Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 176 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 17.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ShrewsburyUK
    2014176143,414
    2013150132,684
    % change17.3%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (176) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014626054
    New companies in 2013524751
    % change19.2%27.7%5.9%
    Record Year2004 (63)2011 (60)2003 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 131 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 18.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ShrewsburyUK
    2014131101,670
    201311186,170
    % change18.0%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014443948
    Closed companies in 2013352056
    % change25.7%95.0%-14%
    Record Year2014 (44)2008 (66)2009 (70)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 45 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ShrewsburyUK
    20144541,744
    20133946,514
    Record Year 2011 (81) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201418216
    Net growth in 20131727-5
    Record Year2004 (49)2011 (32)2003 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Shrewsbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Shrewsbury
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change8.4%21.7%-2.9%
    Record Year2004 (0.2%)2001 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 2007 when 36.6% of all directors were female.

    25.7% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.95%CONSULTING5.17%
    SHROPSHIRE1.64%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.33%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING1.17%PROPERTY2.62%
    SHREWSBURY1.09%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTIES0.86%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    MEDIA0.86%TRADING2.00%
    PROPERTY0.78%LONDON1.95%
    ENGINEERING0.78%CARE1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CARE0.63%DESIGN1.70%
    DESIGN0.63%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    HOMES0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    COMMUNITY0.55%BUSINESS1.62%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%J1.53%
    TRAINING0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CENTRE0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    T0.55%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    M0.55%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    (SHREWSBURY)0.47%MEDIA1.38%
    BUILDING0.47%CO.,1.36%
    R0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    J0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    IT0.47%IT1.30%
    BAR0.47%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied257278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company8048,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6940,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4657,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4329,313
    98000 - Residents property management265,047
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2418,890
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2410,361
    69102 - Solicitors222,595
    41100 - Development of building projects2210,604
    74990 - Non-trading company2014,006
    86900 - Other human health activities2011,807
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1828,224
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities177,401
    49410 - Freight transport by road179,960
    56302 - Public houses and bars166,056
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation155,083
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis135,749
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet139,914
    43290 - Other construction installation133,244

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09112278 A & A PROPERTIES (GLASTONBURY) LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09112966 UDALL CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09114276 THE LITTLE CINEMA COMPANY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09114687 AARON HUNNIFORD LTD. 03 Jul 2014
    09116258 GANDALF SEEDS LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09127840 SHREWSBURY TOP TAILORING LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09129372 GALLIERS PROPERTIES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09109445 CARDEN ARMS (MALPAS) LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09114424 ARCHIVIO LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09116960 CLOUD CONTROL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09149653 ISOTOPE LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09154525 DULSONS OF ASTLEY LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09109336 SIMSOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09113501 ASSET GARDEN DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09117413 RIGATONI'S PASTA LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09120174 STRONG COFFEE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09131689 SUGAR RUSH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09109807 NORTH SHROPSHIRE DOG TRAINING LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09123276 FORM:FORM ARCHITECTS LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09133771 LARRY SCOTT TRAINING LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09151269 TOTAL CLIENT TECHNOLOGIES LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09116373 UNIQUE CARE SERVICE LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09121584 HERD IT HERE LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09131334 SHROPSHIRE HOMES EQUITY FINANCE LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09123026 HOLLYHEAD ESTATES WRENBURY LIMITED 09 Jul 2014