Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 155 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Shrewsbury UK 2012 155 118,868 2011 159 114,512 % change -2.5% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (171) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 58 51 46 New companies in 2011 46 60 53 % change 26.1% -15.0% -13.2% Record Year 2004 (63) 2011 (60) 2003 (72)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 73 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 6.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Shrewsbury UK 2012 73 74,772 2011 78 72,230 % change -6.4% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 28 24 21 Closed companies in 2011 27 28 23 % change 3.7% -14.3% -9% Record Year 2010 (33) 2008 (66) 2009 (70)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 82 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Shrewsbury UK 2012 82 44,096 2011 81 42,282 Record Year 2003 (119) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 30 27 25 Net growth in 2011 19 32 30 Record Year 2004 (49) 2011 (32) 2003 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Shrewsbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Shrewsbury 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 13.2% -14.4% -14.2% Record Year 1966 (0.5%) 1968 (0.5%) 1967 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.6% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.18% CONSULTING 5.05% SHROPSHIRE 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.75% SHREWSBURY 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.09% PROPERTY 2.35% PROPERTY 1.09% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTING 1.00% DESIGN 1.87% (SHREWSBURY) 1.00% ASSOCIATES 1.84% J 1.00% ENGINEERING 1.83% ASSOCIATES 0.91% CONSULTANTS 1.76% C 0.64% BUSINESS 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CO 0.64% MEDIA 1.67% HEATING 0.64% LONDON 1.67% R 0.54% J 1.55% HOME 0.54% GLOBAL 1.53% DAVID 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.46% SOCIAL 0.54% IT 1.43% G 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% TRANSPORT 0.54% CARE 1.32% FINANCIAL 0.54% M 1.27% MARKETING 0.54% BUILDING 1.22% (SHROPSHIRE) 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PLUMBING 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DESIGN 0.45% S 1.17% DEVELOPMENTS 0.45% SECURITY 1.16%
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 355 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 45 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 39 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 28 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 33,677 74990 - Non-trading company 25 9,203 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 4,979 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 7,869 9999 - Dormant Company 20 12,598 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 9,891 69102 - Solicitors 19 1,375 98000 - Residents property management 17 2,786 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 8,437 7499 - Non-trading company 13 6,164 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 3,093 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 14,774 43210 - Electrical installation 12 3,387 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 13,716 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,965 86900 - Other human health activities 10 4,998
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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