Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 218 companies were registered in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 16.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Rotherham UK 2013 218 134,802 2012 187 131,491 % change 16.6% 2.5% Record Year 2011 (219) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 85 64 69 New companies in 2012 49 70 68 % change 73.5% -8.6% 1.5% Record Year 2013 (85) 2012 (70) 2000 (131)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 15.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Rotherham UK 2013 85 77,914 2012 101 67,576 % change -15.8% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 50 14 21 Closed companies in 2012 29 40 32 % change 72.4% -65.0% -34% Record Year 2013 (50) 2012 (40) 2009 (80)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Rotherham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 133 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Rotherham UK 2013 133 56,888 2012 86 63,915 Record Year 2013 (133) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 35 50 48 Net growth in 2012 20 30 36 Record Year 2013 (35) 1999 (65) 2000 (123)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Rotherham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Rotherham 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 55.5% -9.3% 4.9% Record Year 1980 (0.4%) 1999 (0.4%) 2000 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Rotherham was in 2010 when 33.8% of all directors were female.
23.0% of all director appointments in Rotherham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage YORKSHIRE 1.39% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.06% MANAGEMENT 4.78% HEATING 0.90% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 0.90% PROPERTY 2.44% S 0.90% TRADING 2.06% J 0.90% DESIGN 1.79% PROPERTY 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.78% ELECTRICAL 0.82% BUSINESS 1.77% PLUMBING 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ROTHERHAM 0.82% LONDON 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.71% SOUTH 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% TRANSPORT 0.74% MEDIA 1.63% CARE 0.65% GLOBAL 1.57% (ROTHERHAM) 0.57% J 1.56% AUTO 0.57% CARE 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.57% IT 1.43% SUPPLIES 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.36% JOINERY 0.49% M 1.25% ENTERPRISES 0.49% BUILDING 1.21% TRAINING 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19% SECURITY 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ASSOCIATES 0.49% TRAINING 1.17% VALLEY 0.49% SECURITY 1.15%
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 386 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 42 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 54,531 43210 - Electrical installation 31 5,625 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 26 6,954 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 23,532 41100 - Development of building projects 21 8,637 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 17 4,684 56302 - Public houses and bars 16 4,952 49410 - Freight transport by road 15 5,834 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,664 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 14 5,372 43310 - Plastering 13 790 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 12 5,186 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 6,591 47730 - Dispensing chemist in specialised stores 12 557 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 16,448 56101 - Licensed restaurants 11 6,894
Recent Companies
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