Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous August.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 213 companies were registered in Rotherham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 26.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RotherhamUK
    2013213132,684
    2012169118,868
    % change26.0%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (213) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013617478
    New companies in 2012536452
    % change15.1%15.6%50.0%
    Record Year2011 (63)2013 (74)2013 (78)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Rotherham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RotherhamUK
    201311086,170
    201212275,908
    % change-9.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013273053
    Closed companies in 2012435722
    % change-37.2%-47.4%141%
    Record Year2009 (51)2008 (71)2009 (98)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Rotherham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 103 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RotherhamUK
    201310346,514
    20124742,960
    Record Year 2013 (103) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Rotherham when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013344425
    Net growth in 201210730
    Record Year2003 (39)2013 (44)2002 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Rotherham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Rotherham
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change3.0%6.1%31.5%
    Record Year1995 (0.2%)2007 (0.2%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Rotherham was in 2005 when 37.0% of all directors were female.

    26.5% of all director appointments in Rotherham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.04%CONSULTING5.27%
    ELECTRICAL0.82%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    S0.82%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    BUSINESS0.82%PROPERTY2.53%
    ACADEMY0.82%TRADING2.08%
    TRAINING0.74%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%LONDON1.79%
    YORKSHIRE0.74%DESIGN1.78%
    J0.74%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENTERPRISES0.67%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.67%CARE1.64%
    SYSTEMS0.60%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    TRANSPORT0.60%GLOBAL1.59%
    TRADING0.52%J1.54%
    HOLDINGS0.52%MEDIA1.54%
    CENTRE0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    M0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    PROPERTY0.52%IT1.39%
    R0.52%M1.25%
    EVENTS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENT0.45%BUILDING1.19%
    VALLEY0.45%CAPITAL1.19%
    PRIMARY0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    HEATING0.45%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied394260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company4746,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3734,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3354,854
    43210 - Electrical installation285,724
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2626,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2325,547
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified217,590
    41100 - Development of building projects209,271
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate208,312
    56302 - Public houses and bars195,437
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,516
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings166,039
    49410 - Freight transport by road156,904
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands146,651
    86900 - Other human health activities149,203
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation144,590
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles134,955
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1317,715
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities126,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08694816 ARTISAN PIZZA COMPANY LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08699430 STAR FISH CHIPS LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08675215 JUSTY & MAR LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08692268 UK EXHIBITION SHELL BOOTH HIRE LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08698982 AJ CLIFF PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08675671 4 EVER ABLE LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08676361 HAPPY GARDEN CATERING LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08678563 FRANCE 1965 LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08676159 BIZAXIS LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08685711 BLUEGRAPH SOFTWARE LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08689157 EASTERN CAR HIRE LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08697625 T & J CONSTRUCTION (MEXBOROUGH) LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08697772 L A K SERVICES (DONCASTER) LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08700042 ROSS & CAB RENDERING LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08676887 IMAAN TRAINING SERVICES LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08680418 S & K ADVANCED CARE LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08708228 GORSEFIELD FARM LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08708302 IBO CLEANING LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08672322 MY GEEGEE LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08672575 REAL STEAKHOUSE AND GRILL (UK) LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08679512 ATLAS FITNESS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08682410 CLS INSPECTIONS LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08702338 HABBIN HOMES LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08703161 STORM UK PRODUCTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704243 A M DRIVER HIRE LTD 24 Sep 2013