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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.

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 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)TelfordUK
    2013164134,802
    2012147131,491
    % change11.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (164) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013475958
    New companies in 2012455052
    % change4.4%18.0%11.5%
    Record Year2013 (47)2013 (59)2003 (75)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)TelfordUK
    20136077,914
    20126567,576
    % change-7.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (117) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013271815
    Closed companies in 2012172721
    % change58.8%-33.3%-29%
    Record Year2011 (46)2011 (35)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)TelfordUK
    201310456,888
    20128263,915
    Record Year 2013 (104) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013204143
    Net growth in 2012282331
    Record Year2012 (28)2007 (45)2003 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-6.4%17.0%15.3%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TELFORD1.80%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.50%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    (TELFORD)1.30%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    QUID1.20%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY1.00%TRADING2.06%
    IT1.00%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%ENGINEERING1.78%
    FUNERAL0.90%BUSINESS1.77%
    MANAGEMENT0.90%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    SECURITY0.80%LONDON1.72%
    SHROPSHIRE0.80%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    (SHROPSHIRE)0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%MEDIA1.63%
    P0.80%GLOBAL1.57%
    ENGINEERING0.60%J1.56%
    D0.60%CARE1.46%
    GLOBAL0.60%IT1.43%
    H0.60%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    BUILDING0.60%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUSINESS0.60%M1.25%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.60%BUILDING1.21%
    S0.60%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TRAINING0.60%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DESIGN0.60%TRAINING1.17%
    SYSTEMS0.60%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied272249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5354,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4624,894
    99999 - Dormant Company3443,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3123,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2232,624
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,664
    74990 - Non-trading company2014,129
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1516,448
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified136,954
    56302 - Public houses and bars124,952
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets125,186
    62012 - Business and domestic software development118,099
    7487 - Other business activities107,556
    49410 - Freight transport by road105,834
    69102 - Solicitors102,316
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade92,831
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified95,062
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings85,372
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified83,073

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08358063 WEBLANCERS LTD. 14 Jan 2013
    08363037 EXTREME FINISH LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08368566 SPORT 4 SCHOOLS COACHING UK LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08368965 ALA LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08373617 HADLEY 1 STOP LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08349900 IRONKING LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08351635 PEACE BEAUTY & STYLE PRODUCTS LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08358872 ROADBULL AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08370047 OAKENGATES FUNERAL SERVICES LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08358038 JAKMACK LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08368164 S G SERVICES (SHROPSHIRE) LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08369570 BROOKSIDE (TELFORD) C.I.C. 22 Jan 2013
    08374295 N&B STORES LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08379066 WEST MIDLANDS IT SERVICES LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08357496 CALIBRE COMMERCIAL LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08366165 DEFINIRE LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08347299 HOBO APPAREL LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08348871 GATLEY ENGINEERING DESIGN INSPECTION LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08374320 EKS(TELFORD) LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08344684 SECUROPS LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08374324 NWS PROPERTIES LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08374425 DELI-DALE LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08377296 GB TRANS LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08379430 HOSTED DIALLER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08348695 SOCIAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 07 Jan 2013

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