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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
    07932497 CDM TRANSPORT LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07936263 SOXMAD LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07945541 SK ENGINE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07945895 ADSENSE LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07954912 SOCIAL TELECOMS C.I.C. 20 Feb 2012
    07946667 DAVID DUNCAN CONSULTING LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07949170 POSITIVE ADVERTISING (SHREWSBURY) LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07962264 ACTUATII LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07934557 STEVE WHITE KNEE CLINIC LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07939824 ALAN LEWIS LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07952263 NJAW TRADINGS LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07960613 RICHARD EMERY LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07969333 PENNANT PROPERTY LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07937104 THE GRASS BARBER LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07940026 GROVE FARM HOLIDAYS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07948907 DGL ENVIRONMENT LTD. 14 Feb 2012
    07936636 MORTON GROWERS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07963255 WALKERSPORT (FER) LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07958420 CNPOWER SERVICES LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07933816 D & S JONES LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07938731 PIPE+DOCTOR LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07956288 A. KAISEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07960199 OPLAS TRANSPORT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07937043 M G ION CONSULTING LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07944408 BRILLIG DESIGN LTD 10 Feb 2012