Shropshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Shropshire UK 2012 545 131,491 2011 539 116,391 % change 1.1% 13.0% Record Year 2003 (586) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 152 174 219 New companies in 2011 143 162 234 % change 6.3% 7.4% -6.4% Record Year 2003 (177) 2007 (175) 2003 (247)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Shropshire UK 2012 232 67,576 2011 357 90,986 % change -35.0% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (367) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 80 80 72 Closed companies in 2011 153 103 101 % change -47.7% -22.3% -29% Record Year 2011 (153) 2011 (103) 2009 (224)
Net Company Growth
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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) Shropshire UK 2012 313 63,915 2011 182 25,405 Record Year 2003 (423) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 72 94 147 Net growth in 2011 -10 59 133 Record Year 2003 (108) 2003 (109) 2003 (206)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.4% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% % change -8.9% -8.1% -12.5% Record Year 1961 (1.0%) 1967 (1.0%) 1963 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SHROPSHIRE 1.50% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.36% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.21% PROPERTY 2.37% DESIGN 1.11% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.82% DESIGN 1.93% ELECTRICAL 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.86% J 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.84% S 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.79% SOLAR 0.61% BUSINESS 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.61% MEDIA 1.72% GROUP 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SHREWSBURY 0.57% LONDON 1.66% ENGINEERING 0.57% J 1.54% D 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.51% MEDIA 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% TRAINING 0.54% IT 1.40% R 0.54% CARE 1.34% IT 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% SYSTEMS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% M 1.27% JONES 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% (SHREWSBURY) 0.46% ENERGY 1.20% (SHROPSHIRE) 0.46% S 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.46% ENTERPRISES 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 679 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 167 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 119 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 114 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 112 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 104 25,084 74990 - Non-trading company 64 9,729 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 57 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 57 14,303 62090 - Other information technology service activities 56 8,145 7414 - Business & management consultancy 55 12,113 7260 - Other computer related activities 51 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 51 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 50 9,102 86900 - Other human health activities 33 5,066 9305 - Other service activities 33 8,818 69102 - Solicitors 32 1,363 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 30 6,934 43210 - Electrical installation 28 3,573 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 28 3,228
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07984845 INEFFABLE PROJECTS LTD 09 Mar 2012 08004571 CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 07977914 CAPE HILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07978278 COLLEGE FIELDS (BRIDGNORTH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07988706 JOHN A. HULME LTD 13 Mar 2012 07989144 DPM RAIL LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 07994928 OLIVES SHREWSBURY LTD 19 Mar 2012 07999433 MD VISION SYSTEMS LTD 21 Mar 2012 08003379 NIMROD SOFTWARE LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 08005636 ARCD LTD 26 Mar 2012 08007546 BLB MARKETING LTD 27 Mar 2012 08010641 INFINITI FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED 28 Mar 2012 OC373683 NEW CEDARS LLP 22 Mar 2012 07989408 SYT LIMITED 14 Mar 2012 07999549 A & D HARDSCAPES LIMITED 21 Mar 2012 07977818 GARY KNIGHTS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 06 Mar 2012 07989285 DEVON ROAST LTD 14 Mar 2012 07999794 CASPERSWORLD LTD 21 Mar 2012 07973926 THE RED LION (LONGDEN) LTD 02 Mar 2012 07986528 D T GITTINS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07983965 LONG MYND INVESTMENTS LIMITED 09 Mar 2012 08006838 R E MORRIS & SONS (NOOK LANE) LIMITED 26 Mar 2012 07992267 IGREEN ENERGY LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07997171 HOLISTIC FUSION LIMITED 20 Mar 2012 08002715 PENYLAN MILL LTD 22 Mar 2012
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