Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 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)ShrewsburyUK
    2012155118,868
    2011159114,512
    % change-2.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (171) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012585146
    New companies in 2011466053
    % change26.1%-15.0%-13.2%
    Record Year2004 (63)2011 (60)2003 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ShrewsburyUK
    20127374,772
    20117872,230
    % change-6.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012282421
    Closed companies in 2011272823
    % change3.7%-14.3%-9%
    Record Year2010 (33)2008 (66)2009 (70)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ShrewsburyUK
    20128244,096
    20118142,282
    Record Year 2003 (119) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012302725
    Net growth in 2011193230
    Record Year2004 (49)2011 (32)2003 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change13.2%-14.4%-14.2%
    Record Year1966 (0.5%)1968 (0.5%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.18%CONSULTING5.05%
    SHROPSHIRE1.54%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SHREWSBURY1.27%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROPERTY1.09%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTING1.00%DESIGN1.87%
    (SHREWSBURY)1.00%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    J1.00%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ASSOCIATES0.91%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    C0.64%BUSINESS1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CO0.64%MEDIA1.67%
    HEATING0.64%LONDON1.67%
    R0.54%J1.55%
    HOME0.54%GLOBAL1.53%
    DAVID0.54%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    SOCIAL0.54%IT1.43%
    G0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TRANSPORT0.54%CARE1.32%
    FINANCIAL0.54%M1.27%
    MARKETING0.54%BUILDING1.22%
    (SHROPSHIRE)0.54%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    PLUMBING0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DESIGN0.45%S1.17%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.45%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied355331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4519,425
    99999 - Dormant Company3925,035
    7487 - Other business activities2835,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2633,677
    74990 - Non-trading company259,203
    7260 - Other computer related activities224,979
    62090 - Other information technology service activities227,869
    9999 - Dormant Company2012,598
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified209,891
    69102 - Solicitors191,375
    98000 - Residents property management172,786
    7414 - Business & management consultancy158,437
    7499 - Non-trading company136,164
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing123,093
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1214,774
    43210 - Electrical installation123,387
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,716
    41100 - Development of building projects114,965
    86900 - Other human health activities104,998

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08126399 GAP MECHANICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08127697 WYLE COP NEWS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08133081 WR MOTORS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08138255 PAUL LEWIS AND SONS PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08142454 SHROPSHIRE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08148367 ST LOCKS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08160450 HUBB CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08161733 SHROPSHIRE SAVINGS AND LOANS LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08128571 JLG POWERPRESS SERVICES LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08129412 WATKINS AGRICULTURE LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08137298 OPENZULA LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08143690 LOCAL ONLINE LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08143841 CATS HATE LEMONADE LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08147128 AF BLUE SKIES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08151251 SALOP TRADING LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    OC377237 VISIVAE LLP 26 Jul 2012
    08159286 TWIN TIP LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08159305 SLJ BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08162351 ROWTON JOINERY LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08128543 BRUCES EXECUTIVE TRAVEL LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08133663 TUMBLING BEAR IT CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08147051 HILARY'S CHILDMINDERS LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08131310 AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY ALLIANCE UK LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08149757 GJW PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08150950 NEW2VOUS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012