Swindon, Wiltshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 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)SwindonUK
    2014399150,722
    2013407134,802
    % change-2.0%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (411) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014121131147
    New companies in 2013138128141
    % change-12.3%2.3%4.3%
    Record Year2003 (170)2012 (137)2007 (179)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SwindonUK
    201421982,370
    201324577,914
    % change-10.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014648570
    Closed companies in 20131006778
    % change-36.0%26.9%-10%
    Record Year2011 (112)2009 (112)2009 (258)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SwindonUK
    201418068,352
    201316256,888
    Record Year 2007 (263) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014574677
    Net growth in 2013386163
    Record Year2003 (132)2007 (68)2007 (136)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-18.0%-5.5%-13.0%
    Record Year2003 (0.6%)1996 (0.4%)1994 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.56%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY1.67%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.67%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    SWINDON1.50%PROPERTY2.64%
    DESIGN0.75%TRADING2.05%
    (SWINDON)0.75%LONDON1.88%
    BUSINESS0.71%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%CARE1.79%
    PROPERTY0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    IT0.66%DESIGN1.75%
    TRANSPORT0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%BUSINESS1.71%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%PROPERTIES1.60%
    R0.57%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    ENGINEERING0.57%GLOBAL1.58%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%J1.48%
    C0.44%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MEDIA0.44%MEDIA1.48%
    J0.44%IT1.33%
    HOUSE0.44%TRANSPORT1.30%
    WEST0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    SECURITY0.40%BUILDING1.24%
    CONTRACTORS0.40%M1.21%
    SUPPLIES0.40%CAPITAL1.20%
    MARKETING0.40%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied637280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management23437,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities17927,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11256,411
    99999 - Dormant Company10247,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5718,491
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5326,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4912,813
    49410 - Freight transport by road458,014
    86900 - Other human health activities4310,273
    62012 - Business and domestic software development379,509
    71129 - Other engineering activities325,477
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet319,358
    41100 - Development of building projects299,855
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified255,876
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment256,236
    74990 - Non-trading company2514,135
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities242,638
    43210 - Electrical installation225,885
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities207,313

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08875295 AGRP ONLINE LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08884270 4REEL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08885048 SWANN TREASURY CONSULTANTS LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08890254 BETTEROPTIONUK LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08909624 HELIUM KID LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08913122 THE PAYROLL AND ACCOUNTING COMPANY (UK) LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08915741 VELTIES LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08872950 THINK PROPERTY LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08883805 NEHA MAHAJAN LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08905773 CHATTERBOX CHILDCARE (SWINDON) LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08908161 ONLINE OFFICE SERVICES LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08916319 JUST COMMERCE LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08885765 WJS CONSULTANTS LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08891491 WINDBROOK MEADOW 1963 LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08900919 PRESTOPLAN HOMES LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08874404 A2Q LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08880710 LITTLE OAK FURNITURE LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08877058 DARKROOM COFFEE LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08879317 TECHSTREET LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08879813 EVOLUTION PARK HOMES AND LODGES LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08891338 GSRP SERVICES LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08891603 BAGBURY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08900005 JD MOTORS LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08907071 MINERVA SRM LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08876550 BRACKENLEY CARE LTD 05 Feb 2014