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 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
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