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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)ShrewsburyUK
    2010161105,137
    200913991,034
    % change15.8%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (169) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010435563
    New companies in 2009493654
    % change-12.2%52.8%16.7%
    Record Year2008 (54)2010 (55)2007 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ShrewsburyUK
    20109382,677
    2009129108,060
    % change-27.9%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010322734
    Closed companies in 2009302178
    % change6.7%28.6%-56%
    Record Year2010 (32)2007 (32)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ShrewsburyUK
    20106822,460
    200910-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (116) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010112829
    Net growth in 20091915-24
    Record Year2008 (35)2005 (36)2007 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-18.6%30.8%-3.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1987 (0.2%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.95%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    SHROPSHIRE1.30%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.30%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTING0.98%PROPERTY2.50%
    SHREWSBURY0.98%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CARE0.87%TRADING1.93%
    HOMES0.76%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%MEDIA1.84%
    PROPERTY0.65%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRAINING0.65%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    HOLDINGS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%ENGINEERING1.54%
    BUSINESS0.54%J1.48%
    T0.54%LONDON1.45%
    DIRECT0.54%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    PROPERTIES0.54%GROUP1.37%
    R0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    SECURITY0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    G0.43%BUILDING1.34%
    TECHNICAL0.43%CARE1.33%
    SAFETY0.43%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ASSOCIATION0.43%M1.28%
    RTM0.43%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SALOP0.43%S1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied208228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6374,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4526,974
    98000 - Residents property management373,892
    99999 - Dormant Company3113,808
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2717,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2514,007
    62090 - Other information technology service activities256,340
    7499 - Non-trading company2315,398
    9800 - Residents Property Management212,185
    9999 - Dormant Company1919,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities179,943
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering179,325
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,143
    7260 - Other computer related activities1110,331
    74990 - Non-trading company118,149
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis93,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified98,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply99,659
    9305 - Other service activities89,038

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07139739 BRIDGNORTH & DISTRICT TOURIST ASSOCIATION LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07137997 ISB TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07134701 DENTALA LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07130361 LATEBIRD LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07119306 JOHAN VEERTIEN LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07118750 BLOCK ACCOUNTS LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07115615 SAM MILLER LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07139686 SALOP ENERGY LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07137053 ATTACHMENT SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07137007 PRESCOTT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07131510 THE WHISKY TASTING COMPANY LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07124621 ZENSERVE IT LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07121082 CHLOBEL LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07120519 SHROPSHIRE SHOW LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07133404 GBC PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07125779 DYLAN HARTLEY LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07125320 RLD MEDIA LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07124410 SOAP MAGIC LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07121291 SHREWSBURY SITE SERVICES LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07121112 SANASH LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07118853 CRUNDELL & CO ACCOUNTANCY LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07140406 A&M AUTO REPAIR LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07129899 THE WEB BAKERY (UK) LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07129041 FOCUS PLANT HIRE LTD 19 Jan 2010
    OC351894 CAMPBELL-JONES LLP 30 Jan 2010