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Shropshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 545 companies were registered in Shropshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ShropshireUK
    2012545131,491
    2011539116,391
    % change1.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (586) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012152174219
    New companies in 2011143162234
    % change6.3%7.4%-6.4%
    Record Year2003 (177)2007 (175)2003 (247)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 232 companies were dissolved in Shropshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ShropshireUK
    201223267,576
    201135790,986
    % change-35.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (367) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012808072
    Closed companies in 2011153103101
    % change-47.7%-22.3%-29%
    Record Year2011 (153)2011 (103)2009 (224)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Shropshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 313 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)ShropshireUK
    201231363,915
    201118225,405
    Record Year 2003 (423) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20127294147
    Net growth in 2011-1059133
    Record Year2003 (108)2003 (109)2003 (206)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Shropshire formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Shropshire
    20120.4%
    20110.5%
    20100.5%
    20090.5%
    20080.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.5%
    % change-8.9%-8.1%-12.5%
    Record Year1961 (1.0%)1967 (1.0%)1963 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Shropshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.0% of all director appointments in Shropshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SHROPSHIRE1.50%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.36%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%PROPERTY2.37%
    DESIGN1.11%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.82%ENGINEERING1.86%
    J0.68%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    S0.64%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    SOLAR0.61%BUSINESS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    GROUP0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SHREWSBURY0.57%LONDON1.66%
    ENGINEERING0.57%J1.54%
    D0.54%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    MEDIA0.54%GLOBAL1.50%
    TRAINING0.54%IT1.40%
    R0.54%CARE1.34%
    IT0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SYSTEMS0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%M1.27%
    JONES0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    (SHREWSBURY)0.46%ENERGY1.20%
    (SHROPSHIRE)0.46%S1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied679216,665
    7487 - Other business activities16752,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11919,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11435,233
    9999 - Dormant Company11218,617
    99999 - Dormant Company10425,084
    74990 - Non-trading company649,729
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5713,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5714,303
    62090 - Other information technology service activities568,145
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5512,113
    7260 - Other computer related activities517,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified519,892
    7499 - Non-trading company509,102
    86900 - Other human health activities335,066
    9305 - Other service activities338,818
    69102 - Solicitors321,363
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply306,934
    43210 - Electrical installation283,573
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing283,228

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07945541 SK ENGINE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07945895 ADSENSE LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07946687 6 POINT 6 LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07943992 PDL HOLDING COMPANY LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07945352 PADALO COMPANY LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07948842 MMB DYNAMICS LTD 14 Feb 2012
    OC372661 C J GRIFFITHS LLP 21 Feb 2012
    07942113 MAGIC SHOES ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07955364 SAM'S HOTEL LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07946476 RICHMOND BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07953518 CAMPERVANITY LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07952528 J C FOOD ENGINEERING LTD. 16 Feb 2012
    07955887 FAST FACILITIES LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07962712 NETLEY JOINERY (SHREWSBURY) LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07970664 DAVIES HOLIDAY HOMES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07952841 SEAMUS RYAN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07936636 MORTON GROWERS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07930837 NEEDLEFOOT LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07956170 G SALOMON & CO LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07963255 WALKERSPORT (FER) LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07948782 RIPE RITE LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07956489 BROADWAY LEISURE CARAVANS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07966612 HAWK PLANT (UK) LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07942616 TRIPLE GEEK LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07935109 RECHABITE HALL LTD 03 Feb 2012