Wiltshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wiltshire when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wiltshire 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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wiltshire when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 862 companies were registered in Wiltshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WiltshireUK
    2012862118,868
    2011849114,512
    % change1.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (862) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012327280255
    New companies in 2011244290315
    % change34.0%-3.4%-19.0%
    Record Year2003 (336)2011 (290)2006 (317)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 561 companies were dissolved in Wiltshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 25.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WiltshireUK
    201256174,772
    201144672,230
    % change25.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,049) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wiltshire when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012240180141
    Closed companies in 2011152151143
    % change57.9%19.2%-1%
    Record Year2012 (240)2008 (499)2009 (490)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Wiltshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 301 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WiltshireUK
    201230144,096
    201140342,282
    Record Year 2003 (483) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201287100114
    Net growth in 201192139172
    Record Year2008 (207)2003 (152)2006 (222)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Wiltshire formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Wiltshire
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.8%
    20090.8%
    20080.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (1.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.8%0.7%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20110.7%0.8%0.8%
    % change20.3%-2.7%-19.9%
    Record Year1962 (1.5%)1978 (1.3%)1962 (1.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wiltshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    31.9% of all director appointments in Wiltshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.09%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.83%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTANCY1.62%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    ASSOCIATES1.15%PROPERTY2.36%
    BUSINESS0.87%TRADING2.08%
    J0.83%DESIGN1.87%
    IT0.83%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    PROPERTY0.77%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.55%BUSINESS1.72%
    SWINDON0.53%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    WILTSHIRE0.53%MEDIA1.68%
    S0.53%LONDON1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%J1.55%
    SYSTEMS0.51%GLOBAL1.54%
    R0.51%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%IT1.43%
    PROJECT0.49%PROPERTIES1.34%
    MEDICAL0.49%CARE1.32%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%M1.27%
    BUILDING0.47%BUILDING1.22%
    TRAINING0.47%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    ENGINEERING0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MARKETING0.45%S1.17%
    M0.45%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,265228,243
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management43528,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified33850,446
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities31321,969
    99999 - Dormant Company23437,912
    62090 - Other information technology service activities14611,950
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified12514,809
    7487 - Other business activities11216,361
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11120,742
    74990 - Non-trading company8613,641
    62012 - Business and domestic software development706,943
    86900 - Other human health activities707,550
    41100 - Development of building projects667,545
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities595,935
    43210 - Electrical installation555,151
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified556,008
    86101 - Hospital activities522,117
    9999 - Dormant Company506,793
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate496,519
    56302 - Public houses and bars464,262

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08205796 BRYHT DESIGN LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08232988 LOVE M LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08205492 THE GLASS HUB LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08207284 PROPERTY ADVANCEMENT LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08208298 LOCKTIGHT WINDOWS AND DOORS LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08233120 DEEP SOUTH PRODUCTIONS LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08234042 CONTACT LENSES DIRECT LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08207620 COUNSELSUPPORT LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08229825 BOA CATERING LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08202335 ASHCOMBE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08204200 TRAFALGAR I.T CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08208657 EDWARD LOVETT LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08211721 PTL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213075 START 2 FINISH EXTENSIONS AND RENOVATIONS LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08220947 ELLISON IT SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08221724 LIMELIGHT WEB DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08223017 WISHWORKS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08230831 TEGRA ACCOUNTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08215209 FONE FACTORY LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08203423 SUPERMARINE SPORTS FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08225989 SPINNER EXPE LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08229148 SAINSTORE (UK) LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08198863 MIKE VICTOR LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08200835 AMBULARE LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202309 HUNGERFORD AUCTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012