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.

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 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)TelfordUK
    2013152132,684
    2012151118,868
    % change0.7%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (152) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013445949
    New companies in 2012496339
    % change-10.2%-6.3%25.6%
    Record Year2012 (49)2012 (63)2013 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)TelfordUK
    201315086,170
    20128775,908
    % change72.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2013 (150) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013322395
    Closed companies in 2012283425
    % change14.3%-32.4%280%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (62)2013 (95)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)TelfordUK
    2013246,514
    20126442,960
    Record Year 2012 (64) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20131236-46
    Net growth in 2012212914
    Record Year2008 (41)2013 (36)2003 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-19.7%-14.1%10.2%
    Record Year1996 (0.2%)2002 (0.2%)1984 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTING5.27%
    SHROPSHIRE1.43%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    QUID1.15%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    TELFORD1.15%PROPERTY2.53%
    (TELFORD)1.15%TRADING2.08%
    P1.05%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY1.05%LONDON1.79%
    IT1.05%DESIGN1.78%
    BUSINESS0.96%BUSINESS1.74%
    MANAGEMENT0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SECURITY0.76%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.76%CARE1.64%
    ELECTRICAL0.76%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%GLOBAL1.59%
    J0.76%J1.54%
    FUNERAL0.67%MEDIA1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.67%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    FOR0.67%PROPERTIES1.45%
    S0.67%IT1.39%
    TRAINING0.57%M1.25%
    H0.57%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    K0.48%BUILDING1.19%
    HOLDING0.48%CAPITAL1.19%
    SUPPLIES0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CARE0.48%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied277260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5354,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4926,675
    99999 - Dormant Company4046,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3625,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2834,970
    74990 - Non-trading company2014,228
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,516
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets185,706
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1717,715
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified137,590
    56302 - Public houses and bars125,437
    41100 - Development of building projects129,271
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,104
    49410 - Freight transport by road116,904
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade103,022
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified103,323
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate98,312
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet98,475
    43210 - Electrical installation85,724

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635737 EASYRISE LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08638705 SILICON VALLEY LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08643451 MOPTOP LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08646885 1 MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08664755 TWO MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08668209 SPARTON SAFETY LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08669344 MILES05081960 LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08638159 NECCHI LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08641793 NEW STREET COFFEE LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08647825 AMAZING ALLOYS SHROPSHIRE LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08647905 VERITAS HR LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08634395 LISTEN NOT LABEL LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08644061 LOGGBOOK LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08662321 ASSURE LAW LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08668959 PUGH AVIATION LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08669264 SERVICE-TECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08658992 TRILLIUMD LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08661196 APOLLO SPORTS REHABILITATION LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08667256 S.P. HOLDING WORKSHOP LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08667540 SEMAPHORE HEALTH AND SAFETY LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08634896 RMT TRANSPORT LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08642594 WARWICK SQUARE FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08644294 ANNUAL ACCOUNT RETURN LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08649802 WENTWORTH LODGE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08656360 ESSENTIAL DRIVER TRAINING LIMITED 19 Aug 2013