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Record Ref : FOI 11934
Date Received : 04/02/2026
Date Completed : 17/04/2026
Organisation : Senedd Wales
Application Type : Political Party
Category : Business Rates
Question
• How many businesses have closed in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
• How many businesses have opened in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
• Number of vacant commercial properties by ward in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
• Business rates arrears owed to Swansea Council, by sector in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
• Number of business rates relief applications received and approved in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
• Council spending on town centre regeneration and business support in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
• Number of licensed premises (pubs, clubs, late-night venues) by ward and changes in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015
• Number of independent businesses receiving council grants or support vs national chains in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
• Number of Banks opened and closed in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
If any of the information requested is not held, please confirm this.
Answer
• How many businesses have closed in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
Unknown, unfortunately we do not record this information as there is no business requirement for us to do so, as such there is no data available.
• How many businesses have opened in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
Unknown, unfortunately we do not record this information as there is no business requirement for us to do so, as such there is no data available.
• Number of vacant commercial properties by ward in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
Year Wards Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2015 28 9 0 0 29 12 117 28 5 7 6 11 252
2016 27 7 4 1 30 17 103 31 5 4 4 14 247
2017 22 11 1 1 39 26 110 19 3 12 6 5 255
2018 30 10 2 1 37 19 126 37 4 5 3 5 279
2019 30 11 2 1 22 17 85 34 5 8 5 3 223
2020 13 7 3 2 21 14 85 19 6 10 4 1 185
2021 6 6 1 2 16 16 54 17 4 9 4 1 136
2022 2 6 2 2 5 11 42 19 3 6 3 3 104
2023 10 6 3 1 15 11 78 26 3 5 4 8 170
2024 18 4 1 1 17 7 99 25 1 3 4 3 183
2025 21 5 1 1 11 17 100 18 2 7 3 3 189
• Business rates arrears owed to Swansea Council, by sector in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
You will need to obtain this information from Swansea Council who are also subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
• Number of business rates relief applications received and approved in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
Year Empty
2015 947
2016 1010
2017 1060
2018 1099
2019 1086
2020 1178
2021 1039
2022 1044
2023 1145
2024 1167
2025 1145
• Council spending on town centre regeneration and business support in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
2016/17 89,018.00
2017/18 200,882.23
2018/19 47,024.88
2019/20 153,838.05
2020/21 200,049.38
2021/22 320,547.70
2022/23 765,507.11
2023/24 610,332.19
2024/25 553,301.15
• Number of licensed premises (pubs, clubs, late-night venues) by ward and changes in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015
We do not record the details requested in this format. Our systems do not state the years in which licences were issued nor do we collate this data by ward.
• Number of independent businesses receiving council grants or support vs national chains in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
Unknown, unfortunately we do not record this information as there is no business requirement for us to do so, as such there is no data available.
• Number of Banks opened and closed in the last 10 years, providing data for each year from 2025-2015.
Unknown, unfortunately we do not record this information as there is no business requirement for us to do so, as such there is no data available.