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
    09416283 HYTHE FERRY LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09430639 C L PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09437131 JMM PHARMA SERVICES LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09449393 SPARTAN SECURITY SW LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09450029 EPOXY.IO LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09453593 RELIANT LOGISTICS LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09456105 P.G DRINKS LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09456221 TOM DONOHUE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09435450 WISETWIN LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09461980 MSJRS LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09462971 HIGHWORTH BREAKERS LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09426696 D.J MUNDY LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09432566 AS VEHICLE HIRE LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09437058 UK RIBS LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09438478 ASM DRYLINING LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09441109 WILTSHIRE VEHICLE SALES LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09456150 P AND J STRATTON INVESTMENTS LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09425009 ROBINSONS SERVICES LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09440348 FOREMOST PRINT LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    OC398360 SUCCESS MARTIAL ARTS LLP 17 Feb 2015
    09443979 GENERATEDRINKS LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09447026 EMPRECIUM LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09451531 DVP ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09457500 THEHARROWINNWANBOROUGH LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09458424 MINDISITY LTD 25 Feb 2015