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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Swindon UK 2015 465 161,156 2014 399 150,722 % change 16.5% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (465) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 128 156 181 New companies in 2014 121 131 147 % change 5.8% 19.1% 23.1% Record Year 2003 (170) 2015 (156) 2015 (181)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Swindon UK 2015 284 89,523 2014 219 82,370 % change 29.7% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 83 96 105 Closed companies in 2014 64 85 70 % change 29.7% 12.9% 50% Record Year 2011 (112) 2009 (112) 2009 (258)
Net Company Growth
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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) Swindon UK 2015 181 71,633 2014 180 68,352 Record Year 2007 (263) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 45 60 76 Net growth in 2014 57 46 77 Record Year 2003 (132) 2007 (68) 2007 (136)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.3% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 3.8% 9.7% 12.2% Record Year 2003 (0.6%) 1996 (0.4%) 1994 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.82% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 1.66% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.62% SWINDON 1.15% PROPERTY 2.72% TRANSPORT 0.99% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% J 0.87% CARE 2.13% (SWINDON) 0.79% ENGINEERING 2.12% CARE 0.79% LONDON 1.91% TRANS 0.67% TRADING 1.88% IT 0.63% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.59% DESIGN 1.65% BUSINESS 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.55% CO., 1.58% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% J 1.55% S 0.48% CONSULTANTS 1.54% GROUP 0.44% BUSINESS 1.49% IN 0.40% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DESIGN 0.40% GLOBAL 1.46% HOUSE 0.40% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HEATING 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ELECTRICAL 0.40% BUILDING 1.31% ENTERPRISES 0.36% IT 1.30% MEDIA 0.36% MEDIA 1.28% DIGITAL 0.36% M 1.27%
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 693 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 232 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 205 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 115 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 98 49,474 49410 - Freight transport by road 79 12,485 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 63 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 59 19,098 62090 - Other information technology service activities 52 12,862 86900 - Other human health activities 52 13,990 62012 - Business and domestic software development 45 9,651 41100 - Development of building projects 39 11,863 71129 - Other engineering activities 33 6,278 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 32 10,200 43210 - Electrical installation 27 6,139 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 24 7,682 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 24 7,797 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 24 6,815 56302 - Public houses and bars 23 6,355 56101 - Licensed restaurants 23 8,909
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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