Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 788 companies were registered in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 26.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Sheffield UK 2010 788 105,137 2009 624 91,034 % change 26.3% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (811) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 209 251 328 New companies in 2009 188 193 243 % change 11.2% 30.1% 35.0% Record Year 2007 (233) 2010 (251) 2007 (355)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 534 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Sheffield UK 2010 534 82,677 2009 618 108,060 % change -13.6% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (618) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 129 179 226 Closed companies in 2009 129 129 360 % change 0.0% 38.8% -37% Record Year 2009 (129) 2010 (179) 2009 (360)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Sheffield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 254 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Sheffield UK 2010 254 22,460 2009 6 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (489) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 80 72 102 Net growth in 2009 59 64 -117 Record Year 2003 (129) 2004 (180) 2000 (250)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Sheffield formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Sheffield 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.6% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% UK formation share in 2009 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% % change 3.2% 11.4% 12.2% Record Year 1969 (1.8%) 1977 (1.6%) 1977 (1.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Sheffield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.36% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 0.91% CONSULTING 4.60% DESIGN 0.91% CONSULTANCY 2.87% SHEFFIELD 0.83% PROPERTY 2.50% PROPERTY 0.80% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ELECTRICAL 0.77% TRADING 1.93% MEDIA 0.77% DESIGN 1.91% TRADING 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% BUILDING 0.72% MEDIA 1.84% SYSTEMS 0.69% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANCY 0.66% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.63% GLOBAL 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.54% YORKSHIRE 0.61% J 1.48% ASSOCIATES 0.58% LONDON 1.45% INTERNATIONAL 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.45% M 0.55% GROUP 1.37% BUSINESS 0.53% GLOBAL 1.35% C 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.35% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% ENGINEERING 0.50% CARE 1.33% CARPETS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CARE 0.47% M 1.28% MARKETING 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.25% HOLDINGS 0.47% S 1.23%
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 1,331 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 394 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 141 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 134 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 95 17,003 99999 - Dormant Company 93 13,808 7499 - Non-trading company 79 15,398 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 78 14,007 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 74 9,325 7260 - Other computer related activities 73 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 61 9,038 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 54 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 53 9,659 74990 - Non-trading company 51 8,149 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 45 7,143 7011 - Development & sell real estate 43 5,300 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 8,154 5530 - Restaurants 40 4,798 4534 - Other building installation 39 2,840 62090 - Other information technology service activities 38 6,340
Recent Companies
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