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
New Company Registrations
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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) Shrewsbury UK 2012 180 131,491 2011 182 116,391 % change -1.1% 13.0% Record Year 2011 (182) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 44 59 77 New companies in 2011 50 56 76 % change -12.0% 5.4% 1.3% Record Year 2008 (54) 2012 (59) 2007 (79)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Shrewsbury UK 2012 66 67,576 2011 93 90,987 % change -29.0% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 22 21 23 Closed companies in 2011 48 21 24 % change -54.2% 0.0% -4% Record Year 2011 (48) 2007 (32) 2009 (78)
Net Company Growth
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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) Shrewsbury UK 2012 114 63,915 2011 89 25,404 Record Year 2003 (116) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 22 38 54 Net growth in 2011 2 35 52 Record Year 2008 (35) 2012 (38) 2007 (59)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change -24.5% -9.9% -5.3% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1987 (0.2%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.92% CONSULTING 5.07% SHROPSHIRE 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.74% SHREWSBURY 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 1.19% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 1.19% TRADING 2.07% (SHREWSBURY) 1.10% DESIGN 1.93% J 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.91% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.73% BUSINESS 1.73% MARKETING 0.73% MEDIA 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% R 0.64% LONDON 1.66% CIC 0.64% J 1.54% C 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.51% MEDIA 0.55% GLOBAL 1.50% EDUCATION 0.55% IT 1.40% SOCIAL 0.55% CARE 1.34% CO 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.31% S 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PROPERTIES 0.46% M 1.27% DAVID 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% FINANCIAL 0.46% ENERGY 1.20% HEATING 0.46% S 1.20% GROUP 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 198 216,665 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 19,704 7487 - Other business activities 40 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 37 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 32 18,617 7260 - Other computer related activities 27 7,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 8,145 74990 - Non-trading company 25 9,729 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 17 9,102 98000 - Residents property management 16 3,050 69102 - Solicitors 14 1,363 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 13,637 43210 - Electrical installation 12 3,573 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 11 3,228 86900 - Other human health activities 11 5,066 41100 - Development of building projects 10 4,984 56302 - Public houses and bars 9 2,795
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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