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Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous July.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 187 companies were registered in Rotherham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 27.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RotherhamUK
    2011187114,512
    2010147101,492
    % change27.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (187) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011636262
    New companies in 2010535539
    % change18.9%12.7%59.0%
    Record Year2011 (63)2011 (62)2011 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 119 companies were dissolved in Rotherham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RotherhamUK
    201111972,230
    201010287,705
    % change16.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011354836
    Closed companies in 2010244335
    % change45.8%11.6%3%
    Record Year2009 (51)2008 (71)2009 (98)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Rotherham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 68 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RotherhamUK
    20116842,282
    20104513,787
    Record Year 2003 (113) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011281426
    Net growth in 201029124
    Record Year2003 (39)2003 (32)2002 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Rotherham
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change8.8%-5.1%43.5%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1969 (0.4%)1978 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 40.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    27.9% of all director appointments in Rotherham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENERGY2.03%CONSULTING5.11%
    RENEWABLE1.38%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ELECTRICAL1.13%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%PROPERTY2.41%
    M0.89%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTY0.81%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    ROTHERHAM0.81%BUSINESS1.82%
    CARE0.81%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.73%ENGINEERING1.74%
    D0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    YORKSHIRE0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CO0.65%LONDON1.63%
    LEISURE0.65%J1.47%
    (ROTHERHAM)0.65%GLOBAL1.46%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%CARE1.42%
    R0.57%IT1.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.57%BUILDING1.30%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.57%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CARPETS0.57%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    C0.49%M1.25%
    MEDICAL0.49%ENERGY1.22%
    GROUP0.49%TRAINING1.21%
    PROPERTIES0.49%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied279204,493
    7487 - Other business activities5465,177
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,281
    9999 - Dormant Company2622,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1929,245
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering176,321
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1614,755
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,551
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,686
    7499 - Non-trading company1311,543
    49410 - Freight transport by road122,049
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1215,760
    9305 - Other service activities1110,525
    8514 - Other human health activities102,943
    4541 - Plastering10381
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified102,917
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.102,234
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles92,179
    43320 - Joinery installation91,064
    6024 - Freight transport by road92,601

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07758436 REAL TIME WEB SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07763737 DREMPEL MEDIA LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07765633 ROKAS TEXTILES LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07773272 SIP CONNEX LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07774929 BENEXCEL LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07777022 ON SOFT STRATEGIC LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07777579 R & M CARPETS & FLOORING LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07786838 CRONUS DESIGN LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07774721 A J C (YORKSHIRE) LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07789628 USF LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07759231 SPURIOUS LOGIC LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07765650 DCO PROPERETY MANAGEMENT LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07768268 WILL JAY (UK) LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07777223 OSWIN PROPERTY LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07785866 A & K BEAUTY LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07790313 HOLME HALL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07784317 YUMMY TAKEAWAY (DALTON) LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07760108 INTERIOR SOLUTIONS (SY) LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07762347 IT WIRELESS (UK) LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07770279 GALAXX LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07772095 CRAIG SMITH LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07772146 S C BUNTING LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07780996 PEDAL NATION LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782032 JEWEL TRADING LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07786111 PRO-GUESSIT LTD 26 Sep 2011