How many companies are there in Swansea?

There are 9,186 active companies in Swansea as of Dec 2023. In total, 19,870 companies have been incorporated, and 9,971 have been dissolved.

What are the most common SIC codes in Swansea?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Swansea are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; other business support service activities; and buying and selling of own real estate.

Which words do companies in Swansea use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Swansea most commonly used the words SWANSEA, SERVICES, PROPERTY, MANAGEMENT, and PROPERTIES in their company names.

Swansea Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Q: What is the most common type of company in Swansea?

Most companies in Swansea are categorised under: wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. This accounts for 1,289 companies.

Out of Swansea's 19,870 total incorporated companies, 1,453 were formed in the last 12 months.

Swansea's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Swansea include the 1,289 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 1,195 companies working in construction, and 1,147 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 22 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 22 active companies, and activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies with 17 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	1,289	2,908	1,488
Construction	1,195	2,678	1,281
Real estate activities	1,147	1,631	421
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1,053	2,223	1,059
Administrative and support service activities	813	2,288	1,359
Accommodation and food service activities	791	2,015	1,082
Information and communication	597	1,404	750
Other service activities	554	1,265	651
Human health and social work activities	545	975	403
Manufacturing	494	1,203	621
Financial and insurance activities	354	596	228
Arts, entertainment and recreation	325	687	341
Transportation and storage	276	665	358
Education	232	462	217
Activities of households as employers	168	220	48
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	53	111	49
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	45	113	57
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	22	42	18
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	22	59	36
Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies	17	20	3

Company Trends in Swansea

Looking at the big changes in Swansea's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 8.26% of active businesses, a total of 759 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 4.18% of active businesses in Swansea, a change of 86% from the 2.24% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.29% of Swansea's active companies.

Notable changes in Swansea's business sectors include a rise of 49% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 14% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 43% in financial and insurance activities.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	759	961	180
Other business support service activities	392	1,244	787
Buying and selling of own real estate	384	543	145
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	309	669	325
Development of building projects	245	493	208
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	237	492	229
Other service activities	229	641	373
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	215	306	80
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	210	413	197
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	195	376	164
Licensed restaurants	183	545	303
Other human health activities	174	331	147
Construction of domestic buildings	174	326	130
Information technology consultancy activities	169	385	195
Residents property management	166	202	33
Electrical installation	148	305	143
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	141	294	134
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	140	290	136
Activities of other holding companies	136	163	25
Other specialised construction activities	124	307	154

Company Names & Word Choices in Swansea

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Swansea are SWANSEA, SERVICES, PROPERTY, MANAGEMENT, and PROPERTIES.

Swansea's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Swansea is Swansea & District Law Society at 144 years, 9 months, and 14 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00012851	Swansea & District Law Society	Solicitors	22 Feb 1879	144 years
00018359	Royal Institution Of South Wales	Museums activities	24 May 1883	140 years
00123414	Swansea City Association Football Club Limited(The)	Activities of sport clubs	25 Jul 1912	111 years
00133884	First Cymru Buses Limited	Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar)	10 Feb 1914	109 years
00156353	Grace Mortgages Limited	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	23 Jun 1919	104 years
00160885	Neath Garage,Transport And Haulage Company,Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	22 Nov 1919	104 years
00163435	Clyne Golf Club Limited	Operation of sports facilities	29 Jan 1920	103 years
00168831	Livingston & Company Limited	Residents property management	06 Jul 1920	103 years
00177670	Union Of Welsh Independents(Incorporated)(The)	Activities of religious organizations	04 Nov 1921	102 years
00190908	Swansea Masonic Hall Company Limited	Activities of other membership organizations	25 Jun 1923	100 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Swansea

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Swansea, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,375 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
C/O Bevan Buckland Llp Ground Floor Cardigan House, Castle Court Swansea Enterprise Park	SA7 9LA	255
Druslyn House, De La Beche Street	SA1 3HJ	182
Avc House, 21 Northampton Lane	SA1 4EH	171
3 New Mill Court, Swansea Enterprise Park	SA7 9FG	146
8 Axis Court Mallard Way, Riverside Business Park	SA7 0AJ	136
Axis 8 Axis Court Riverside Business Park, Swansea Vale	SA7 0AJ	127
C/O Bevan Buckland Llp Ground Floor, Cardigan House, Castle Court, Swansea Enterprise Park	SA7 9LA	108
3 New Mill Court, Enterprise Park	SA7 9FG	88
Metropole Chambers, Salubrious Passage	SA1 3RT	82
456 Gower Road, Killay	SA2 7AL	80

Swansea's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15328185	Absolute Tuning Limited	Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15328462	City Vape Swansea Ltd	Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15328838	Fangyige Ltd	Raising of other cattle and buffaloes	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15329755	In&Out Anytime Ltd	Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15329782	Red Cotton Limited	Other food services	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15329912	G&P Afro Restaurant Limited	Licensed restaurants	05 Dec 2023	1 days
15325786	Wangjunfeng Ltd	Raising of other cattle and buffaloes	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15326628	Stellar Designing Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327699	Hybris Gallery & Co Ltd	Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327804	Tawe Interiors Ltd	Joinery installation	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15327955	R&T Events Limited	Activities of exhibition and fair organisers	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15328026	The Supseller Trade Limited	Wholesale of textiles	04 Dec 2023	2 days
15325031	Daxiajianshe Ltd	Raising of other cattle and buffaloes	03 Dec 2023	3 days
15325164	Rbm Recruitment Limited	Human resources provision and management of human resources functions	03 Dec 2023	3 days
15323335	Xiananzhinengkeji Ltd	Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals	02 Dec 2023	4 days
15320736	Wulsar Ltd	Business and domestic software development	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15320925	C4vyl Ltd	Activities of other holding companies	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15321649	Payra Trading Ltd	Take-away food shops and mobile food stands	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15323012	Polskie Imprezy Walia Ltd	Other amusement and recreation activities	01 Dec 2023	5 days
15318224	Bff Gram Ltd	Other information technology service activities	30 Nov 2023	6 days

Business Services in Swansea

Swansea Company Scorecard

19,870

Total Incorporations

9,186

Active Companies

9,971

Total Dissolved