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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
    07730814 TCS YORKSHIRE LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07730947 HARE & HOUNDS (ROTHERHAM) LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07733452 FRESH DIRECT PRODUCE LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07736921 IMPERIAL CARE DIRECT LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07737548 HILLTOP GOLF CLUB LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07755024 JAKE COOK RACING LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07755599 PAPER TWIN PRODUCTIONS LTD. 30 Aug 2011
    07746207 BROKEN NIGHT RECORDS LTD. 19 Aug 2011
    07735034 PREMIER PROPERTY SERVICES (YORKSHIRE) LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07753475 ECLECTIC ENGLISH LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07730060 JD ELECTRICAL SERVICES (YORKSHIRE) LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07743473 ALEXANDERA HOTEL (RAWMARSH) LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07745340 MARK JUBB LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07747779 SME SCRAP LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07756709 GO GREEN ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07725833 UK NATIONWIDE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07733425 PRO-ELEVATION TRAINING LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07746970 ITS ANGEL CAKES LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07755416 KEY FORMATIONS LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07729869 SHOWROOM SECURITY PLUS LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07734990 FAST TRACK GLOBAL LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07735246 ARCHITECTURAL DECORATIVE FACADES LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07743233 YORKSHIRE COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07752364 KHAN AND SONS CO LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07746844 MORAN SECURITY (GOOLE) LTD 19 Aug 2011