Telford, Shropshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous September.

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 2010)

    A total of 115 companies were registered in Telford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)TelfordUK
    2010115101,492
    200911294,671
    % change2.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (133) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010363445
    New companies in 2009473233
    % change-23.4%6.3%36.4%
    Record Year2009 (47)2003 (48)2010 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 108 companies were dissolved in Telford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)TelfordUK
    201010887,705
    2009137159,401
    % change-21.2%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010284436
    Closed companies in 2009394454
    % change-28.2%0.0%-33%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (62)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Telford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 7 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)TelfordUK
    2010713,787
    2009-25-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (85) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20108-109
    Net growth in 20098-12-21
    Record Year2008 (41)2003 (34)2003 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Telford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Telford
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-28.7%-3.7%30.7%
    Record Year1968 (0.4%)1965 (0.7%)1965 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    24.3% of all director appointments in Telford in the third quarter of 2010 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 (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.03%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%CONSULTING4.99%
    (TELFORD)0.96%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    TELFORD0.96%PROPERTY2.38%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.84%TRADING2.04%
    BUILDING0.84%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    OCTAVIA0.84%DESIGN1.93%
    SHROPSHIRE0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    MEDIA0.72%BUSINESS1.80%
    TECHNOLOGY0.72%MEDIA1.75%
    E0.72%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ELECTRICAL0.72%LONDON1.59%
    BUSINESS0.72%ENGINEERING1.59%
    J0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CREATIVE0.60%CARE1.44%
    WREKIN0.60%J1.44%
    CONSULTING0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    PROPERTY0.60%GLOBAL1.42%
    (SHROPSHIRE)0.60%IT1.35%
    MAINTENANCE0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    RED0.48%BUILDING1.32%
    M0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HOME0.48%M1.28%
    HOUSE0.48%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TRADING0.48%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied218202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5869,802
    9999 - Dormant Company3121,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2225,053
    74990 - Non-trading company227,649
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities208,292
    7260 - Other computer related activities198,967
    7499 - Non-trading company1913,408
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1814,940
    62090 - Other information technology service activities175,716
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply148,183
    9305 - Other service activities139,454
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1213,161
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified126,460
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified107,767
    7440 - Advertising101,997
    99999 - Dormant Company814,072
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering87,634
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment71,664
    7450 - Labour recruitment62,972

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07328651 KDI POLYMER SPECIALISTS LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07325670 DITTON JOINERY LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07323068 COMMUNITY STAGE SCHOOLS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 22 Jul 2010
    07322415 TELFORD ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07322282 PIONEER TECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07318508 A TO Z KITCHEN AND BATHROOM MAKEOVER COMPANY LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07315332 I & R QUALITY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07311095 CHRIS BINGLEY CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07308245 MINI AUTOS LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07324528 CHRIS LINK SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07315547 OOZZ CREATIONS LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07320502 LINK RECRUITMENT (SHROPSHIRE) LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07320176 DYNAMIC INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07309216 CAPITAL ATTRACTIONS LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07306593 MAGENTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Jul 2010
    07305971 FOODS GALORE.COM LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07304180 MAX INFOMEDIA LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07302208 HARISH EYE CARE LTD 02 Jul 2010
    07316698 STEVE'S FREIGHT (TELFORD) LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07325597 STREET LAMP PRODUCTIONS LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07305292 WENLOCK GIFTS LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07328428 NAVANTIS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07306442 FIREFOX COASTAL LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07302607 AC HALLIDAY LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07314435 SUPERHARP CORPORATION LTD 14 Jul 2010