTRIES LTD. 18 Jul 2013
    08625186 J Z BEVERAGES LTD 25 Jul 2013
    08592181 BERNARD GEOMATICS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08594043 SHUMI SOCIAL WORK LTD 02 Jul 2013
    08597712 COLES SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTORS LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08629205 HEATHER VFX LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08600177 A&J DEVELOPMENTS LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08607750 AMCAR HOMES LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08612632 KNOW YOUR VOTE LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08618657 AAA MONSTER LIMITED LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08595344 FRANCHISE INVESTMENTS DURHAM LIMITED 03 Jul 2013
    08597988 WINNERSH GP LTD 04 Jul 2013
    OC386568 SWIMKIDZ BERKSHIRE LLP 12 Jul 2013
    08611301 THE DEAD LAY WAITING LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08616326 J. DAVIES AVIATION LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    OC386726 FAMILY MARTIAL ARTS (PRESCOT) LLP 22 Jul 2013
    08620257 ALETHO CONSULTING LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08623445 OPTIMUM TECHNOLOGIES LTD 24 Jul 2013
    08630322 FWD COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08598554 K&P PROPERTIES (SWINDON) LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08619525 FIONA SCOTT MEDIA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Jul 2013