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
New Company Registrations
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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) Rotherham UK 2012 187 131,491 2011 219 116,391 % change -14.6% 13.0% Record Year 2011 (219) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 49 70 68 New companies in 2011 59 64 96 % change -16.9% 9.4% -29.2% Record Year 2011 (59) 1999 (70) 2000 (131)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rotherham UK 2012 101 67,576 2011 109 90,987 % change -7.3% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2012 29 40 32 Closed companies in 2011 31 33 45 % change -6.5% 21.2% -29% Record Year 2006 (32) 2012 (40) 2009 (80)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rotherham UK 2012 86 63,915 2011 110 25,404 Record Year 2000 (134) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 20 30 36 Net growth in 2011 28 31 51 Record Year 2011 (28) 1999 (65) 2000 (123)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -28.8% -6.4% -33.8% Record Year 1969 (0.8%) 1974 (0.6%) 2000 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENERGY 2.24% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.74% RENEWABLE 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.12% PROPERTY 2.37% CARE 1.12% TRADING 2.07% M 1.04% DESIGN 1.93% ELECTRICAL 0.95% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.95% ASSOCIATES 1.84% YORKSHIRE 0.95% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.95% BUSINESS 1.73% ROTHERHAM 0.78% MEDIA 1.72% J 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.69% LONDON 1.66% PROPERTIES 0.69% J 1.54% CO 0.69% INVESTMENTS 1.51% (YORKSHIRE) 0.60% GLOBAL 1.50% DEVELOPMENTS 0.60% IT 1.40% LEISURE 0.60% CARE 1.34% R 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUILDING 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DIRECT 0.43% M 1.27% ASSOCIATES 0.43% BUILDING 1.24% GREEN 0.43% ENERGY 1.20% PLUMBING 0.43% S 1.20% CONSULTING 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 332 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 41 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 32 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 23 18,617 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 3,931 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 19,704 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 9,892 43210 - Electrical installation 15 3,573 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 14,303 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 14 2,832 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 5,169 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 12,113 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,154 9305 - Other service activities 10 8,818 86210 - General medical practice activities 10 2,594 43320 - Joinery installation 9 1,262 87100 - Residential nursing care facilities 9 207 43310 - Plastering 9 447
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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