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Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Rotherham when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    A total of 187 companies were registered in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RotherhamUK
    2012187131,491
    2011219116,391
    % change-14.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (219) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012497068
    New companies in 2011596496
    % change-16.9%9.4%-29.2%
    Record Year2011 (59)1999 (70)2000 (131)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RotherhamUK
    201210167,576
    201110990,987
    % change-7.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Rotherham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012294032
    Closed companies in 2011313345
    % change-6.5%21.2%-29%
    Record Year2006 (32)2012 (40)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Rotherham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 86 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RotherhamUK
    20128663,915
    201111025,404
    Record Year 2000 (134) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012203036
    Net growth in 2011283151
    Record Year2011 (28)1999 (65)2000 (123)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Rotherham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Rotherham
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-28.8%-6.4%-33.8%
    Record Year1969 (0.8%)1974 (0.6%)2000 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    28.6% of all director appointments in Rotherham in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENERGY2.24%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    RENEWABLE1.47%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.12%PROPERTY2.37%
    CARE1.12%TRADING2.07%
    M1.04%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.95%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.95%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    YORKSHIRE0.95%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%BUSINESS1.73%
    ROTHERHAM0.78%MEDIA1.72%
    J0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%LONDON1.66%
    PROPERTIES0.69%J1.54%
    CO0.69%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.60%GLOBAL1.50%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.60%IT1.40%
    LEISURE0.60%CARE1.34%
    R0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUILDING0.43%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DIRECT0.43%M1.27%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    GREEN0.43%ENERGY1.20%
    PLUMBING0.43%S1.20%
    CONSULTING0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied332216,665
    7487 - Other business activities4152,735
    99999 - Dormant Company3225,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2735,233
    9999 - Dormant Company2318,617
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified183,931
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1819,704
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified179,892
    43210 - Electrical installation153,573
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1513,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,303
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles142,832
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering125,169
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1212,113
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,154
    9305 - Other service activities108,818
    86210 - General medical practice activities102,594
    43320 - Joinery installation91,262
    87100 - Residential nursing care facilities9207
    43310 - Plastering9447

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07943412 FLORIAN DHIMITRI LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07947459 AA OPTICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07951076 ELEVATION RECRUITMENT (DONCASTER) LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07955526 KAYBEE SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07957002 HORSE & JOCKEY CLUB LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07957328 PRODUCTIVE PROMOTIONS LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07960594 T P PIPELINES LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07961509 HOPE & FAITH LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07935493 SEKUREK9 LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07959621 GREASEBROUGH CONVENIENCE LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07937067 CLAIRE STEVENS (UK) LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07949373 THE RE-ORG TRUST 14 Feb 2012
    07954308 NLT PROPERTIES LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07955819 LIGHTHOUSE (BARNSLEY) C.I.C. 20 Feb 2012
    07963885 STEVE PERRY PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07935685 RK & N PROPERTIES LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07938263 JOSHTEK LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07944261 THE CHARTER ARMS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07959308 AQUA-TEC PLUMBING SYSTEMS LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07952440 BAG YOUR RAGS LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07952546 PEDZ RECON SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953396 S & C SMITH LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07954715 J NEWSAM & CO LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07958177 REFLEX TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS UK LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07958366 WHOLESALE STOCK LTD 21 Feb 2012