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
New Company Registrations
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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) Shrewsbury UK 2011 159 114,512 2010 152 101,492 % change 4.6% 12.8% Record Year 2003 (171) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 46 60 53 New companies in 2010 42 46 64 % change 9.5% 30.4% -17.2% Record Year 2004 (63) 2011 (60) 2003 (72)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Shrewsbury UK 2011 78 72,230 2010 107 87,705 % change -27.1% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 27 28 23 Closed companies in 2010 33 41 33 % change -18.2% -31.7% -30% Record Year 2010 (33) 2008 (66) 2009 (70)
Net Company Growth
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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) Shrewsbury UK 2011 81 42,282 2010 45 13,787 Record Year 2003 (119) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2011 19 32 30 Net growth in 2010 9 5 31 Record Year 2004 (49) 2011 (32) 2003 (53)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 0.2% 9.8% -25.2% Record Year 1966 (0.5%) 1968 (0.5%) 1967 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.00% CONSULTING 5.11% SHROPSHIRE 1.53% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.19% J 1.24% PROPERTY 2.41% SHREWSBURY 1.24% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 1.05% DESIGN 1.94% DESIGN 1.05% ASSOCIATES 1.85% R 0.67% BUSINESS 1.82% S 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDIA 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.74% CONSULTANCY 0.67% MEDIA 1.72% C 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% EDUCATION 0.57% LONDON 1.63% BUILDING 0.57% J 1.47% CIC 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SOCIAL 0.57% CARE 1.42% (SHREWSBURY) 0.57% IT 1.38% ENTERPRISE 0.57% BUILDING 1.30% SOFTWARE 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.28% LEISURE 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CO 0.48% M 1.25% FOR 0.48% ENERGY 1.22% PROJECT 0.48% TRAINING 1.21% E 0.48% S 1.21%
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 197 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 49 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 35 22,587 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 33 14,755 7260 - Other computer related activities 30 8,686 99999 - Dormant Company 27 18,281 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 6,798 74990 - Non-trading company 22 8,064 7499 - Non-trading company 21 11,543 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,551 98000 - Residents property management 13 2,664 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 11 2,545 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 6,321 5530 - Restaurants 9 5,640 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 2,479 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 10,018 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 8 1,904 41100 - Development of building projects 8 3,697
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07723440 HOME SOLUTIONS FENCING SERVICES LTD 01 Aug 2011 07724894 WHITCHURCH DENTAL STUDIO LIMITED 01 Aug 2011 07730507 ABC PROPERTY LIMITED 05 Aug 2011 07731274 HATCHERS TRUSTEES LIMITED 05 Aug 2011 07732219 HOPE INITIATIVES (SHREWSBURY) 08 Aug 2011 07740327 PANDAS FOUNDATION 15 Aug 2011 07740683 C J & L M DAVIES LTD 15 Aug 2011 07751518 R E BROWN HOLDINGS LIMITED 24 Aug 2011 07755129 WEBUYANYHOME.TV LTD 30 Aug 2011 07725156 ORBIT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Aug 2011 07733813 MILLARD & LANCASTER LIMITED 09 Aug 2011 07735137 ANCHOR DEVELOPMENTS (WHITCHURCH) LTD 09 Aug 2011 07742068 YOOREKA LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07747323 ANGLING RETAIL LIMITED 22 Aug 2011 07750514 MRC COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2011 07736188 HC 1167 LIMITED 10 Aug 2011 07745974 THE GREEN MEN COMPANY LTD 19 Aug 2011 07756724 FEED SOLUTIONS LTD. 30 Aug 2011 07742557 CLOUD CONSUMABLES LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 OC367513 LINA & CO LLP 23 Aug 2011 07734029 PSYCHOLOGYUK LTD 09 Aug 2011 07747086 MIDLANDS LEISURE SERVICES LTD 19 Aug 2011 07747177 DXS MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Aug 2011 07755380 POLE TRADING LIMITED 30 Aug 2011 07751070 YESTERYEAR LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
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