Swindon, Wiltshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Swindon when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 417 companies were registered in Swindon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SwindonUK
    2014417143,414
    2013399132,684
    % change4.5%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (417) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014155130132
    New companies in 2013128130141
    % change21.1%0.0%-6.4%
    Record Year2014 (155)2013 (130)2006 (185)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 320 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 30.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SwindonUK
    2014320101,670
    201324686,170
    % change30.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (505) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Swindon when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20141467599
    Closed companies in 2013847290
    % change73.8%4.2%10%
    Record Year2014 (146)2008 (242)2009 (223)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Swindon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 97 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SwindonUK
    20149741,744
    201315346,514
    Record Year 2006 (231) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201495533
    Net growth in 2013445851
    Record Year2005 (107)2003 (68)2006 (152)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Swindon
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change10.0%-4.7%-14.1%
    Record Year2005 (0.5%)1995 (0.4%)2006 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    26.6% of all director appointments in Swindon in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.82%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.66%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    SWINDON1.53%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.24%PROPERTY2.62%
    (SWINDON)0.91%ENGINEERING2.07%
    TRANSPORT0.66%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTY0.66%TRADING2.00%
    HOUSE0.66%LONDON1.95%
    IT0.62%CARE1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%DESIGN1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.58%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    J0.58%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUSINESS0.54%BUSINESS1.62%
    DESIGN0.54%J1.53%
    MEDIA0.50%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    ROAD0.46%GLOBAL1.51%
    C0.46%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    SIPP0.41%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SCHOOL0.41%MEDIA1.38%
    DIGITAL0.41%CO.,1.36%
    D0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.41%BUILDING1.30%
    S0.41%IT1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.41%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied656278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management23840,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities20529,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10957,264
    99999 - Dormant Company10348,286
    49410 - Freight transport by road669,960
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5628,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5318,890
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4812,795
    86900 - Other human health activities4611,807
    62012 - Business and domestic software development449,675
    71129 - Other engineering activities365,930
    41100 - Development of building projects3410,604
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet309,914
    43210 - Electrical installation265,922
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities257,401
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment256,630
    56101 - Licensed restaurants258,546
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified246,045
    56302 - Public houses and bars236,056

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157383 LEON CONSTANTIN LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09165495 P&K CRIDGE HOLDINGS LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09166896 DIMOND PROMOTIONS LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09179804 ROM SPEED LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09189911 C.M DRINKS LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09193439 RMJ LOGISTICS (UK) LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09194813 EMYKELLY LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09160552 IFIT SPECIALISTS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09165457 LUST4US LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09169702 ELITE HEATING SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09170268 THE HYBRID GROUP LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09170603 MARIS CARE LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09179448 DOMMETT YOUNG LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09186342 ASK COMPUTING SERVICES LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09192243 VISIOSIGN DIGITAL SIGNAGE LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09156634 BAMPTON GROVE 1959 LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09177296 HONEYCLOTH LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09177298 ZAN IT SERVICES LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09158305 AVIEMORE GP LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09163426 UK PROGRAMME AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09163841 LAVENDER WOOD LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09164314 PULSE INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09163107 THE MAYFLOWER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09165115 J'S ELECTRICAL (SWINDON) LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09179489 WATER-OPS SERVICES LTD 18 Aug 2014