Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 165 companies were registered in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RotherhamUK
    2010165105,137
    200913491,034
    % change23.1%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (189) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010346368
    New companies in 2009353960
    % change-2.9%61.5%13.3%
    Record Year2003 (52)1999 (70)2000 (131)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RotherhamUK
    20109882,677
    2009121108,060
    % change-19.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010303236
    Closed companies in 2009142780
    % change114.3%18.5%-55%
    Record Year2006 (32)2005 (33)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Rotherham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 67 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RotherhamUK
    20106722,460
    200913-17,026
    Record Year 2000 (134) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201043132
    Net growth in 20092112-20
    Record Year2004 (25)1999 (65)2000 (123)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Rotherham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Rotherham
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-9.8%38.4%-5.8%
    Record Year1969 (0.8%)1974 (0.6%)2000 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Rotherham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.1% of all director appointments in Rotherham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    YORKSHIRE1.18%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    ELECTRICAL0.97%CONSULTING4.60%
    TRAINING0.97%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    MANAGEMENT0.97%PROPERTY2.50%
    COMMUNITY0.86%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    (ROTHERHAM)0.86%TRADING1.93%
    C0.86%DESIGN1.91%
    R0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.75%MEDIA1.84%
    BUILDING0.75%BUSINESS1.74%
    HEALTH0.75%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    PROPERTY0.75%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    J0.75%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CARE0.64%J1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.64%LONDON1.45%
    TRADING0.64%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    JOINERY0.64%GROUP1.37%
    CO0.64%GLOBAL1.35%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.64%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CRYSTAL0.64%BUILDING1.34%
    HEATING0.64%CARE1.33%
    CENTRE0.64%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%M1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.54%SYSTEMS1.25%
    INTEREST0.54%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied296228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7274,904
    9999 - Dormant Company2819,948
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2526,974
    7499 - Non-trading company2215,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering219,325
    7260 - Other computer related activities1710,331
    87100 - Residential nursing care facilities14150
    4533 - Plumbing131,848
    99999 - Dormant Company1313,808
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply139,659
    74990 - Non-trading company118,149
    7011 - Development & sell real estate115,300
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1117,003
    6523 - Other financial intermediation112,689
    49410 - Freight transport by road102,152
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities99,943
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management914,007
    4534 - Other building installation92,840
    6024 - Freight transport by road93,665

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07162681 COMMUNITY INFORMATICS LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07161370 CUSTOM TRADING UK LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07157961 KAIMERA CREATIVE LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07152841 KIRSOPP BUILDERS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07151338 SPLASHBACKS BY POST LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07144780 FIRST STOP CLAIMS LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07142716 REDHILL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07157186 ADAM DEVELOPMENTS LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07145929 GREEN POWER INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07143335 S G WALKER LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07155501 ATKIN ENGINEERING LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07154657 HAYFIELD LAKES AND LEISURE LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07144517 PULSE FIRST AID TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07161193 SENSIBLE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07153182 PIMCO 2851 LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07167137 A.W PHARMA LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166192 DJL TRADING UK LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07160996 KSD DEVELOPMENTS LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07156705 ART OF SOURCE LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07145736 LUMSHILL STONE SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07156455 GCDG CONSULTING & CO LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07154508 CURTAIN CALL (YORKSHIRE) LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07153549 BALGORES GREEN ROOFING LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07144366 BRINSWORTH GLASS & GLAZING LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07141467 CFS TEST CENTRE LTD 01 Feb 2010