Wiltshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Wiltshire when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Wiltshire when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 1,128 companies were registered in Wiltshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally 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) Wiltshire UK 2015 1,128 161,156 2014 1,067 150,722 % change 5.7% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (1,159) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Wiltshire when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 315 384 429 New companies in 2014 333 350 384 % change -5.4% 9.7% 11.7% Record Year 2013 (359) 2015 (384) 2007 (561)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 677 companies were dissolved in Wiltshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 14.6% 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) Wiltshire UK 2015 677 89,523 2014 591 82,370 % change 14.6% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (846) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Wiltshire when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 193 241 243 Closed companies in 2014 179 216 196 % change 7.8% 11.6% 24% Record Year 2013 (258) 2015 (241) 2009 (467)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Wiltshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 451 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wiltshire UK 2015 451 71,633 2014 476 68,352 Record Year 2007 (772) 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 122 143 186 Net growth in 2014 154 134 188 Record Year 2003 (226) 2007 (227) 2007 (444)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Wiltshire formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wiltshire 2015 0.7% 2014 0.7% 2013 0.8% 2012 0.8% 2011 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (1.1%) 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 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2014 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% % change -7.2% 1.1% 1.8% Record Year 1996 (1.2%) 1996 (1.0%) 1996 (1.0%)
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 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% 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 Wiltshire was in 2008 when 34.7% of all directors were female.
30.2% of all director appointments in Wiltshire 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 CONSULTING 2.63% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.85% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.62% J 0.96% PROPERTY 2.72% PROPERTY 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% DEVELOPMENTS 0.74% CARE 2.13% CARE 0.70% ENGINEERING 2.12% BUSINESS 0.70% LONDON 1.91% ASSOCIATES 0.70% TRADING 1.88% TRANSPORT 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.59% DESIGN 1.65% IT 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRAINING 0.55% CO., 1.58% SWINDON 0.55% J 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.53% BUSINESS 1.49% MEDIA 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ENTERPRISES 0.47% GLOBAL 1.46% ROAD 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.44% SECURITY 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% (SWINDON) 0.45% BUILDING 1.31% WILTSHIRE 0.43% IT 1.30% DESIGN 0.43% MEDIA 1.28% M 0.43% 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 1,600 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 571 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 383 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 377 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 277 49,474 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 193 19,098 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 160 29,218 62090 - Other information technology service activities 120 12,862 49410 - Freight transport by road 103 12,485 62012 - Business and domestic software development 103 9,651 86900 - Other human health activities 99 13,990 41100 - Development of building projects 98 11,863 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 84 10,200 74990 - Non-trading company 74 13,794 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 73 11,600 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 64 9,080 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 64 7,797 43210 - Electrical installation 62 6,139 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 62 7,682 71129 - Other engineering activities 60 6,278
Recent Companies
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