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
    07389481 NO FAULT CLAIMS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07381066 SHORI ENTERPRISES LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07376743 D E DESIGN AND ENGINEERING LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07370189 M N MOTORS LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07365628 QGEEQ LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364038 RL EDWARDS PLUMBING & GAS SERVICES LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07388157 TALBOT BUSINESS SUPPORT LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07387773 LAKESIDE KOI FARM LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07385858 RURAL CONNECT LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07379740 NEUFELD ACCOUNTANCY & BOOK-KEEPING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379559 BETTYS TRESEDER AND CASE FLORISTS LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07371384 LTP SKILLS TRAINING LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370571 PUREPUMP LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07390381 KEITH WHITTLE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07368201 DTD1 LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07364474 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC ENERGY HOLDINGS UK LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07376034 VOLUND LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07369914 I-GUIDES MEDIA LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368487 IRONBRIDGE INTERIORS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07364084 FABULOUS HAIR LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07386084 BATHROOM FITTERS (UK) LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07389379 WIDEAWAKE LTD. 28 Sep 2010
    07370422 PHOENIX FURNITURE SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07363191 AMBRO TEN TEN LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07386695 SORE THUMBS GAMING LIMITED 24 Sep 2010