Telford, Shropshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 151 companies were registered in Telford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 24.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Telford UK 2012 151 118,868 2011 121 114,512 % change 24.8% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (151) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 49 63 39 New companies in 2011 36 46 39 % change 36.1% 37.0% 0.0% Record Year 2012 (49) 2012 (63) 2010 (45)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Telford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 15.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Telford UK 2012 85 74,772 2011 101 72,230 % change -15.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 28 34 23 Closed companies in 2011 33 38 30 % change -15.2% -10.5% -23% Record Year 2009 (39) 2008 (62) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Telford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 66 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Telford UK 2012 66 44,096 2011 20 42,282 Record Year 2003 (85) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 21 29 16 Net growth in 2011 3 8 9 Record Year 2008 (41) 2003 (34) 2003 (31)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Telford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Telford 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 22.2% 38.0% -1.1% Record Year 1968 (0.4%) 1965 (0.7%) 1965 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Telford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.9% of all director appointments in Telford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TELFORD 1.89% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.28% (TELFORD) 1.05% PROPERTY 2.35% IT 0.95% TRADING 2.08% MANAGEMENT 0.95% DESIGN 1.87% DESIGN 0.95% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDIA 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.83% SHROPSHIRE 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.76% D 0.74% BUSINESS 1.72% FUNERAL 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUILDING 0.74% MEDIA 1.67% PROPERTY 0.63% LONDON 1.67% WREKIN 0.63% J 1.55% SAFETY 0.63% GLOBAL 1.53% GREEN 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.46% BUSINESS 0.53% IT 1.43% C 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.34% SECURITY 0.53% CARE 1.32% CARE 0.53% M 1.27% B 0.53% BUILDING 1.22% PROJECTS 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.20% FINANCIAL 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRAINING 0.53% S 1.17% TRADING 0.42% SECURITY 1.16%
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 355 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 39 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 33,677 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 14,774 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,203 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 13,716 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 15 25,035 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 4,997 9999 - Dormant Company 10 12,598 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 7,869 69102 - Solicitors 9 1,375 7499 - Non-trading company 8 6,164 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 3,943 49410 - Freight transport by road 8 2,795 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 9,891 7414 - Business & management consultancy 7 8,437 86900 - Other human health activities 7 4,998 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 6 2,823 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 6 1,618
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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