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Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    A total of 180 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ShrewsburyUK
    2012180131,491
    2011182116,391
    % change-1.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (182) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012445977
    New companies in 2011505676
    % change-12.0%5.4%1.3%
    Record Year2008 (54)2012 (59)2007 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ShrewsburyUK
    20126667,576
    20119390,987
    % change-29.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012222123
    Closed companies in 2011482124
    % change-54.2%0.0%-4%
    Record Year2011 (48)2007 (32)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 114 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ShrewsburyUK
    201211463,915
    20118925,404
    Record Year 2003 (116) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012223854
    Net growth in 201123552
    Record Year2008 (35)2012 (38)2007 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Shrewsbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Shrewsbury
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-24.5%-9.9%-5.3%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1987 (0.2%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    28.0% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.92%CONSULTING5.07%
    SHROPSHIRE1.46%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    SHREWSBURY1.37%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING1.19%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY1.19%TRADING2.07%
    (SHREWSBURY)1.10%DESIGN1.93%
    J0.91%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.73%BUSINESS1.73%
    MARKETING0.73%MEDIA1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    R0.64%LONDON1.66%
    CIC0.64%J1.54%
    C0.64%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    MEDIA0.55%GLOBAL1.50%
    EDUCATION0.55%IT1.40%
    SOCIAL0.55%CARE1.34%
    CO0.55%PROPERTIES1.31%
    S0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PROPERTIES0.46%M1.27%
    DAVID0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    FINANCIAL0.46%ENERGY1.20%
    HEATING0.46%S1.20%
    GROUP0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied198216,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4819,704
    7487 - Other business activities4052,735
    99999 - Dormant Company3725,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3335,233
    9999 - Dormant Company3218,617
    7260 - Other computer related activities277,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities258,145
    74990 - Non-trading company259,729
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2312,113
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified199,892
    7499 - Non-trading company179,102
    98000 - Residents property management163,050
    69102 - Solicitors141,363
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,637
    43210 - Electrical installation123,573
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing113,228
    86900 - Other human health activities115,066
    41100 - Development of building projects104,984
    56302 - Public houses and bars92,795

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932497 CDM TRANSPORT LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07936263 SOXMAD LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07936352 PROBASE MEDIA LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07937620 THE PLAYBUS COMPANY LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07938173 LUMPYMASH LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07944247 MORLAND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07942234 HOLIVER TRUSTEES LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07943824 MASON ANALYTICS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943992 PDL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07945352 PADALO COMPANY LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07946667 DAVID DUNCAN CONSULTING LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07962264 ACTUATII LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07963304 NEXSTEPS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    OC372661 C J GRIFFITHS LLP 21 Feb 2012
    07937071 AARON SANDFORD LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07942113 MAGIC SHOES ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07952021 ELEMENT LABS LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07960613 RICHARD EMERY LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07966318 PETER'S YARD RETAIL LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07946476 RICHMOND BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07949334 THE LISTENING ROOM COUNSELLING SERVICE LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950298 MILLS GOLF & CO LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07960521 PSPGREEN LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07955887 FAST FACILITIES LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07970664 DAVIES HOLIDAY HOMES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012