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.

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 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)TelfordUK
    2012151118,868
    2011121114,512
    % change24.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (151) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012496339
    New companies in 2011364639
    % change36.1%37.0%0.0%
    Record Year2012 (49)2012 (63)2010 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)TelfordUK
    20128574,772
    201110172,230
    % change-15.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012283423
    Closed companies in 2011333830
    % change-15.2%-10.5%-23%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (62)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)TelfordUK
    20126644,096
    20112042,282
    Record Year 2003 (85) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012212916
    Net growth in 2011389
    Record Year2008 (41)2003 (34)2003 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change22.2%38.0%-1.1%
    Record Year1968 (0.4%)1965 (0.7%)1965 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TELFORD1.89%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.37%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    (TELFORD)1.05%PROPERTY2.35%
    IT0.95%TRADING2.08%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.95%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDIA0.84%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SHROPSHIRE0.84%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    D0.74%BUSINESS1.72%
    FUNERAL0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUILDING0.74%MEDIA1.67%
    PROPERTY0.63%LONDON1.67%
    WREKIN0.63%J1.55%
    SAFETY0.63%GLOBAL1.53%
    GREEN0.53%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    BUSINESS0.53%IT1.43%
    C0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    SECURITY0.53%CARE1.32%
    CARE0.53%M1.27%
    B0.53%BUILDING1.22%
    PROJECTS0.53%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    FINANCIAL0.53%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TRAINING0.53%S1.17%
    TRADING0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied355331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3935,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3533,677
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2714,774
    74990 - Non-trading company219,203
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1619,425
    99999 - Dormant Company1525,035
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply114,997
    9999 - Dormant Company1012,598
    62090 - Other information technology service activities97,869
    69102 - Solicitors91,375
    7499 - Non-trading company86,164
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,943
    49410 - Freight transport by road82,795
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified79,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy78,437
    86900 - Other human health activities74,998
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified62,823
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade61,618

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08126667 FRESH PURPOSE C.I.C. 02 Jul 2012
    08128296 W S FENCING LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08129570 TOWERS ABOVE LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08135294 CURLY MOPTOP SOLUTION LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08139757 HARD TO FIND (WAUGHFIRE) LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08150441 ASHLEY RUFF SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08155957 GOLDSTROM LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08158695 HEARTLANDS AUDITORS LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08161986 MALT SHOVEL (TELFORD) LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08135940 STUCKLEY LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08138596 PREMIER LEISURE (SHROPSHIRE) LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08155271 WREKIN DRAIN SERVICES LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08161764 MISTER MA LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08147870 MASTERFIT CS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08150024 CURATOR ENTERPRISES LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08138696 CREATEC LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08161858 THE CP CONSULTANCY LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08129764 LUKE OAKLEY LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08152821 4 SIGHT (UK) LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08159724 BRITANNIC WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08163439 HIGHGATE TRUSTEES LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08163498 ADOBE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08136549 ADMIN PROTECTION LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08140737 THE CAFE & CAKE SHOP LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08158471 MONSTER TELECOM LIMITED 26 Jul 2012