Telford, Shropshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Telford was in 2013 when 37.2% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 164 companies were registered in Telford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Telford UK 2013 164 134,802 2012 147 131,491 % change 11.6% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (164) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 47 59 58 New companies in 2012 45 50 52 % change 4.4% 18.0% 11.5% Record Year 2013 (47) 2013 (59) 2003 (75)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 60 companies were dissolved in Telford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Telford UK 2013 60 77,914 2012 65 67,576 % change -7.7% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (117) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 27 18 15 Closed companies in 2012 17 27 21 % change 58.8% -33.3% -29% Record Year 2011 (46) 2011 (35) 2009 (63)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Telford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 104 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Telford UK 2013 104 56,888 2012 82 63,915 Record Year 2013 (104) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 20 41 43 Net growth in 2012 28 23 31 Record Year 2012 (28) 2007 (45) 2003 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Telford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Telford 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -6.4% 17.0% 15.3% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%) 2003 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Telford was in 2013 when 37.2% of all directors were female.
37.2% of all director appointments in Telford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TELFORD 1.80% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.50% MANAGEMENT 4.78% (TELFORD) 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.30% QUID 1.20% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 1.00% TRADING 2.06% IT 1.00% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.78% FUNERAL 0.90% BUSINESS 1.77% MANAGEMENT 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.75% SECURITY 0.80% LONDON 1.72% SHROPSHIRE 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.71% (SHROPSHIRE) 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ELECTRICAL 0.80% MEDIA 1.63% P 0.80% GLOBAL 1.57% ENGINEERING 0.60% J 1.56% D 0.60% CARE 1.46% GLOBAL 0.60% IT 1.43% H 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.41% BUILDING 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.36% BUSINESS 0.60% M 1.25% DEVELOPMENTS 0.60% BUILDING 1.21% S 0.60% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TRAINING 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DESIGN 0.60% TRAINING 1.17% SYSTEMS 0.60% SECURITY 1.15%
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 272 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 53 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 46 24,894 99999 - Dormant Company 34 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 32,624 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,664 74990 - Non-trading company 20 14,129 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 16,448 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 6,954 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 4,952 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 12 5,186 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 8,099 7487 - Other business activities 10 7,556 49410 - Freight transport by road 10 5,834 69102 - Solicitors 10 2,316 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 9 2,831 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 5,062 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 5,372 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 8 3,073
Recent Companies
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