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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Swindon UK 2013 399 132,684 2012 302 118,868 % change 32.1% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (399) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 128 130 141 New companies in 2012 106 101 95 % change 20.8% 28.7% 48.4% Record Year 2005 (136) 2013 (130) 2006 (185)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Swindon UK 2013 246 86,170 2012 212 75,908 % change 16.0% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (505) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 84 72 90 Closed companies in 2012 87 65 60 % change -3.4% 10.8% 50% Record Year 2009 (105) 2008 (242) 2009 (223)
Net Company Growth
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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) Swindon UK 2013 153 46,514 2012 90 42,960 Record Year 2004 (246) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 44 58 51 Net growth in 2012 19 36 35 Record Year 2005 (107) 2003 (68) 2006 (152)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change 8.1% 18.1% 30.2% Record Year 2005 (0.5%) 1995 (0.4%) 2006 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.54% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTANCY 1.65% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.60% CONSULTANCY 3.45% SWINDON 1.43% PROPERTY 2.53% ELECTRICAL 0.85% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.83% IT 0.80% LONDON 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.80% DESIGN 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.76% BUSINESS 1.74% BUSINESS 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% (SWINDON) 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.69% PROPERTY 0.67% CARE 1.64% CONTRACTORS 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.61% ENGINEERING 0.58% GLOBAL 1.59% TRANSPORT 0.58% J 1.54% SECURITY 0.53% MEDIA 1.54% MEDIA 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.53% J 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.45% GLOBAL 0.49% IT 1.39% CARE 0.45% M 1.25% LOGISTICS 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.20% R 0.45% BUILDING 1.19% PROJECT 0.45% CAPITAL 1.19% WEST 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% TRAINING 0.40% TRAINING 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 555 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 207 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 177 26,675 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 104 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 86 46,169 62090 - Other information technology service activities 53 12,516 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 52 17,715 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 50 25,547 62012 - Business and domestic software development 44 9,104 49410 - Freight transport by road 35 6,904 41100 - Development of building projects 30 9,271 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 29 2,590 71129 - Other engineering activities 29 4,894 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 27 8,475 74990 - Non-trading company 27 14,228 86900 - Other human health activities 26 9,203 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 24 5,859 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 23 5,576 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 23 6,979 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 22 5,382
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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