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Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Rotherham 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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 219 companies were registered in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 32.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RotherhamUK
    2011219116,391
    2010165105,137
    % change32.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (219) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011596496
    New companies in 2010346368
    % change73.5%1.6%41.2%
    Record Year2011 (59)1999 (70)2000 (131)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 109 companies were dissolved in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RotherhamUK
    201110990,986
    20109882,677
    % change11.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011313345
    Closed companies in 2010303236
    % change3.3%3.1%25%
    Record Year2006 (32)2005 (33)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Rotherham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 110 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RotherhamUK
    201111025,405
    20106722,460
    Record Year 2000 (134) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011283151
    Net growth in 201043132
    Record Year2011 (28)1999 (65)2000 (123)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Rotherham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Rotherham
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change49.6%-10.6%34.7%
    Record Year1969 (0.8%)1974 (0.6%)2000 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    26.8% of all director appointments in Rotherham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ELECTRICAL1.18%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSTRUCTION0.90%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    P0.90%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    D0.90%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT0.90%TRADING2.10%
    M0.81%DESIGN1.93%
    ROTHERHAM0.81%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    NJW0.72%BUSINESS1.87%
    DESIGN0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    MEDICAL0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SECURITY0.72%MEDIA1.69%
    ENTERPRISES0.72%ENGINEERING1.61%
    S0.63%LONDON1.60%
    LEARNING0.63%CARE1.45%
    TRAINING0.63%J1.45%
    C0.63%GLOBAL1.44%
    ACADEMY0.63%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    (ROTHERHAM)0.63%IT1.41%
    GROUP0.63%PROPERTIES1.36%
    K0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    R0.54%M1.30%
    LEISURE0.54%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    LOGISTICS0.54%S1.24%
    YORKSHIRE0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    TRADING0.54%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied271202,798
    7487 - Other business activities4960,968
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,336
    9999 - Dormant Company2819,765
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2030,253
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,316
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering176,183
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,789
    87100 - Residential nursing care facilities13157
    4533 - Plumbing121,451
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified127,788
    49410 - Freight transport by road122,167
    9305 - Other service activities118,740
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,916
    74990 - Non-trading company108,695
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1016,150
    43320 - Joinery installation91,194
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles92,259
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,849
    9234 - Other entertainment activities81,531

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07540251 INTER CURRENCY PAYMENTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07528383 SHOUT 4 CHEFS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07525806 PERFORMANCE ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS (PES) LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07513438 LAVANT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07512705 LIGHTHOUSE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES C.I.C. 01 Feb 2011
    07543487 MHK MEDICALS LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07533918 MARTIN SHAW CONTRACTS LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07539803 ACE HIGH CASINO HIRE LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07545259 ABC SUPPORT & DEVELOPMENT LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07532051 MILLENNIUM BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07521620 MANVERS LAKE AND DEARNE VALLEY TRUST LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07514954 FLYNET PICTURES UK LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07541700 TNBT LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07525200 REPAIR WORLD LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07524486 NUFISH LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07521998 TASTY CAFE LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07515121 ROCK BOTTOM MEDIA LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07512470 O'BRIEN LEISURE LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07541991 C.M.T ROOFING LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07536550 SLAVE MUSIC (UK) LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07534460 ASSIST HEALTHCARE LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07532656 RM RAIL LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07528721 GMD EDUCATION LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07528298 WICKERSLEY CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07525602 2 FINGERS TO FATE LTD 10 Feb 2011