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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