Telford, Shropshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous September.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Telford when compared to any previous September.
- September 2013 was a record month for company closures in Telford when compared to any month in history.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Telford when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 152 companies were registered in Telford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Telford UK 2013 152 132,684 2012 151 118,868 % change 0.7% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (152) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 44 59 49 New companies in 2012 49 63 39 % change -10.2% -6.3% 25.6% Record Year 2012 (49) 2012 (63) 2013 (49)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 150 companies were dissolved in Telford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 72.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Telford UK 2013 150 86,170 2012 87 75,908 % change 72.4% 13.5% Record Year 2013 (150) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Telford when compared to any previous September.
September 2013 was a record month for company closures in Telford when compared to any month in history.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 32 23 95 Closed companies in 2012 28 34 25 % change 14.3% -32.4% 280% Record Year 2009 (39) 2008 (62) 2013 (95)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Telford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 2 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Telford UK 2013 2 46,514 2012 64 42,960 Record Year 2012 (64) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Telford when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 12 36 -46 Net growth in 2012 21 29 14 Record Year 2008 (41) 2013 (36) 2003 (31)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Telford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Telford 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -19.7% -14.1% 10.2% Record Year 1996 (0.2%) 2002 (0.2%) 1984 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Telford was in 2006 when 39.3% of all directors were female.
28.9% of all director appointments in Telford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.62% CONSULTING 5.27% SHROPSHIRE 1.43% MANAGEMENT 4.75% QUID 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.45% TELFORD 1.15% PROPERTY 2.53% (TELFORD) 1.15% TRADING 2.08% P 1.05% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 1.05% LONDON 1.79% IT 1.05% DESIGN 1.78% BUSINESS 0.96% BUSINESS 1.74% MANAGEMENT 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SECURITY 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.76% CARE 1.64% ELECTRICAL 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CONSULTANCY 0.76% GLOBAL 1.59% J 0.76% J 1.54% FUNERAL 0.67% MEDIA 1.54% PROPERTIES 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.53% FOR 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.45% S 0.67% IT 1.39% TRAINING 0.57% M 1.25% H 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.20% K 0.48% BUILDING 1.19% HOLDING 0.48% CAPITAL 1.19% SUPPLIES 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% CARE 0.48% TRAINING 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 277 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 53 54,854 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 49 26,675 99999 - Dormant Company 40 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 34,970 74990 - Non-trading company 20 14,228 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,516 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 18 5,706 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 17,715 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,590 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 5,437 41100 - Development of building projects 12 9,271 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 9,104 49410 - Freight transport by road 11 6,904 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 10 3,022 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 10 3,323 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 8,312 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 8,475 43210 - Electrical installation 8 5,724
Recent Companies
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