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
New Company Registrations
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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) Rotherham UK 2015 503 161,156 2014 271 150,722 % change 85.6% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (503) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 112 200 191 New companies in 2014 92 79 100 % change 21.7% 153.2% 91.0% Record Year 2015 (112) 2015 (200) 2015 (191)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rotherham UK 2015 121 89,523 2014 113 82,370 % change 7.1% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (121) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 38 38 45 Closed companies in 2014 29 46 38 % change 31.0% -17.4% 18% Record Year 2013 (50) 2014 (46) 2009 (80)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rotherham UK 2015 382 71,633 2014 158 68,352 Record Year 2015 (382) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 74 162 146 Net growth in 2014 63 33 62 Record Year 2015 (74) 2015 (162) 2015 (146)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.3% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 19.4% 133.2% 74.2% Record Year 1980 (0.4%) 1999 (0.4%) 2000 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONTRACTOR 27.67% CONSULTING 5.23% ENERGY 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PARTNERSHIP 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTING 1.02% PROPERTY 2.72% RAIL 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CARE 0.81% CARE 2.13% HEALTHCARE 0.76% ENGINEERING 2.12% MANAGEMENT 0.72% LONDON 1.91% ROTHERHAM 0.64% TRADING 1.88% YORKSHIRE 0.55% TRANSPORT 1.82% R 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.76% TRANSPORT 0.47% DESIGN 1.65% SYSTEMS 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.47% CO., 1.58% CONSULTANCY 0.42% J 1.55% PROPERTY 0.42% CONSULTANTS 1.54% C 0.42% BUSINESS 1.49% D 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUILDING 0.42% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.42% ASSOCIATES 1.44% (ROTHERHAM) 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% PLUMBING 0.38% BUILDING 1.31% HIRE 0.38% IT 1.30% ELECTRICAL 0.38% MEDIA 1.28% GROUP 0.38% M 1.27%
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 411 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 71 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 43,081 49410 - Freight transport by road 34 12,485 86900 - Other human health activities 29 13,990 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 58,522 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 27 9,080 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 30,825 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 12,862 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 24 10,200 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 11,600 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 21 5,331 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 20 8,607 41100 - Development of building projects 19 11,863 56302 - Public houses and bars 19 6,355 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 19,098 43210 - Electrical installation 18 6,139 93199 - Other sports activities 16 4,220 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 16 6,242
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09424320 HOBADI LTD 05 Feb 2015 09439224 GADGET ZONE LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09440934 LIPSTICK LOUNGE LTD 16 Feb 2015 09443647 JBC INNOVATION LIMITED 17 Feb 2015 09453291 VENNARD BUSINESS ASSOCIATES LTD 23 Feb 2015 09453330 D.K.MAKUMI LIMITED 23 Feb 2015 09426048 CTGG LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09428087 MASS PARTITIONS AND CEILINGS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09439004 RIDGEWOOD CONTRACTING LTD 13 Feb 2015 09427563 MAX SKILLS LTD 09 Feb 2015 09430058 BAR PUBS AND CLUBS LTD 09 Feb 2015 09431822 LEGENDARIUM LTD 10 Feb 2015 09439223 DIXONS VILLAGE STORE LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09442192 MIN TUR LTD 16 Feb 2015 09442303 IFIGHT LTD 16 Feb 2015 09446150 FITNESS&DANCE FACTORY LTD 18 Feb 2015 09453579 GERMAN CAR SPECIALISTS (DONCASTER) LTD 23 Feb 2015 09453878 TREWAY LTD 23 Feb 2015 09453968 FAVM COMPOSITES LTD 23 Feb 2015 09459638 JJ SELLING SERVICES LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09459687 EUROPE TRADE INVESTMENT LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09460318 ANDREW THOMPSON DRIVER SERVICES LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09461070 SIDOVATIONS LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09462257 RED RAVEN SERVICES LTD 27 Feb 2015 09420609 MATA RANI HEALTHCARE LTD 03 Feb 2015
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