Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous September.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous August.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 763 companies were registered in Sheffield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Sheffield UK 2010 763 101,492 2009 669 94,671 % change 14.1% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (763) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous September.
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous August.
July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 264 250 249 New companies in 2009 236 203 230 % change 11.9% 23.2% 8.3% Record Year 2010 (264) 2010 (250) 2010 (249)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 626 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 25.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Sheffield UK 2010 626 87,705 2009 837 159,401 % change -25.2% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (837) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 182 252 192 Closed companies in 2009 148 249 440 % change 23.0% 1.2% -56% Record Year 2002 (218) 2008 (360) 2009 (440)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Sheffield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 137 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Sheffield UK 2010 137 13,787 2009 -168 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (398) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 82 -2 57 Net growth in 2009 88 -46 -210 Record Year 2003 (151) 2003 (125) 2002 (171)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Sheffield formed 0.8% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Sheffield 2010 0.8% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.7% 2006 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% UK formation share in 2009 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% % change 4.0% 11.7% 3.8% Record Year 1984 (1.3%) 1974 (2.0%) 1975 (1.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Sheffield was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.1% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.60% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 1.17% CONSULTING 4.99% DESIGN 0.85% CONSULTANCY 3.12% ELECTRICAL 0.74% PROPERTY 2.38% SHEFFIELD 0.69% TRADING 2.04% FEET 0.69% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CARE 0.69% DESIGN 1.93% GLOBAL 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.66% BUSINESS 1.80% M 0.66% MEDIA 1.75% DEVELOPMENTS 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CARPETS 0.64% LONDON 1.59% APPY 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.59% MEDIA 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTY 0.61% CARE 1.44% YORKSHIRE 0.61% J 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.61% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% ENGINEERING 0.56% GLOBAL 1.42% ENERGY 0.56% IT 1.35% TRADING 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% INTERNATIONAL 0.53% BUILDING 1.32% PROPERTIES 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CO., 0.51% M 1.28% HOLDINGS 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.26% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% S 1.24%
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 1,287 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 399 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 146 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 132 21,484 99999 - Dormant Company 109 14,072 7414 - Business & management consultancy 93 14,940 7499 - Non-trading company 81 13,408 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 80 13,161 7260 - Other computer related activities 69 8,967 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 61 7,634 9305 - Other service activities 59 9,454 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 58 8,183 74990 - Non-trading company 51 7,649 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 47 7,767 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 8,292 5530 - Restaurants 41 5,181 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 39 6,460 62090 - Other information technology service activities 37 5,716 43210 - Electrical installation 36 2,747 5244 - Retail furniture household etc. 31 992
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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