Telford, Shropshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Telford when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Telford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 180 companies were registered in Telford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Telford UK 2014 180 150,722 2013 164 134,802 % change 9.8% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (180) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 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 2014 55 59 66 New companies in 2013 47 59 58 % change 17.0% 0.0% 13.8% Record Year 2014 (55) 2013 (59) 2003 (75)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 97 companies were dissolved in Telford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 61.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Telford UK 2014 97 82,370 2013 60 77,914 % change 61.7% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (117) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 39 26 32 Closed companies in 2013 27 18 15 % change 44.4% 44.4% 113% Record Year 2011 (46) 2011 (35) 2009 (63)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Telford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 83 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Telford UK 2014 83 68,352 2013 104 56,888 Record Year 2013 (104) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 16 33 34 Net growth in 2013 20 41 43 Record Year 2012 (28) 2007 (45) 2003 (67)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Telford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Telford 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 9.5% -7.6% -5.0% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%) 2003 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Telford was in 2013 when 37.2% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Telford in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.09% CONSULTING 5.22% SHROPSHIRE 1.09% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.49% TELFORD 0.91% PROPERTY 2.64% PROPERTIES 0.91% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANTS 0.82% LONDON 1.88% CARE 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.86% IT 0.82% CARE 1.79% (TELFORD) 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% TRADING 0.73% DESIGN 1.75% MANAGEMENT 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.73% BUSINESS 1.71% J 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.60% SAFETY 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.60% TRAINING 0.64% GLOBAL 1.58% FOR 0.55% J 1.48% PROPERTY 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.48% BUSINESS 0.55% MEDIA 1.48% SECURITY 0.55% IT 1.33% S 0.55% TRANSPORT 1.30% P 0.55% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% LEISURE 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% SUPPLIES 0.46% M 1.21% SYSTEMS 0.36% CAPITAL 1.20% ASSOCIATES 0.36% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 301 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 59 47,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 52 27,750 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 26,700 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 32 37,882 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,813 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 18,491 74990 - Non-trading company 19 14,135 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 18 5,988 41100 - Development of building projects 18 9,855 56302 - Public houses and bars 17 5,732 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 9,509 49410 - Freight transport by road 13 8,014 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 9,284 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 7,313 43210 - Electrical installation 10 5,885 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 8,155 86900 - Other human health activities 10 10,273 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 10 3,403
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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