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.

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 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)RotherhamUK
    2013218134,802
    2012187131,491
    % change16.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2011 (219) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013856469
    New companies in 2012497068
    % change73.5%-8.6%1.5%
    Record Year2013 (85)2012 (70)2000 (131)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)RotherhamUK
    20138577,914
    201210167,576
    % change-15.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013501421
    Closed companies in 2012294032
    % change72.4%-65.0%-34%
    Record Year2013 (50)2012 (40)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)RotherhamUK
    201313356,888
    20128663,915
    Record Year 2013 (133) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013355048
    Net growth in 2012203036
    Record Year2013 (35)1999 (65)2000 (123)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change55.5%-9.3%4.9%
    Record Year1980 (0.4%)1999 (0.4%)2000 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    YORKSHIRE1.39%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    HEATING0.90%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING0.90%PROPERTY2.44%
    S0.90%TRADING2.06%
    J0.90%DESIGN1.79%
    PROPERTY0.90%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ELECTRICAL0.82%BUSINESS1.77%
    PLUMBING0.82%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ROTHERHAM0.82%LONDON1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.74%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    SOUTH0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    TRANSPORT0.74%MEDIA1.63%
    CARE0.65%GLOBAL1.57%
    (ROTHERHAM)0.57%J1.56%
    AUTO0.57%CARE1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%IT1.43%
    SUPPLIES0.57%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%PROPERTIES1.36%
    JOINERY0.49%M1.25%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%BUILDING1.21%
    TRAINING0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    SECURITY0.49%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%TRAINING1.17%
    VALLEY0.49%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied386249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company4243,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3332,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3254,531
    43210 - Electrical installation315,625
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified266,954
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2524,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2323,532
    41100 - Development of building projects218,637
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles174,684
    56302 - Public houses and bars164,952
    49410 - Freight transport by road155,834
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,664
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings145,372
    43310 - Plastering13790
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets125,186
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities126,591
    47730 - Dispensing chemist in specialised stores12557
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1216,448
    56101 - Licensed restaurants116,894

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08390646 ABBEY RESIDENTIAL CARE LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391478 CONGAS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08398790 EXPRESS ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08406888 LADY TEMPTATION LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08409136 BETH-EL LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08395145 SFB TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08407034 HYSTRYONYX LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08416977 BDO EVENTS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08399094 THE DELIVERY STOP LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08410495 MARBLE FACTORY WORKSHOP LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08419055 GISMAIL LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08393202 SCAFFOLD ACCESS SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08393822 NICHOLSON INTERIOR SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08397243 BROAD ARROW SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08399452 MARK JOHNSON INTERNET SERVICES LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08406669 GREAT BEAR PROMOTIONS LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08412168 TRANSPORT HYDRAULIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    OC382385 DRR PROPERTIES LLP 12 Feb 2013
    08411498 THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD EDUCATIONAL TRUST 20 Feb 2013
    08415740 ROTHERHAM EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08386052 EDEN MEMORIALS LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08391778 J W ASSOCIATES (MALTBY) 2013 LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08392097 HERITAGE RE-LOVED LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08403220 FIRST FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08412798 ASAP HOMES (UK) LTD 21 Feb 2013