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
New Company Registrations
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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) Wiltshire UK 2012 862 118,868 2011 849 114,512 % change 1.5% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (862) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 327 280 255 New companies in 2011 244 290 315 % change 34.0% -3.4% -19.0% Record Year 2003 (336) 2011 (290) 2006 (317)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wiltshire UK 2012 561 74,772 2011 446 72,230 % change 25.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,049) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 240 180 141 Closed companies in 2011 152 151 143 % change 57.9% 19.2% -1% Record Year 2012 (240) 2008 (499) 2009 (490)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wiltshire UK 2012 301 44,096 2011 403 42,282 Record Year 2003 (483) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 87 100 114 Net growth in 2011 92 139 172 Record Year 2008 (207) 2003 (152) 2006 (222)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.8% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% % change 20.3% -2.7% -19.9% Record Year 1962 (1.5%) 1978 (1.3%) 1962 (1.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.09% CONSULTING 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.83% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTANCY 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.29% ASSOCIATES 1.15% PROPERTY 2.36% BUSINESS 0.87% TRADING 2.08% J 0.83% DESIGN 1.87% IT 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.83% PROPERTY 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDIA 0.55% BUSINESS 1.72% SWINDON 0.53% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% WILTSHIRE 0.53% MEDIA 1.68% S 0.53% LONDON 1.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% J 1.55% SYSTEMS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.54% R 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.47% ENTERPRISES 0.51% IT 1.43% PROJECT 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.34% MEDICAL 0.49% CARE 1.32% CONSULTANTS 0.47% M 1.27% BUILDING 0.47% BUILDING 1.22% TRAINING 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.21% ENGINEERING 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MARKETING 0.45% S 1.17% M 0.45% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,265 228,243 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 435 28,990 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 338 50,446 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 313 21,969 99999 - Dormant Company 234 37,912 62090 - Other information technology service activities 146 11,950 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 125 14,809 7487 - Other business activities 112 16,361 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 111 20,742 74990 - Non-trading company 86 13,641 62012 - Business and domestic software development 70 6,943 86900 - Other human health activities 70 7,550 41100 - Development of building projects 66 7,545 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 59 5,935 43210 - Electrical installation 55 5,151 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 55 6,008 86101 - Hospital activities 52 2,117 9999 - Dormant Company 50 6,793 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 49 6,519 56302 - Public houses and bars 46 4,262
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08138289 DMV TRANSPORTER LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08137618 1ST 4 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 10 Jul 2012 08146279 TIME 2 LEAD LTD 17 Jul 2012 08154208 GOVER & TURNER LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 08137977 LAURIE ENGINEERING LTD 11 Jul 2012 08147969 C7 ASSOCIATES LTD 18 Jul 2012 08148099 WILTSHIRE CARAVANS LTD 18 Jul 2012 08148841 CORNUCOPIA CLOTHING COMPANY LIMITED 19 Jul 2012 08151790 W G DELL AND SONS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08159169 S.T BODY REPAIRS LIMITED 27 Jul 2012 08160235 PERVENTURE LTD 27 Jul 2012 08126102 CELSUS TRADING LIMITED 02 Jul 2012 08128072 D-AERO LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08129699 NIYA PROJECTS LTD 04 Jul 2012 08132671 RSC (SWINDON) LTD 05 Jul 2012 08134317 CRE-8 ENGINEERING DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Jul 2012 08146550 MECA PROMOTIONS LTD 17 Jul 2012 08146785 TALK OF THE TOWN (SWINDON) LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08129872 HYBRID RESOURCES LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08140102 LEE KIERNAN LTD 12 Jul 2012 OC376925 SWINDON INTERIORS LLP 13 Jul 2012 08142573 C P WHITE LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08142764 SOLUTIONS ARE CLEAR LTD 13 Jul 2012 08155506 MIROSLAV DOMIAN LTD 24 Jul 2012 08161274 JP TRADELINK LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
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