Telford, Shropshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Telford when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    A total of 177 companies were registered in Telford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TelfordUK
    2015177161,156
    2014180150,722
    % change-1.7%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (180) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Telford when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015615660
    New companies in 2014555966
    % change10.9%-5.1%-9.1%
    Record Year2015 (61)2013 (59)2003 (75)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Telford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TelfordUK
    20159689,523
    20149782,370
    % change-1.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (117) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015222450
    Closed companies in 2014392632
    % change-43.6%-7.7%56%
    Record Year2011 (46)2011 (35)2009 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Telford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 81 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TelfordUK
    20158171,633
    20148368,352
    Record Year 2013 (104) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Telford when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015393210
    Net growth in 2014163334
    Record Year2015 (39)2007 (45)2003 (67)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Telford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Telford
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change8.8%-12.6%-17.2%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)2003 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Telford was in 2013 when 37.2% of all directors were female.

    27.3% of all director appointments in Telford in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TELFORD1.80%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.53%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    SHROPSHIRE1.08%PROPERTY2.72%
    IT0.99%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTING0.99%CARE2.13%
    (TELFORD)0.81%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%LONDON1.91%
    TRAINING0.72%TRADING1.88%
    ELECTRICAL0.63%TRANSPORT1.82%
    DESIGN0.63%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CARE0.63%DESIGN1.65%
    L0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    J0.63%CO.,1.58%
    HEPTAGON0.63%J1.55%
    DEVELOPMENT0.54%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    R0.54%BUSINESS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTY0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HOLDINGS0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TRANSPORT0.54%BUILDING1.31%
    STUDIOS0.45%IT1.30%
    T0.45%MEDIA1.28%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.45%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied303288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company6649,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4530,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4343,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3158,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3029,218
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2512,862
    41100 - Development of building projects2411,863
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2419,098
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets216,557
    74990 - Non-trading company1913,794
    49410 - Freight transport by road1812,485
    56302 - Public houses and bars166,355
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified156,238
    86900 - Other human health activities1513,990
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1411,600
    62012 - Business and domestic software development149,651
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,392
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands118,607
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified113,559

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09422082 JAMES HODGE HANDYMAN SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09422940 BRIETLING ESTATES LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09439854 RBB PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09456394 COOPER TRAINING LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09463666 JANBO CONSULTING LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09423659 ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09423728 AKESO MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09433017 CONTRACT TESTING LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09440186 L M LYONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09447632 LJM DELIVERY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09456729 HEARTLANDS FOUNDATION 24 Feb 2015
    09419996 G.F. PERRY JEWELLERS LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09423007 DR MECHANICAL & MAINTENANCE LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09429554 RTL LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09447241 SALOPTRADE LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09451815 ASSURE LAW GROUP LIMITED 21 Feb 2015
    09423809 PEGASUS (IT) SERVICES LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09428939 MIZPAH CARE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09441339 DELIVER2HOME LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09443148 SOLAR GATE STUDIOS LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09422502 HYPERVIXEN LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09430179 MC SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09427078 HENRY JAMES SADDLES LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09453283 S P HARRISON LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09428649 KOHOLA LIMITED 09 Feb 2015