Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any month in history.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
- March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous March.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 229 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 15.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Shrewsbury UK 2014 229 150,722 2013 198 134,802 % change 15.7% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (229) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any month in history.
January 2014 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 2014 64 74 91 New companies in 2013 60 78 60 % change 6.7% -5.1% 51.7% Record Year 2014 (64) 2013 (78) 2014 (91)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 44.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Shrewsbury UK 2014 101 82,370 2013 70 77,914 % change 44.3% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 33 36 32 Closed companies in 2013 33 17 20 % change 0.0% 111.8% 60% Record Year 2011 (48) 2014 (36) 2009 (78)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 128 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Shrewsbury UK 2014 128 68,352 2013 128 56,888 Record Year 2013 (128) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous March.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 31 38 59 Net growth in 2013 27 61 40 Record Year 2008 (35) 2013 (61) 2007 (59)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Shrewsbury formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Shrewsbury 2014 0.2% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -0.1% -12.4% 26.5% Record Year 2000 (0.2%) 1999 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 2013 when 40.2% of all directors were female.
30.9% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.10% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTING 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.49% SHROPSHIRE 1.21% PROPERTY 2.64% SHREWSBURY 1.13% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 1.13% LONDON 1.88% PROPERTIES 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.86% M 0.65% CARE 1.79% (SHROPSHIRE) 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% (SHREWSBURY) 0.57% DESIGN 1.75% HOUSE 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.73% FARM 0.57% BUSINESS 1.71% T 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.60% CARE 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.60% J 0.57% GLOBAL 1.58% SYSTEMS 0.49% J 1.48% BUSINESS 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.48% DEVELOPMENTS 0.40% MEDIA 1.48% TECHNOLOGY 0.40% IT 1.33% FUNERAL 0.40% TRANSPORT 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% TRAINING 0.40% BUILDING 1.24% BY 0.40% M 1.21% DESIGN 0.40% CAPITAL 1.20% OLD 0.40% ELECTRICAL 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 258 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 74 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 71 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 46 27,750 69102 - Solicitors 33 2,555 74990 - Non-trading company 27 14,135 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 18,491 41100 - Development of building projects 23 9,855 98000 - Residents property management 22 4,832 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 9,284 86900 - Other human health activities 17 10,273 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 26,700 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 9,509 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 7,313 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 4,866 43210 - Electrical installation 14 5,885 56302 - Public houses and bars 13 5,732 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 9,358 85600 - Educational support services 12 3,687
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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