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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
    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