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Telford, Shropshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 2011)

    A total of 121 companies were registered in Telford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 5.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)TelfordUK
    2011121114,512
    2010115101,492
    % change5.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (133) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011364639
    New companies in 2010363445
    % change0.0%35.3%-13.3%
    Record Year2009 (47)2003 (48)2010 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Telford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)TelfordUK
    201110172,230
    201010887,705
    % change-6.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011333830
    Closed companies in 2010284436
    % change17.9%-13.6%-17%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (62)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Telford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 20 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)TelfordUK
    20112042,282
    2010713,787
    Record Year 2003 (85) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011389
    Net growth in 20108-109
    Record Year2008 (41)2003 (34)2003 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Telford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Telford
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-8.5%13.9%-21.7%
    Record Year1968 (0.4%)1965 (0.7%)1965 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    25.8% of all director appointments in Telford in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TELFORD1.04%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANTS1.04%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    DESIGN1.04%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTING0.92%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY0.92%TRADING2.06%
    ENGINEERING0.81%DESIGN1.94%
    ELECTRICAL0.81%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    WREKIN0.69%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRAINING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SOLAR0.69%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.69%MEDIA1.72%
    SYSTEMS0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (SHROPSHIRE)0.69%LONDON1.63%
    RMP0.69%J1.47%
    DEVELOPMENT0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUSINESS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CARE0.58%CARE1.42%
    SECURITY0.58%IT1.38%
    VISION0.58%BUILDING1.30%
    LHS0.46%PROPERTIES1.28%
    PUBLISHING0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    40.46%M1.25%
    D0.46%ENERGY1.22%
    GROUP0.46%TRAINING1.21%
    W0.46%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied223204,493
    7487 - Other business activities6665,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3029,245
    74990 - Non-trading company258,064
    9999 - Dormant Company2422,587
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply178,345
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1710,137
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1615,760
    7499 - Non-trading company1611,543
    62090 - Other information technology service activities156,798
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1214,755
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,686
    99999 - Dormant Company1018,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,018
    4534 - Other building installation82,443
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing82,545
    43210 - Electrical installation82,938
    9305 - Other service activities710,525
    6024 - Freight transport by road72,601
    7440 - Advertising72,016

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07766891 RALPH CORBETT CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07778129 THORIUM LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07779087 FOXBYTES CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07789299 MLP ROBINSON SERVICES LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07791256 DIRECT-CAMP LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07758754 LEWIS'S THE FURNITURE STORE LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759961 INTERNATIONAL TIMBER TREATMENT ASSOCIATION 02 Sep 2011
    07763379 BOSCO BROTHERS LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07770974 MONROE APPAREL LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07775916 SHROPSHIRE INNS LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07776663 GARAGE CONVERTERS LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07787884 PRAXXYS INC LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07788693 NERGIZE LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07760516 EFP PRODUCTS LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07760583 RMP LOCKSMITHS LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07774868 MY LITTLE VOUCHER BOOK LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07775330 ACE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07786358 PADMORE ENTERPRISE LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07789781 SOLAR MADE EASY LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07769068 HOISTING AND HANDLING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07788439 BLAZER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07782956 ACERAX LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07782997 ARAX LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07762335 TRUCK AND PLANT REPAIRS (TELFORD) LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07759014 EARLY STEPS LIMITED 01 Sep 2011