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
New Company Registrations
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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) Shrewsbury UK 2015 229 161,156 2014 229 150,722 % change 0.0% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (229) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 51 81 97 New companies in 2014 64 74 91 % change -20.3% 9.5% 6.6% Record Year 2014 (64) 2015 (81) 2015 (97)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Shrewsbury UK 2015 94 89,523 2014 101 82,370 % change -6.9% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 22 39 33 Closed companies in 2014 33 36 32 % change -33.3% 8.3% 3% Record Year 2011 (48) 2015 (39) 2009 (78)
Net Company Growth
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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) Shrewsbury UK 2015 135 71,633 2014 128 68,352 Record Year 2015 (135) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 29 42 64 Net growth in 2014 31 38 59 Record Year 2008 (35) 2013 (61) 2015 (64)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change -21.9% 0.8% -2.8% Record Year 2000 (0.2%) 1999 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.26% CONSULTING 5.23% SHROPSHIRE 1.87% MANAGEMENT 4.56% SHREWSBURY 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CARE 1.56% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 1.09% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTING 1.01% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 0.86% ENGINEERING 2.12% HOMES 0.86% LONDON 1.91% MEDIA 0.86% TRADING 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% TRANSPORT 1.82% ENGINEERING 0.78% ELECTRICAL 1.76% DEVELOPMENTS 0.70% DESIGN 1.65% HOLDINGS 0.70% PROPERTIES 1.63% (SHREWSBURY) 0.62% CO., 1.58% ASSOCIATES 0.62% J 1.55% J 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.54% C 0.55% BUSINESS 1.49% PROPERTIES 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CAPITAL 0.55% GLOBAL 1.46% ELECTRICAL 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.44% TRAINING 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ENTERPRISES 0.47% BUILDING 1.31% DESIGN 0.47% IT 1.30% CREATIVE 0.47% MEDIA 1.28% R 0.47% M 1.27%
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 263 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 84 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 80 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 30,825 41100 - Development of building projects 27 11,863 98000 - Residents property management 26 5,308 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 19,098 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 23 11,600 56302 - Public houses and bars 22 6,355 86900 - Other human health activities 22 13,990 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 20 7,682 49410 - Freight transport by road 20 12,485 69102 - Solicitors 17 2,723 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 29,218 74990 - Non-trading company 16 13,794 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 9,080 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 9,651 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 13 6,154 74100 - specialised design activities 12 4,892
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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