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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
    07733828 EXCELL SUPPLY LTD. 09 Aug 2011
    07734239 TRUE IDENTITY PERSONAL TRAINING LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07751471 THE PLOUGH ALLSCOTT LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07752711 MJR MINIMATT LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07756164 SHROPSHIRE CRICKET BOARD LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07734177 SEBA SIGNS 'N' PLATES LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07727712 AQUA TELECOM LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07731516 J WILSON COMPUTING LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07735037 BW DIGITAL LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07738914 HORIZONS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07755685 FLY TEC LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07730575 ALL NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS LTD. 05 Aug 2011
    07734712 VINTAGE MAN UTD LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07727942 BRIDGE HAMPTON COURT LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07741712 KEY 7 LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07745782 MACBRAC TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07754782 EFP FACADES LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07755217 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS (SHROPSHIRE) LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07730979 PARPAMIH LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07740301 RR BUILDERS LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07724545 THE K9 CATERERS LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07745320 SYSPAL CAPITAL LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07730744 NATIONWIDE CORPORATE BENEFITS LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07754315 F I (BRIDGE) LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07751550 FEONIX PARANORMAL LTD 24 Aug 2011