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.

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 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)RotherhamUK
    2014271150,722
    2013218134,802
    % change24.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (271) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20149279100
    New companies in 2013856469
    % change8.2%23.4%44.9%
    Record Year2014 (92)2014 (79)2000 (131)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)RotherhamUK
    201411382,370
    20138577,914
    % change32.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (121) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014294638
    Closed companies in 2013501421
    % change-42.0%228.6%81%
    Record Year2013 (50)2014 (46)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)RotherhamUK
    201415868,352
    201313356,888
    Record Year 2014 (158) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014633362
    Net growth in 2013355048
    Record Year2014 (63)1999 (65)2000 (123)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change1.3%14.0%20.9%
    Record Year1980 (0.4%)1999 (0.4%)2000 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.00%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    PROPERTY0.81%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    M0.81%PROPERTY2.64%
    ACADEMY0.69%TRADING2.05%
    ENERGY0.69%LONDON1.88%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUSINESS0.62%CARE1.79%
    YORKSHIRE0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    DESIGN0.56%DESIGN1.75%
    TRAINING0.56%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%BUSINESS1.71%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.56%PROPERTIES1.60%
    R0.50%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%GLOBAL1.58%
    REAL0.50%J1.48%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    J0.50%MEDIA1.48%
    SYSTEMS0.50%IT1.33%
    CARE0.44%TRANSPORT1.30%
    S0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    TRUST0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSULTING0.44%M1.21%
    K0.37%CAPITAL1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.37%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied420280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company5147,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3537,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2756,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2627,750
    43210 - Electrical installation255,885
    49410 - Freight transport by road228,014
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate219,284
    56302 - Public houses and bars215,732
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation204,866
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2026,700
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified198,155
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,813
    41100 - Development of building projects189,855
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet179,358
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings176,559
    86900 - Other human health activities1710,273
    85600 - Educational support services153,687
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing135,521
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1318,491

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08881350 FENTON BOARD (BANNER CROSS) LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883077 CYBER BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08891827 CURA PRODUCTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08909905 CAFE CREMA LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08892298 DD-SN PROPERTY LTD. 13 Feb 2014
    08900681 LEAP CARE LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08889807 ABDY LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08906078 M T HIGGINS LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08909437 HOMES DIAMOND LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08875915 SEANPONG TYRES LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08878006 MAPLIN FOUNDATION 05 Feb 2014
    08886196 SHRED PRODUCTIONS LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08893865 MELPORT PLASTICS LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08901259 SCHOOL OF TALENTS LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08912727 BARNSLEY VAN LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08872521 HOWARD CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08875416 DPM WELDING & FABRICATIONS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08896231 GALLERY TOWN LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08900064 MVUMO & NTOMBI LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08900205 WHITE HOUSE EVENTS LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08878941 GREEN'S COUNTRY STORES LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08886839 ROCO BUILD LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08893397 GINGER KNIGHT LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08909257 PLS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08913280 HALLAM DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED 26 Feb 2014