Swindon, Wiltshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Swindon when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous February.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Swindon when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 465 companies were registered in Swindon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 16.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SwindonUK
    2015465161,156
    2014399150,722
    % change16.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (465) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Swindon when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015128156181
    New companies in 2014121131147
    % change5.8%19.1%23.1%
    Record Year2003 (170)2015 (156)2015 (181)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 284 companies were dissolved in Swindon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 29.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SwindonUK
    201528489,523
    201421982,370
    % change29.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20158396105
    Closed companies in 2014648570
    % change29.7%12.9%50%
    Record Year2011 (112)2009 (112)2009 (258)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Swindon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 181 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SwindonUK
    201518171,633
    201418068,352
    Record Year 2007 (263) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015456076
    Net growth in 2014574677
    Record Year2003 (132)2007 (68)2007 (136)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Swindon formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Swindon
    20150.3%
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change3.8%9.7%12.2%
    Record Year2003 (0.6%)1996 (0.4%)1994 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Swindon was in 2008 when 33.6% of all directors were female.

    25.9% of all director appointments in Swindon in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.82%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.66%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.23%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    SWINDON1.15%PROPERTY2.72%
    TRANSPORT0.99%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    J0.87%CARE2.13%
    (SWINDON)0.79%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CARE0.79%LONDON1.91%
    TRANS0.67%TRADING1.88%
    IT0.63%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.59%DESIGN1.65%
    BUSINESS0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%CO.,1.58%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%J1.55%
    S0.48%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    GROUP0.44%BUSINESS1.49%
    IN0.40%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DESIGN0.40%GLOBAL1.46%
    HOUSE0.40%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HEATING0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ELECTRICAL0.40%BUILDING1.31%
    ENTERPRISES0.36%IT1.30%
    MEDIA0.36%MEDIA1.28%
    DIGITAL0.36%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied693288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management23243,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities20530,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11558,522
    99999 - Dormant Company9849,474
    49410 - Freight transport by road7912,485
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6329,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5919,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5212,862
    86900 - Other human health activities5213,990
    62012 - Business and domestic software development459,651
    41100 - Development of building projects3911,863
    71129 - Other engineering activities336,278
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet3210,200
    43210 - Electrical installation276,139
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities247,682
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings247,797
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment246,815
    56302 - Public houses and bars236,355
    56101 - Licensed restaurants238,909

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09374905 THORNE ENVIRONMENTAL (SWINDON) LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09375213 SW PAVING LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09381626 K J S RETAIL LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09393332 RTRANS RO LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09397836 ALINAZ LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09401664 S&M APPARELS LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09407802 PROSPORT AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09398569 HOSPITAL SOLUTIONS (NH) LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09401073 AFRICAN-KITCHEN LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09406829 HTIA LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09382761 4 WAY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09384527 WILLMA CARE SERVICES LTD. 12 Jan 2015
    09407764 IPF AFRICA LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09378536 ECHO TRAINING LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09384424 5ZL CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09397704 ACTIVE FOCUS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09398984 N & V ENTERPRISES LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09407141 ABBY CONSULTANCY LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09375073 NCE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09375369 ADSJ LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09377219 PREMIER BANNERS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09379594 ATTWOOD-IT-SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09384605 GOODWILL HUNTING LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09385911 ENCOM CORPORATION LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09390160 SPRING RAISE LTD 15 Jan 2015