Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
- February 2013 was a record month for net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any month in history.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 2013 when 40.2% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 198 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 10.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Shrewsbury UK 2013 198 134,802 2012 180 131,491 % change 10.0% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (198) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 60 78 60 New companies in 2012 44 59 77 % change 36.4% 32.2% -22.1% Record Year 2013 (60) 2013 (78) 2007 (79)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Shrewsbury UK 2013 70 77,914 2012 66 67,576 % change 6.1% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 33 17 20 Closed companies in 2012 22 21 23 % change 50.0% -19.0% -13% Record Year 2011 (48) 2007 (32) 2009 (78)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 128 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Shrewsbury UK 2013 128 56,888 2012 114 63,915 Record Year 2013 (128) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
February 2013 was a record month for net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 27 61 40 Net growth in 2012 22 38 54 Record Year 2008 (35) 2013 (61) 2007 (59)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Shrewsbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Shrewsbury 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 22.2% 31.3% -19.4% Record Year 2000 (0.2%) 1999 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 51.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 2013 when 40.2% of all directors were female.
40.2% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.01% CONSULTING 5.18% SHROPSHIRE 1.66% MANAGEMENT 4.78% PROPERTY 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.22% PROPERTY 2.44% SHREWSBURY 0.96% TRADING 2.06% (SHREWSBURY) 0.78% DESIGN 1.79% J 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.78% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTING 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.75% GREEN 0.70% LONDON 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.71% DEVELOPMENTS 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% M 0.61% MEDIA 1.63% D 0.61% GLOBAL 1.57% ASSOCIATION 0.52% J 1.56% PLUMBING 0.52% CARE 1.46% TRADING 0.52% IT 1.43% ELECTRICAL 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.41% PRODUCTS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% HEATING 0.52% M 1.25% ENTERPRISES 0.52% BUILDING 1.21% G 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19% BROWN 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ENERGY 0.44% TRAINING 1.17% C.I.C. 0.44% SECURITY 1.15%
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 220 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 72 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 69 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 54,531 74990 - Non-trading company 40 14,129 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 16,448 69102 - Solicitors 23 2,316 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 12,664 98000 - Residents property management 21 4,579 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 23,532 86900 - Other human health activities 16 8,465 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 14 5,145 41100 - Development of building projects 14 8,637 43210 - Electrical installation 14 5,625 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 7,507 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 4,952 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 12 4,332 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 8,099 85600 - Educational support services 11 2,846
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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