Swindon, Wiltshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 399 companies were registered in Swindon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Swindon UK 2014 399 150,722 2013 407 134,802 % change -2.0% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (411) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 121 131 147 New companies in 2013 138 128 141 % change -12.3% 2.3% 4.3% Record Year 2003 (170) 2012 (137) 2007 (179)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 219 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Swindon UK 2014 219 82,370 2013 245 77,914 % change -10.6% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 64 85 70 Closed companies in 2013 100 67 78 % change -36.0% 26.9% -10% Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (112) 2009 (258)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Swindon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 180 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Swindon UK 2014 180 68,352 2013 162 56,888 Record Year 2007 (263) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 57 46 77 Net growth in 2013 38 61 63 Record Year 2003 (132) 2007 (68) 2007 (136)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Swindon 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -18.0% -5.5% -13.0% Record Year 2003 (0.6%) 1996 (0.4%) 1994 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Swindon was in 2008 when 33.6% of all directors were female.
29.7% of all director appointments in Swindon in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.56% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 1.67% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.67% CONSULTANCY 3.49% SWINDON 1.50% PROPERTY 2.64% DESIGN 0.75% TRADING 2.05% (SWINDON) 0.75% LONDON 1.88% BUSINESS 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.66% CARE 1.79% PROPERTY 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% IT 0.66% DESIGN 1.75% TRANSPORT 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.62% BUSINESS 1.71% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.60% R 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.60% ENGINEERING 0.57% GLOBAL 1.58% ASSOCIATES 0.53% J 1.48% C 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MEDIA 0.44% MEDIA 1.48% J 0.44% IT 1.33% HOUSE 0.44% TRANSPORT 1.30% WEST 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% SECURITY 0.40% BUILDING 1.24% CONTRACTORS 0.40% M 1.21% SUPPLIES 0.40% CAPITAL 1.20% MARKETING 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 637 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 234 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 179 27,750 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 112 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 102 47,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 57 18,491 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 53 26,700 62090 - Other information technology service activities 49 12,813 49410 - Freight transport by road 45 8,014 86900 - Other human health activities 43 10,273 62012 - Business and domestic software development 37 9,509 71129 - Other engineering activities 32 5,477 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 31 9,358 41100 - Development of building projects 29 9,855 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 25 5,876 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 25 6,236 74990 - Non-trading company 25 14,135 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 24 2,638 43210 - Electrical installation 22 5,885 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 20 7,313
Recent Companies
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