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Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 182 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ShrewsburyUK
    2011182116,391
    2010161105,137
    % change13.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (182) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011505676
    New companies in 2010435563
    % change16.3%1.8%20.6%
    Record Year2008 (54)2011 (56)2007 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ShrewsburyUK
    20119390,986
    20109382,677
    % change0.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011482124
    Closed companies in 2010322734
    % change50.0%-22.2%-29%
    Record Year2011 (48)2007 (32)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 89 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ShrewsburyUK
    20118925,405
    20106822,460
    Record Year 2003 (116) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201123552
    Net growth in 2010112829
    Record Year2008 (35)2005 (36)2007 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Shrewsbury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Shrewsbury
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change0.3%-10.4%15.1%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1987 (0.2%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 47.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    32.9% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.19%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.91%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    SHROPSHIRE1.43%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    J1.33%PROPERTY2.38%
    SHREWSBURY1.33%TRADING2.10%
    DESIGN1.14%DESIGN1.93%
    MIPOWER0.95%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%BUSINESS1.87%
    FARM0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    C0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HOUSE0.67%MEDIA1.69%
    (SHROPSHIRE)0.67%ENGINEERING1.61%
    K0.67%LONDON1.60%
    (SHREWSBURY)0.67%CARE1.45%
    M0.57%J1.45%
    E0.57%GLOBAL1.44%
    S0.57%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SOLAR0.57%IT1.41%
    R0.57%PROPERTIES1.36%
    P0.48%BUILDING1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%M1.30%
    G0.48%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TRANSPORT0.48%S1.24%
    ASSOCIATES0.48%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PROJECT0.48%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied191202,798
    7487 - Other business activities4960,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4530,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3616,150
    62090 - Other information technology service activities306,996
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,336
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2612,916
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,765
    98000 - Residents property management243,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified187,788
    7499 - Non-trading company1811,316
    74990 - Non-trading company188,695
    7260 - Other computer related activities177,789
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,085
    56302 - Public houses and bars91,825
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities910,246
    41100 - Development of building projects93,921
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,849
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles82,259

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07505990 ROC TYRES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07505815 TARA CLOTHES LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07504833 BUSINESS ANGEL FINANCE LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07496241 TROTTERS TYRES LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07494430 LSM VENTURE LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07492338 SHREWSBURY HOMES FOR ALL 13 Jan 2011
    07492288 THE PURE EMPORIA LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07500170 BALMFIELD LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07496424 PROJECT PASTA LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07491401 GEORGE DANIELS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07487796 SOTER SECURITY CANINE LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07485553 WFR (HOLDINGS) LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07480991 KINDERGARTEN TOTS LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07506915 PUBLIC HEALTH FUTURES LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07499489 THE WOOL CARPET COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07495263 WHIPPET WILLS LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07484938 A J N PRICHARD LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07505447 J P THORPE PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07503922 THE COSTA RICA PLANTATION COMPANY LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07500091 THE BUILDING GUIDE COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07496144 SUCKLEY REDNAL LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07481174 MEMBER ID LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07508182 CLAIMPOINT LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506917 KIDS COOK LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504333 MEANING FINANCIAL LIMITED 25 Jan 2011