Telford, Shropshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Telford when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 147 companies were registered in Telford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Telford UK 2012 147 131,491 2011 137 116,391 % change 7.3% 13.0% Record Year 2003 (171) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 45 50 52 New companies in 2011 42 39 56 % change 7.1% 28.2% -7.1% Record Year 2003 (46) 2007 (57) 2003 (75)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 65 companies were dissolved in Telford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 44.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Telford UK 2012 65 67,576 2011 117 90,987 % change -44.4% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (117) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 17 27 21 Closed companies in 2011 46 35 36 % change -63.0% -22.9% -42% Record Year 2011 (46) 2011 (35) 2009 (63)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Telford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 82 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Telford UK 2012 82 63,915 2011 20 25,404 Record Year 2003 (129) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Telford when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 28 23 31 Net growth in 2011 -4 4 20 Record Year 2012 (28) 2007 (45) 2003 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Telford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Telford 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -8.1% 9.7% -13.1% Record Year 1962 (0.4%) 1974 (0.5%) 1983 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Telford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Telford in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DESIGN 1.31% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.20% MANAGEMENT 4.74% TELFORD 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ELECTRICAL 0.87% PROPERTY 2.37% SHROPSHIRE 0.87% TRADING 2.07% IT 0.76% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRAINING 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.84% BUSINESS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.79% RMP 0.65% BUSINESS 1.73% WREKIN 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% (SHROPSHIRE) 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CARE 0.55% LONDON 1.66% MANAGEMENT 0.55% J 1.54% VISION 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENGINEERING 0.55% GLOBAL 1.50% GREEN 0.55% IT 1.40% TRANSPORT 0.55% CARE 1.34% DEVELOPMENT 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.31% MEDIA 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SECURITY 0.55% M 1.27% ENERGY 0.55% BUILDING 1.24% ASSOCIATES 0.55% ENERGY 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.44% S 1.20% W 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 227 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 57 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 14,303 74990 - Non-trading company 23 9,729 9999 - Dormant Company 20 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 19,704 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 13,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 8,145 99999 - Dormant Company 15 25,084 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 6,934 7499 - Non-trading company 13 9,102 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 9,892 69102 - Solicitors 9 1,363 7414 - Business & management consultancy 8 12,113 49410 - Freight transport by road 7 2,781 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 7 2,786 43210 - Electrical installation 7 3,573 86900 - Other human health activities 7 5,066 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 3,931
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07979213 NOBLE-RPC LIMITED 07 Mar 2012 07985901 SAPPHIRE FUNERAL SERVICES LTD 12 Mar 2012 08005928 THE LULA MAE BAKERY LIMITED 26 Mar 2012 08007558 RYTRACK PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 27 Mar 2012 08009205 P & C WYLD SERVICES LIMITED 28 Mar 2012 07975030 MARADEN ASSOCIATES LTD 05 Mar 2012 07975731 MF MOULDINGS LTD 05 Mar 2012 07978841 LYTHAM GREEN CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07981654 ANTI SLIP LTD 08 Mar 2012 07996716 LK COOLING SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Mar 2012 08010866 SHROPSHIRE ENGINEERING SUPPLIES LTD 29 Mar 2012 08012293 COUNTESS OF CAMDEN LIMITED 29 Mar 2012 07972008 TELFORD FROZEN FOODS LTD 01 Mar 2012 07989881 PURE PROGRESS LIMITED 14 Mar 2012 07995939 TSS GLOBAL LTD 19 Mar 2012 07971933 GOLDPOINT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Mar 2012 08001071 I'M IN THE MARKET 4 LTD 22 Mar 2012 08003057 RS & D SERVICES LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 08006286 D.S.B. FABRICATIONS LTD 26 Mar 2012 07970891 EXTREME FITNESS UK LIMITED 01 Mar 2012 07984358 CURIO ALLSORTS LIMITED 09 Mar 2012 08008441 BREEZE YACHTING LIMITED 27 Mar 2012 07988921 JIGARI LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 08006072 T.S. PIGS LIMITED 26 Mar 2012 07980260 CONCEPT FOUR DEVELOPMENTS LTD 07 Mar 2012
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