Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 147 companies were registered in Rotherham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RotherhamUK
    2010147101,492
    200913294,671
    % change11.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (168) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010535539
    New companies in 2009473649
    % change12.8%52.8%-20.4%
    Record Year2003 (59)2007 (62)2007 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Rotherham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 48.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RotherhamUK
    201010287,705
    2009198159,401
    % change-48.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010244335
    Closed companies in 2009514998
    % change-52.9%-12.2%-64%
    Record Year2009 (51)2008 (71)2009 (98)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Rotherham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 45 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RotherhamUK
    20104513,787
    2009-66-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (113) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201029124
    Net growth in 2009-4-13-49
    Record Year2003 (39)2003 (32)2002 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Rotherham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Rotherham
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change4.9%38.6%-23.7%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1969 (0.4%)1978 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Rotherham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    20.4% of all director appointments in Rotherham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRAINING1.24%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSTRUCTION1.13%CONSULTING4.99%
    ELECTRICAL1.13%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT0.82%PROPERTY2.38%
    ACADEMY0.82%TRADING2.04%
    R0.82%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    HEALTH0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    SECURITY0.82%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENGINEERING0.62%MEDIA1.75%
    M0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CARE0.62%LONDON1.59%
    LOGISTICS0.62%ENGINEERING1.59%
    TRADING0.62%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    P0.62%CARE1.44%
    LEARNING0.62%J1.44%
    PROPERTY0.62%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%GLOBAL1.42%
    GREEN0.62%IT1.35%
    G0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    COMMUNITY0.52%BUILDING1.32%
    JOINERY0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    BUILDING0.52%M1.28%
    K0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    S0.52%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied259202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5869,802
    9999 - Dormant Company2921,484
    7499 - Non-trading company2113,408
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering207,634
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2025,053
    99999 - Dormant Company1914,072
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1414,940
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,967
    4533 - Plumbing131,728
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,183
    49410 - Freight transport by road111,915
    7011 - Development & sell real estate103,743
    9305 - Other service activities109,454
    74990 - Non-trading company97,649
    4534 - Other building installation92,623
    9234 - Other entertainment activities81,759
    6024 - Freight transport by road82,771
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,631
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,440

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07389310 R & C COATINGS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07386334 THORPES WEALTH MANANGEMENT LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07375406 FOXMAN PUBS LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07372155 SMEDCOM LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07370035 CHARLOTTE JAMES PROPERTIES LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368513 HARRISONS PROFESSIONAL DECORATORS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07365049 THOMAS (RETFORD) LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07361752 BGH ENTERPRISES LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07390375 ROSEHILL LEARNING ENTERPRISES LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07388739 VIRGO SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07377502 STUDWALL CONTRACTS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07366742 SIDE-BY-SIDE ACTIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 06 Sep 2010
    07366321 MNL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07365027 PRIZO LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07390730 MATTHEW BLYTH LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07386789 RED BAT TRANSPORT LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07380483 COOL CUBE LOGISTICS LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07367101 WATH-UPON-DEARNE RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB 06 Sep 2010
    07391602 G CLEAN (UK) LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07370576 ADUL HUSSAIN TRANSPORT LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07363912 PAUL RIDOUT LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07389766 METTECH (NORTH OF ENGLAND) LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07387165 RUD DECORATORS LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07379895 SUPER STAR ME DANCEWEAR LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07373441 LDH ACCOUNTANCY LTD 13 Sep 2010