Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Rotherham when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Rotherham when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 was a record month for net growth in Rotherham when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2015 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 503 companies were registered in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 85.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RotherhamUK
    2015503161,156
    2014271150,722
    % change85.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (503) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015112200191
    New companies in 20149279100
    % change21.7%153.2%91.0%
    Record Year2015 (112)2015 (200)2015 (191)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 121 companies were dissolved in Rotherham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RotherhamUK
    201512189,523
    201411382,370
    % change7.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (121) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015383845
    Closed companies in 2014294638
    % change31.0%-17.4%18%
    Record Year2013 (50)2014 (46)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Rotherham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 382 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RotherhamUK
    201538271,633
    201415868,352
    Record Year 2015 (382) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Rotherham when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Rotherham when compared to any previous February.

    February 2015 was a record month for net growth in Rotherham when compared to any month in history.

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Rotherham when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201574162146
    Net growth in 2014633362
    Record Year2015 (74)2015 (162)2015 (146)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Rotherham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Rotherham
    20150.3%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change19.4%133.2%74.2%
    Record Year1980 (0.4%)1999 (0.4%)2000 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 39.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 11.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Rotherham was in 2010 when 33.8% of all directors were female.

    22.8% of all director appointments in Rotherham in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONTRACTOR27.67%CONSULTING5.23%
    ENERGY1.19%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PARTNERSHIP1.15%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTING1.02%PROPERTY2.72%
    RAIL0.85%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE0.81%CARE2.13%
    HEALTHCARE0.76%ENGINEERING2.12%
    MANAGEMENT0.72%LONDON1.91%
    ROTHERHAM0.64%TRADING1.88%
    YORKSHIRE0.55%TRANSPORT1.82%
    R0.55%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    TRANSPORT0.47%DESIGN1.65%
    SYSTEMS0.47%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.47%CO.,1.58%
    CONSULTANCY0.42%J1.55%
    PROPERTY0.42%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    C0.42%BUSINESS1.49%
    D0.42%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUILDING0.42%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.42%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    (ROTHERHAM)0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    PLUMBING0.38%BUILDING1.31%
    HIRE0.38%IT1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.38%MEDIA1.28%
    GROUP0.38%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied411288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company7149,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3543,081
    49410 - Freight transport by road3412,485
    86900 - Other human health activities2913,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2958,522
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified279,080
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2629,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2530,825
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2512,862
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2410,200
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2111,600
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation215,331
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands208,607
    41100 - Development of building projects1911,863
    56302 - Public houses and bars196,355
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1819,098
    43210 - Electrical installation186,139
    93199 - Other sports activities164,220
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified166,242

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09471535 SEARCH & RESCUE LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09473552 C9 NATIONWIDE LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09507846 JOHN S BRADWELL LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09512852 C.B. WHOLESALE LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09515001 BOBEL PROPERTIES LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09519743 SOMERSET ELECTRICAL LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09488658 DIRECT GLASS & GLAZING LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09515800 ESPRESSO REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES LTD 28 Mar 2015
    09465376 LOCK DOWN ZONE LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09466570 SEA DRAGON TAKEAWAY LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09469023 OXLEY'S RESTORATIONS LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09469216 LSSA LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09473203 KANCELARIA ULTIMATUM LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09477345 DONKEY NINJA LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09482261 ZOE-SEA LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482277 MSS IT LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09484043 SOLAR MORTGAGE SERVICES LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09486729 LJO BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09487917 FORMATIONSEEKER LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09490789 TH PROPERTIES & PLUMBING LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09497069 WATH HALL LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09500311 TECHNOSYSTEM LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09510855 FROOL LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09464282 HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT SERVICE (UK) LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09488246 RIMS MOTORING SCHOOL LTD 13 Mar 2015