Telford, Shropshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 180 companies were registered in Telford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 18.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)TelfordUK
    2014180143,414
    2013152132,684
    % change18.4%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (180) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014705654
    New companies in 2013445949
    % change59.1%-5.1%10.2%
    Record Year2014 (70)2012 (63)2014 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 123 companies were dissolved in Telford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)TelfordUK
    2014123101,670
    201315086,170
    % change-18.0%18.0%
    Record Year 2013 (150) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014373650
    Closed companies in 2013322395
    % change15.6%56.5%-47%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (62)2013 (95)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Telford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 57 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)TelfordUK
    20145741,744
    2013246,514
    Record Year 2012 (64) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201433204
    Net growth in 20131236-46
    Record Year2008 (41)2013 (36)2003 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Telford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Telford
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change44.5%-9.5%1.1%
    Record Year1996 (0.2%)2002 (0.2%)1984 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Telford was in 2006 when 39.3% of all directors were female.

    30.6% of all director appointments in Telford in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.44%CONSULTING5.17%
    CARE1.08%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    SHROPSHIRE1.08%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    TELFORD1.08%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT0.99%ENGINEERING2.07%
    IT0.90%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANTS0.90%TRADING2.00%
    TRADING0.90%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTING0.81%CARE1.94%
    TRAINING0.72%TRANSPORT1.76%
    HEPTAGON0.63%DESIGN1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    (TELFORD)0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    T0.63%BUSINESS1.62%
    PROPERTIES0.63%J1.53%
    P0.54%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CO0.54%GLOBAL1.51%
    PROPERTY0.54%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    SYSTEMS0.54%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    D0.45%MEDIA1.38%
    J0.45%CO.,1.36%
    WREKIN0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    TRANSPORT0.45%BUILDING1.30%
    DESIGN0.45%IT1.30%
    LEISURE0.45%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied290278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company6548,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4929,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3857,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3340,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3028,224
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,795
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2518,890
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets216,327
    41100 - Development of building projects1910,604
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,006
    49410 - Freight transport by road159,960
    56302 - Public houses and bars156,056
    86900 - Other human health activities1411,807
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1410,361
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,675
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified126,045
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,401
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles115,335
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified113,465

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09199948 DRJF LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09201395 ALL SECURE CONTRACTS LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09208300 MICK THE HANDYMAN LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09222198 SD FLETCHER CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09228865 DECRACELL LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09230259 INTUITECTURE LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09238546 YELLOW BIRD STUDIOS LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09197244 KJB HAIR LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09209031 HANNAH JORDAN CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09215032 KJBBOOTY LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09215551 DV WILLIAMS TRANSPORT (TELFORD) LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09220761 NEAL FAMILY LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09222560 ONETLL UK LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09227228 JTW CONSULTANTS LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09227816 SY LEISURE LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09197648 IRONBRIDGE RECYCLING LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09199189 SOOKNANAN LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09203909 HARPIN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09208945 PRESTIGE (UK) VALETING LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09223708 TELFORD HOBBY CENTRE LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09225770 PORTCULLIS CARE MONITORING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09234825 SEENEY DIGITAL LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09221397 CRISTINA GURA MARE LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09228952 WHITING INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09233780 DOVE FORD & CO LIMITED 24 Sep 2014