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Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous August.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 159 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ShrewsburyUK
    2011159114,512
    2010152101,492
    % change4.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (171) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011466053
    New companies in 2010424664
    % change9.5%30.4%-17.2%
    Record Year2004 (63)2011 (60)2003 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 78 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ShrewsburyUK
    20117872,230
    201010787,705
    % change-27.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011272823
    Closed companies in 2010334133
    % change-18.2%-31.7%-30%
    Record Year2010 (33)2008 (66)2009 (70)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 81 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ShrewsburyUK
    20118142,282
    20104513,787
    Record Year 2003 (119) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011193230
    Net growth in 20109531
    Record Year2004 (49)2011 (32)2003 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Shrewsbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Shrewsbury
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change0.2%9.8%-25.2%
    Record Year1966 (0.5%)1968 (0.5%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.0% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.00%CONSULTING5.11%
    SHROPSHIRE1.53%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.24%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    J1.24%PROPERTY2.41%
    SHREWSBURY1.24%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY1.05%DESIGN1.94%
    DESIGN1.05%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    R0.67%BUSINESS1.82%
    S0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.67%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.67%MEDIA1.72%
    C0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    EDUCATION0.57%LONDON1.63%
    BUILDING0.57%J1.47%
    CIC0.57%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SOCIAL0.57%CARE1.42%
    (SHREWSBURY)0.57%IT1.38%
    ENTERPRISE0.57%BUILDING1.30%
    SOFTWARE0.48%PROPERTIES1.28%
    LEISURE0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CO0.48%M1.25%
    FOR0.48%ENERGY1.22%
    PROJECT0.48%TRAINING1.21%
    E0.48%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied197204,493
    7487 - Other business activities4965,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3729,245
    9999 - Dormant Company3522,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3415,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3314,755
    7260 - Other computer related activities308,686
    99999 - Dormant Company2718,281
    62090 - Other information technology service activities246,798
    74990 - Non-trading company228,064
    7499 - Non-trading company2111,543
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,551
    98000 - Residents property management132,664
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing112,545
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,321
    5530 - Restaurants95,640
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,479
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,018
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices81,904
    41100 - Development of building projects83,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07758981 STARTASSIST LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07767714 PANACEA PREMIER INDIAN DINING LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07769169 FIGHTCON FIGHT CONDITIONING LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07770283 SY1 CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07779549 CLAREMONT PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07780727 INKWEB MEDIA LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07786530 BEACON PLASTICS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07791332 HC 2011 SHROPSHIRE LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07769383 RAYWOOD PROPERTIES LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07779538 W BURGESS & SONS LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07785220 ANDREW HACKING HOLDINGS LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07766196 ALL DRESSED UP LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07767983 MANLEY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07773371 ART OF NOISE REDUCTION LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07776828 PIN POINT FOR HEALTH LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07777215 PULLEYMAID LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07778529 KDS POWER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780262 DAKOTA BLUE LTD. 20 Sep 2011
    07762381 A500 LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07763549 ROSSER ACTIVE SOFTWARE LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07772340 CHRIS MASON TV LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07765271 TINY SQUEAK LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07769605 PHILIP HARRISON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07769933 BICWEB MEDIA LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07789025 HARTSHORNS LIMITED 27 Sep 2011