Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any month in history.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 229 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ShrewsburyUK
    2015229161,156
    2014229150,722
    % change0.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (229) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015518197
    New companies in 2014647491
    % change-20.3%9.5%6.6%
    Record Year2014 (64)2015 (81)2015 (97)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ShrewsburyUK
    20159489,523
    201410182,370
    % change-6.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015223933
    Closed companies in 2014333632
    % change-33.3%8.3%3%
    Record Year2011 (48)2015 (39)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 135 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)ShrewsburyUK
    201513571,633
    201412868,352
    Record Year 2015 (135) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for net growth in Shrewsbury when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015294264
    Net growth in 2014313859
    Record Year2008 (35)2013 (61)2015 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Shrewsbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Shrewsbury
    20150.1%
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-21.9%0.8%-2.8%
    Record Year2000 (0.2%)1999 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 47.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 2013 when 40.2% of all directors were female.

    31.5% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.26%CONSULTING5.23%
    SHROPSHIRE1.87%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    SHREWSBURY1.56%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE1.56%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTING1.01%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTY0.86%ENGINEERING2.12%
    HOMES0.86%LONDON1.91%
    MEDIA0.86%TRADING1.88%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ENGINEERING0.78%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.70%DESIGN1.65%
    HOLDINGS0.70%PROPERTIES1.63%
    (SHREWSBURY)0.62%CO.,1.58%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%J1.55%
    J0.62%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    C0.55%BUSINESS1.49%
    PROPERTIES0.55%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CAPITAL0.55%GLOBAL1.46%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    TRAINING0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%BUILDING1.31%
    DESIGN0.47%IT1.30%
    CREATIVE0.47%MEDIA1.28%
    R0.47%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied263288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company8449,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8043,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4558,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4230,825
    41100 - Development of building projects2711,863
    98000 - Residents property management265,308
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2419,098
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2311,600
    56302 - Public houses and bars226,355
    86900 - Other human health activities2213,990
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities207,682
    49410 - Freight transport by road2012,485
    69102 - Solicitors172,723
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1629,218
    74990 - Non-trading company1613,794
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified149,080
    62012 - Business and domestic software development149,651
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis136,154
    74100 - specialised design activities124,892

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09387511 FLOREAT PARK LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09391239 PARTICIPATE CONTEMPORARY ARTSPACE C.I.C. 15 Jan 2015
    09402925 AMAANI LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09411220 BIOMEDICAL INITIATIVES LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09388524 AN HIBISCUS LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09392668 BORJA SUPPORT LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09395632 UNIQUEE SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09395699 N.L.E. PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09399206 AKLAMIO LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09399378 FRANKLIN AGRI LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09384124 WORTHEN STORES LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09386587 ASHTREE TRADING LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09389334 MINTY ASSOCIATES LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09391002 AVIANA SOFTWARE LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09394977 LIVING DAY TO DAY LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09396992 RML2524 LTD. 20 Jan 2015
    09403477 JAKE SIBBICK SUBSTATIONS LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09406964 IMPRESARIO EXPERIENCE LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09412169 RICAFORT CARE LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09382250 ETHEROW CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09386900 ADR RESIDENTIAL LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09393485 BORDER TECHNIK LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09397241 NO4 CHAPEL ST LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09408357 TKOS FITNESS LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09405071 RADIANT AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES LTD 26 Jan 2015