Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Rotherham when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 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 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 271 companies were registered in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 24.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Rotherham UK 2014 271 150,722 2013 218 134,802 % change 24.3% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (271) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 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 2014 92 79 100 New companies in 2013 85 64 69 % change 8.2% 23.4% 44.9% Record Year 2014 (92) 2014 (79) 2000 (131)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 32.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Rotherham UK 2014 113 82,370 2013 85 77,914 % change 32.9% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 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 2014 29 46 38 Closed companies in 2013 50 14 21 % change -42.0% 228.6% 81% Record Year 2013 (50) 2014 (46) 2009 (80)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Rotherham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 158 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Rotherham UK 2014 158 68,352 2013 133 56,888 Record Year 2014 (158) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 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 2014 63 33 62 Net growth in 2013 35 50 48 Record Year 2014 (63) 1999 (65) 2000 (123)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Rotherham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Rotherham 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change 1.3% 14.0% 20.9% Record Year 1980 (0.4%) 1999 (0.4%) 2000 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Rotherham was in 2010 when 33.8% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Rotherham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.00% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 0.94% MANAGEMENT 4.67% PROPERTY 0.81% CONSULTANCY 3.49% M 0.81% PROPERTY 2.64% ACADEMY 0.69% TRADING 2.05% ENERGY 0.69% LONDON 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUSINESS 0.62% CARE 1.79% YORKSHIRE 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% DESIGN 0.56% DESIGN 1.75% TRAINING 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ELECTRICAL 0.56% BUSINESS 1.71% (YORKSHIRE) 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.60% R 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.60% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.58% REAL 0.50% J 1.48% ENTERPRISES 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% J 0.50% MEDIA 1.48% SYSTEMS 0.50% IT 1.33% CARE 0.44% TRANSPORT 1.30% S 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% TRUST 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% CONSULTING 0.44% M 1.21% K 0.37% CAPITAL 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.37% ELECTRICAL 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 420 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 51 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 27,750 43210 - Electrical installation 25 5,885 49410 - Freight transport by road 22 8,014 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 9,284 56302 - Public houses and bars 21 5,732 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 20 4,866 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 26,700 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 19 8,155 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,813 41100 - Development of building projects 18 9,855 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 9,358 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 17 6,559 86900 - Other human health activities 17 10,273 85600 - Educational support services 15 3,687 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 13 5,521 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 18,491
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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