Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 161 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 15.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Shrewsbury UK 2010 161 105,137 2009 139 91,034 % change 15.8% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (169) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 43 55 63 New companies in 2009 49 36 54 % change -12.2% 52.8% 16.7% Record Year 2008 (54) 2010 (55) 2007 (79)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 27.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Shrewsbury UK 2010 93 82,677 2009 129 108,060 % change -27.9% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 32 27 34 Closed companies in 2009 30 21 78 % change 6.7% 28.6% -56% Record Year 2010 (32) 2007 (32) 2009 (78)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 68 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Shrewsbury UK 2010 68 22,460 2009 10 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (116) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 11 28 29 Net growth in 2009 19 15 -24 Record Year 2008 (35) 2005 (36) 2007 (59)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Shrewsbury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Shrewsbury 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -18.6% 30.8% -3.0% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1987 (0.2%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.9% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.95% MANAGEMENT 5.01% SHROPSHIRE 1.30% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 1.30% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTING 0.98% PROPERTY 2.50% SHREWSBURY 0.98% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CARE 0.87% TRADING 1.93% HOMES 0.76% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTANTS 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ELECTRICAL 0.65% MEDIA 1.84% PROPERTY 0.65% BUSINESS 1.74% TRAINING 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% HOLDINGS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.54% BUSINESS 0.54% J 1.48% T 0.54% LONDON 1.45% DIRECT 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.45% PROPERTIES 0.54% GROUP 1.37% R 0.54% GLOBAL 1.35% SECURITY 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% G 0.43% BUILDING 1.34% TECHNICAL 0.43% CARE 1.33% SAFETY 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ASSOCIATION 0.43% M 1.28% RTM 0.43% SYSTEMS 1.25% SALOP 0.43% S 1.23%
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 208 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 63 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 26,974 98000 - Residents property management 37 3,892 99999 - Dormant Company 31 13,808 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 17,003 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 14,007 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 6,340 7499 - Non-trading company 23 15,398 9800 - Residents Property Management 21 2,185 9999 - Dormant Company 19 19,948 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 9,943 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 9,325 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,143 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 10,331 74990 - Non-trading company 11 8,149 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 9 3,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 8,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 9,659 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,038
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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