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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
    07583072 TECHNICAL POWER AND MAINTENANCE (MECHANICAL) LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07576979 PHA KITCHESSENTIALS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07576499 WEATHERGUARD ROOFLINE LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07569363 HOISTQUIP LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07568115 DALE GILLAM ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07566845 MEGAN BROWN LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07564034 PAIN MEDICINE SPECIALIST LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07556039 TEMPORARY TYRE LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07554519 BOLT SOFTWARE LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07581213 ENCRYPTX LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07553222 VICTORIA MERNAGH CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07549201 A C ROBERTS LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07549016 N R T LORIMER LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07548704 A. EVANS LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07587031 SMARTED-ITORS LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07566873 ZUMBA SHROPSHIRE LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07561989 NEW CITY SHREWSBURY LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07558535 MADHU K LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07557643 K J FOODS LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07553988 ENERGY ISSUES LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07546924 SURINDER LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07581078 GARETH JONES & CO LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07559169 APPLE CHARLOTTE LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07555719 BOWENS FIELD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07586433 WROXETER ROMAN VINEYARD LTD 31 Mar 2011