Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Q3 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

  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    A total of 150 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ShrewsburyUK
    2013150132,684
    2012155118,868
    % change-3.2%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (159) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013524751
    New companies in 2012585146
    % change-10.3%-7.8%10.9%
    Record Year2004 (63)2011 (60)2003 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 42.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ShrewsburyUK
    201311186,170
    20127875,908
    % change42.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013352056
    Closed companies in 2012282426
    % change25.0%-16.7%115%
    Record Year2013 (35)2008 (66)2009 (70)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 39 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)ShrewsburyUK
    20133946,514
    20127742,960
    Record Year 2004 (90) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20131727-5
    Net growth in 2012302720
    Record Year2004 (49)2011 (32)2003 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Shrewsbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Shrewsbury
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-19.8%-15.4%-2.7%
    Record Year2004 (0.2%)2001 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 47.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 2004 when 36.7% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.36%CONSULTING5.27%
    SHROPSHIRE1.60%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.35%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY1.26%PROPERTY2.53%
    SHREWSBURY1.18%TRADING2.08%
    (SHREWSBURY)0.84%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTING0.84%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTIES0.84%DESIGN1.78%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.76%BUSINESS1.74%
    ELECTRICAL0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    (SHROPSHIRE)0.59%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    J0.59%CARE1.64%
    ENTERPRISES0.59%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ASSOCIATION0.59%GLOBAL1.59%
    HOUSE0.51%J1.54%
    SPORTS0.51%MEDIA1.54%
    BUSINESS0.51%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    C.I.C.0.51%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ENERGY0.51%IT1.39%
    GREEN0.51%M1.25%
    M0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%BUILDING1.19%
    SERVICE0.42%CAPITAL1.19%
    PRODUCTS0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    FUNERAL0.42%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied239260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company7046,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6734,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4354,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3926,675
    74990 - Non-trading company3214,228
    69102 - Solicitors312,396
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2817,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2125,547
    98000 - Residents property management204,680
    41100 - Development of building projects199,271
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,516
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation144,590
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,104
    56302 - Public houses and bars135,437
    86900 - Other human health activities139,203
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles134,955
    86230 - Dental practice activities122,107
    43210 - Electrical installation125,724
    85600 - Educational support services113,430

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08638075 BIGGER PICTURE CRIME PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08641127 VIP CARPETS FURNITURE & BEDS LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08646986 G.W. THOMAS (ROOFING) LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08647346 ABBEY KITCHENS LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08650851 DIRECTORS PROPERTY LEEDS LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08662003 WYNBOURNE DISTRIBUTION LTD 23 Aug 2013
    08667864 XYZ123 LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08669403 GENESIS BEAUTY PRODUCTS LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08648939 WILCOA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08651093 IP&E (TRADING) LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08663863 ESOSA LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08670478 HIGHCLIFFE COURT (BRIDLINGTON) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08639603 INNOV8COMMS LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08648416 INSPIRE TO ACTION LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    OC387309 INDEPENDENT PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES - SHROPSHIRE AND THE MARCHES LLP 16 Aug 2013
    08654153 WREKIN FUNERAL SERVICE LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08656215 FIDDLE & FLUTE LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08661947 TILL SUPPLIES DIRECT LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08666781 QUADRATICS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08668732 DOLLFACE BEAUTY LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08632831 PERIMETER RECRUITMENT LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08638052 ELLA JANE LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08662634 SKE SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08663519 PROFESSIONAL HOLISTIC THERAPIES LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08669672 ELEDA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 30 Aug 2013