Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous August.

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 2012)

    A total of 169 companies were registered in Rotherham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RotherhamUK
    2012169118,868
    2011187114,512
    % change-9.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (187) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012536452
    New companies in 2011636262
    % change-15.9%3.2%-16.1%
    Record Year2011 (63)2012 (64)2011 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 120 companies were dissolved in Rotherham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RotherhamUK
    201212074,772
    201111972,230
    % change0.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012435720
    Closed companies in 2011354836
    % change22.9%18.8%-44%
    Record Year2009 (51)2008 (71)2009 (98)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Rotherham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 49 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RotherhamUK
    20124944,096
    20116842,282
    Record Year 2003 (113) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201210732
    Net growth in 2011281426
    Record Year2003 (39)2003 (32)2002 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Rotherham
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-24.5%4.0%-17.0%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1969 (0.4%)1978 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    25.0% of all director appointments in Rotherham in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.66%CONSULTING5.05%
    YORKSHIRE1.40%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.22%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    J1.05%PROPERTY2.35%
    CARE1.05%TRADING2.08%
    ROTHERHAM0.96%DESIGN1.87%
    HEATING0.79%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTING0.79%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTIES0.79%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%BUSINESS1.72%
    PLUMBING0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    MAINTENANCE0.70%MEDIA1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%LONDON1.67%
    M0.70%J1.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%GLOBAL1.53%
    SOUTH0.61%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    AUTO0.52%IT1.43%
    SERVICE0.52%PROPERTIES1.34%
    SYSTEMS0.52%CARE1.32%
    S0.52%M1.27%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%BUILDING1.22%
    ENGINEERING0.52%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    HOME0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PRESTIGE0.44%S1.17%
    JOINERY0.44%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied533331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3135,545
    99999 - Dormant Company3125,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2633,677
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified213,943
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1919,425
    43210 - Electrical installation183,387
    9999 - Dormant Company1712,598
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,891
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1613,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,774
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles142,757
    86210 - General medical practice activities92,544
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets93,089
    7414 - Business & management consultancy98,437
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands83,094
    43310 - Plastering8441
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified82,823
    43320 - Joinery installation81,220
    62090 - Other information technology service activities87,869

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08164724 THE CROSS KEYS ( MOORGATE ) LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08167235 ADVANCED FILTRATION LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08167277 FAST FREIGHT LOGISTICS LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08168416 GRSAB LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    OC377444 WALKER & CO SOLICITORS LLP 06 Aug 2012
    08172228 RE-SY-KL LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08175703 UK BROKERAGE LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08186718 CARLTON ROAD LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08189694 RABBIT ALLIANCE 23 Aug 2012
    08191703 VAKAMALLU LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08191736 WARING LAW LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08193880 BULK MEATS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08189308 DLB CONTRACT SYSTEMS LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08195031 SUPERIOR EXECUTIVE TRAVEL LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08168054 GDP ENGINEERING LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08191842 THOMAS LOCUM SERVICES LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08196615 MATSUSHIMA LIGHTING (UK) LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08166339 STEBECK LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08171133 GYM 28 LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08176528 SK MARKETS LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08177956 AWD SOFTWARE LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08187936 PAUL MITCHELL TRANSPORT LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08190314 CLIFTON CATERING LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08181413 LEARNERS FIRST SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08183114 HOPSCOTCH ROTHERHAM LTD 17 Aug 2012