Shropshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Shropshire when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 505 companies were registered in Shropshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ShropshireUK
    2012505118,868
    2011494114,512
    % change2.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (554) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Shropshire when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012174174157
    New companies in 2011156172166
    % change11.5%1.2%-5.4%
    Record Year2003 (194)2012 (174)2003 (196)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 304 companies were dissolved in Shropshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 9.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ShropshireUK
    201230474,772
    201127872,230
    % change9.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (462) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20129412783
    Closed companies in 2011959984
    % change-1.1%28.3%-1%
    Record Year2009 (120)2008 (211)2009 (215)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Shropshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 201 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ShropshireUK
    201220144,096
    201121642,282
    Record Year 2003 (381) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012804774
    Net growth in 2011617382
    Record Year2003 (130)2003 (113)2003 (138)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Shropshire formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Shropshire
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.5%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.5%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change0.1%2.0%-6.4%
    Record Year1968 (1.3%)1968 (1.2%)1965 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Shropshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.3% of all director appointments in Shropshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.57%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.33%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTING1.26%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    SHROPSHIRE1.12%PROPERTY2.36%
    PROPERTY0.94%TRADING2.08%
    D0.73%DESIGN1.87%
    TELFORD0.70%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    J0.70%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.66%BUSINESS1.72%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    C0.63%MEDIA1.68%
    BUSINESS0.63%LONDON1.67%
    FINANCIAL0.59%J1.55%
    IT0.56%GLOBAL1.54%
    TRADING0.56%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    BUILDING0.52%IT1.43%
    (SHROPSHIRE)0.52%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TRANSPORT0.52%CARE1.32%
    MARKETING0.52%M1.27%
    CO0.49%BUILDING1.22%
    R0.49%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    SYSTEMS0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    (TELFORD)0.49%S1.17%
    S0.49%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied715228,243
    99999 - Dormant Company16437,912
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15850,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14628,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9021,969
    74990 - Non-trading company8613,641
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8311,950
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7520,742
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6614,809
    9999 - Dormant Company576,793
    86900 - Other human health activities507,550
    7487 - Other business activities4916,361
    56302 - Public houses and bars444,262
    69102 - Solicitors402,059
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing364,705
    43210 - Electrical installation355,151
    49410 - Freight transport by road354,503
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified356,008
    41100 - Development of building projects357,545
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings274,591

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198767 ENIGMA WORLDWIDE LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08201499 THE ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08218544 KELLY INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS SPECIALISTS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219457 TARRYAN LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08221941 KC TEST SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08219703 CHARTERS PROPERTY LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08200077 WMTAGRI LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08201381 GB GOKARTS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202333 WMT BEARINGS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08229823 WADDELL SPECIALIST VEHICLE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08208506 E P BUILDERS (LUDLOW) LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08209304 MH CONSULTANCY (SOMERSET) LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08226726 CARE OF EXCELLENCE LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08232592 MIXTURE LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08230248 XPRESS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08233475 MELLISSA DINEEN DESIGNS LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08220220 STUDENT EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08214227 AC ARCHITECTURE LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08233095 ROGER MIDDLETON LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08200887 CLASSIC CARPENTRY (SHROPSHIRE) LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08198485 D & C LEISURE LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08214505 A PLUS LETTINGS LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08231219 CARICATURE WORLD LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08207765 SERVICE-TECH SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08215456 WOTSIT DESIGN LIMITED 14 Sep 2012