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Wiltshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wiltshire 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 2012)

    A total of 1,044 companies were registered in Wiltshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 14.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WiltshireUK
    20121,044131,491
    2011916116,391
    % change14.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (1,159) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wiltshire when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012288370386
    New companies in 2011258289369
    % change11.6%28.0%4.6%
    Record Year2003 (328)2012 (370)2007 (561)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 468 companies were dissolved in Wiltshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WiltshireUK
    201246867,576
    201165790,986
    % change-28.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (846) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012169149150
    Closed companies in 2011251198208
    % change-32.7%-24.7%-28%
    Record Year2011 (251)2008 (227)2009 (467)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Wiltshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 576 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WiltshireUK
    201257663,915
    201125925,405
    Record Year 2007 (772) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012119221236
    Net growth in 2011791161
    Record Year2003 (226)2007 (227)2007 (444)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Wiltshire formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Wiltshire
    20120.8%
    20110.8%
    20100.8%
    20090.8%
    20080.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (1.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.8%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.8%0.8%
    % change-4.3%9.5%-2.1%
    Record Year1967 (1.5%)1970 (1.7%)1966 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wiltshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    30.3% of all director appointments in Wiltshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.37%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.85%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.57%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ASSOCIATES1.20%PROPERTY2.37%
    BUSINESS0.88%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.86%DESIGN1.93%
    IT0.80%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MEDICAL0.75%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    J0.67%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.67%BUSINESS1.73%
    SYSTEMS0.58%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SWINDON0.54%LONDON1.66%
    R0.54%J1.54%
    TRAINING0.52%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CARE0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    SCHOOL0.52%IT1.40%
    S0.49%CARE1.34%
    M0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%M1.27%
    C0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    PROJECT0.47%ENERGY1.20%
    (SWINDON)0.47%S1.20%
    ELECTRICAL0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,220216,665
    7487 - Other business activities39652,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management29319,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified23035,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities19714,303
    99999 - Dormant Company14925,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy14312,113
    9999 - Dormant Company12518,617
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1058,145
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8313,637
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply796,934
    7260 - Other computer related activities787,154
    9305 - Other service activities768,818
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified739,892
    74990 - Non-trading company669,729
    7499 - Non-trading company569,102
    41100 - Development of building projects514,984
    62012 - Business and domestic software development484,356
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering435,169
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities434,132

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07935401 ASHCOMBE SHOOT LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07939072 FPF UTILITIES LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07943828 DAISY MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07950043 MILLER (BRADLEY STOKE) LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07953896 AVIACAPABILITY LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07955872 MWM DIRECT LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07955925 SUPERCHROMIC EYEWEAR LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07946896 KINNECTIVE LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07937519 CINNAMON (CORSHAM) LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07941000 W E SOFTENERS LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07942778 PEMBROKE FARM HORSE FEEDS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07951261 AFFORDABLE HEATING SPECIALISTS LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07963627 MISS ELLIES SOUL FOOD LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07969893 WAILEA ACRIS UK LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07947994 SUAVE MAR LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07964241 BATH CITY SELF CATERING LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07932876 VMCL LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07933655 VENUES4 LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07938178 MAILCOACH LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07950259 REFN TECHNICAL PUBLISHING LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07953049 GT LIVE EVENTS LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07961740 DARKSHADOWSECURITY LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07968337 LAMPLIGHT LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07940076 EZY DRINKS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07933547 WAKATIPU CONSULTING LTD. 02 Feb 2012