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 07918981 REALSAVE ADMIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07920542 COLLINGS AGRICULTURAL LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07927429 REALSAVE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07911053 SOCIAL WORK CONSULTANCY AND TRAINING LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07916261 ELECTRIC MELON SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07916585 ATKINSPIRE LTD 19 Jan 2012 07918532 DAVE MELLOR CYCLES LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07927626 FIELDHOUSE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07914361 DALTON'S HOME & GARDEN LTD 18 Jan 2012 07901050 EREADERBOOKSTORE LTD 09 Jan 2012 07926784 BERT BUTLER LTD 27 Jan 2012 07902900 HOWARD SHENTON LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07907110 CASHFORPENSIONS LTD 12 Jan 2012 07901471 TREE DYNAMICS LTD 09 Jan 2012 07902634 ZIZHOU LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07915574 4EG TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 19 Jan 2012 07909520 BOWERS DESIGN LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07917020 STANDCOAST LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07921202 FAIRCHILD ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07912052 HHR ASSOCIATES LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07922855 NIKIMILAN LTD 25 Jan 2012 07929040 M D LEA LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07929336 FAMILY'S PUB ENTERPRISE LTD 30 Jan 2012 07930211 SKETCH 86 LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 07908087 ARLESTON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Jan 2012
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