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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

  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 (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)TelfordUK
    2012147131,491
    2011137116,391
    % change7.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (171) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012455052
    New companies in 2011423956
    % change7.1%28.2%-7.1%
    Record Year2003 (46)2007 (57)2003 (75)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)TelfordUK
    20126567,576
    201111790,987
    % change-44.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (117) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012172721
    Closed companies in 2011463536
    % change-63.0%-22.9%-42%
    Record Year2011 (46)2011 (35)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)TelfordUK
    20128263,915
    20112025,404
    Record Year 2003 (129) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012282331
    Net growth in 2011-4420
    Record Year2012 (28)2007 (45)2003 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-8.1%9.7%-13.1%
    Record Year1962 (0.4%)1974 (0.5%)1983 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DESIGN1.31%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.20%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    TELFORD1.09%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.87%PROPERTY2.37%
    SHROPSHIRE0.87%TRADING2.07%
    IT0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRAINING0.65%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    BUSINESS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    RMP0.65%BUSINESS1.73%
    WREKIN0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    (SHROPSHIRE)0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CARE0.55%LONDON1.66%
    MANAGEMENT0.55%J1.54%
    VISION0.55%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ENGINEERING0.55%GLOBAL1.50%
    GREEN0.55%IT1.40%
    TRANSPORT0.55%CARE1.34%
    DEVELOPMENT0.55%PROPERTIES1.31%
    MEDIA0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SECURITY0.55%M1.27%
    ENERGY0.55%BUILDING1.24%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%ENERGY1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.44%S1.20%
    W0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied227216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5752,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3635,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2714,303
    74990 - Non-trading company239,729
    9999 - Dormant Company2018,617
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1819,704
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities158,145
    99999 - Dormant Company1525,084
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply136,934
    7499 - Non-trading company139,102
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,892
    69102 - Solicitors91,363
    7414 - Business & management consultancy812,113
    49410 - Freight transport by road72,781
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified72,786
    43210 - Electrical installation73,573
    86900 - Other human health activities75,066
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified73,931

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07937043 M G ION CONSULTING LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07948175 S A HALAL MEAT & GROCERS LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07953916 N W PRINT LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07954347 SK SERVICES (TELFORD) LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07960074 KANES WEB DESIGN LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07960471 TELFORD ENTERPRISE HUB LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07962549 ROBERT MARTIN LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07965723 SAMMIES LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07933584 AVTECH ELECTRICAL LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07939482 PREMIA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07950317 LT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07954063 ADR LEISURE LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07956020 DV CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07958747 WREKIN DOOR RESTORE LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07932472 DUNSTONE COURT (MARKET DRAYTON) LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07943380 ON-LINE AUDIO & ELECTRICAL LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07950980 POLTECH SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07951032 OSSINGTON STORES EUROPE LTD 15 Feb 2012
    OC372869 SP SERVICES (AUS) LLP 27 Feb 2012
    07951221 DCB PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07936315 CROP SPRAYING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07957347 B L E W CONSTRUCTION LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07931392 A1 MOTOR STORES (NORFOLK) LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07941127 ABCO KOVEX (UK) LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07953949 HANG 10 MEDIA LTD 17 Feb 2012