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
New Company Registrations
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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) Telford UK 2015 177 161,156 2014 180 150,722 % change -1.7% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (180) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 61 56 60 New companies in 2014 55 59 66 % change 10.9% -5.1% -9.1% Record Year 2015 (61) 2013 (59) 2003 (75)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Telford UK 2015 96 89,523 2014 97 82,370 % change -1.0% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (117) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 22 24 50 Closed companies in 2014 39 26 32 % change -43.6% -7.7% 56% Record Year 2011 (46) 2011 (35) 2009 (63)
Net Company Growth
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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) Telford UK 2015 81 71,633 2014 83 68,352 Record Year 2013 (104) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 39 32 10 Net growth in 2014 16 33 34 Record Year 2015 (39) 2007 (45) 2003 (67)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 8.8% -12.6% -17.2% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%) 2003 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TELFORD 1.80% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.53% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.44% CONSULTANCY 3.62% SHROPSHIRE 1.08% PROPERTY 2.72% IT 0.99% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTING 0.99% CARE 2.13% (TELFORD) 0.81% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTANTS 0.81% LONDON 1.91% TRAINING 0.72% TRADING 1.88% ELECTRICAL 0.63% TRANSPORT 1.82% DESIGN 0.63% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CARE 0.63% DESIGN 1.65% L 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.63% J 0.63% CO., 1.58% HEPTAGON 0.63% J 1.55% DEVELOPMENT 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.54% R 0.54% BUSINESS 1.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTY 0.54% GLOBAL 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HOLDINGS 0.54% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% TRANSPORT 0.54% BUILDING 1.31% STUDIOS 0.45% IT 1.30% T 0.45% MEDIA 1.28% DEVELOPMENTS 0.45% M 1.27%
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 303 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 66 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 29,218 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 12,862 41100 - Development of building projects 24 11,863 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 19,098 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 21 6,557 74990 - Non-trading company 19 13,794 49410 - Freight transport by road 18 12,485 56302 - Public houses and bars 16 6,355 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 15 6,238 86900 - Other human health activities 15 13,990 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 11,600 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 9,651 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 13 5,392 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 11 8,607 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 11 3,559
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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