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
New Company Registrations
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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) Shropshire UK 2012 505 118,868 2011 494 114,512 % change 2.2% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (554) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 174 174 157 New companies in 2011 156 172 166 % change 11.5% 1.2% -5.4% Record Year 2003 (194) 2012 (174) 2003 (196)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Shropshire UK 2012 304 74,772 2011 278 72,230 % change 9.4% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (462) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 94 127 83 Closed companies in 2011 95 99 84 % change -1.1% 28.3% -1% Record Year 2009 (120) 2008 (211) 2009 (215)
Net Company Growth
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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) Shropshire UK 2012 201 44,096 2011 216 42,282 Record Year 2003 (381) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 80 47 74 Net growth in 2011 61 73 82 Record Year 2003 (130) 2003 (113) 2003 (138)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 0.1% 2.0% -6.4% Record Year 1968 (1.3%) 1968 (1.2%) 1965 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.57% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTANCY 1.33% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTING 1.26% CONSULTANCY 3.29% SHROPSHIRE 1.12% PROPERTY 2.36% PROPERTY 0.94% TRADING 2.08% D 0.73% DESIGN 1.87% TELFORD 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.83% J 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.83% ASSOCIATES 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.66% BUSINESS 1.72% DEVELOPMENTS 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% C 0.63% MEDIA 1.68% BUSINESS 0.63% LONDON 1.67% FINANCIAL 0.59% J 1.55% IT 0.56% GLOBAL 1.54% TRADING 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.47% BUILDING 0.52% IT 1.43% (SHROPSHIRE) 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.34% TRANSPORT 0.52% CARE 1.32% MARKETING 0.52% M 1.27% CO 0.49% BUILDING 1.22% R 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.21% SYSTEMS 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% (TELFORD) 0.49% S 1.17% S 0.49% SECURITY 1.16%
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 715 228,243 99999 - Dormant Company 164 37,912 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 158 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 146 28,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 90 21,969 74990 - Non-trading company 86 13,641 62090 - Other information technology service activities 83 11,950 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 75 20,742 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 66 14,809 9999 - Dormant Company 57 6,793 86900 - Other human health activities 50 7,550 7487 - Other business activities 49 16,361 56302 - Public houses and bars 44 4,262 69102 - Solicitors 40 2,059 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 36 4,705 43210 - Electrical installation 35 5,151 49410 - Freight transport by road 35 4,503 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 35 6,008 41100 - Development of building projects 35 7,545 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 27 4,591
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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