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.

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 (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)SheffieldUK
    2010763101,492
    200966994,671
    % change14.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (763) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010264250249
    New companies in 2009236203230
    % change11.9%23.2%8.3%
    Record Year2010 (264)2010 (250)2010 (249)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SheffieldUK
    201062687,705
    2009837159,401
    % change-25.2%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (837) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010182252192
    Closed companies in 2009148249440
    % change23.0%1.2%-56%
    Record Year2002 (218)2008 (360)2009 (440)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SheffieldUK
    201013713,787
    2009-168-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (398) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201082-257
    Net growth in 200988-46-210
    Record Year2003 (151)2003 (125)2002 (171)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.8%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    20070.7%
    20060.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.8%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20090.7%0.7%0.7%
    % change4.0%11.7%3.8%
    Record Year1984 (1.3%)1974 (2.0%)1975 (1.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.60%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.17%CONSULTING4.99%
    DESIGN0.85%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ELECTRICAL0.74%PROPERTY2.38%
    SHEFFIELD0.69%TRADING2.04%
    FEET0.69%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CARE0.69%DESIGN1.93%
    GLOBAL0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%BUSINESS1.80%
    M0.66%MEDIA1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.64%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CARPETS0.64%LONDON1.59%
    APPY0.64%ENGINEERING1.59%
    MEDIA0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTY0.61%CARE1.44%
    YORKSHIRE0.61%J1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ENGINEERING0.56%GLOBAL1.42%
    ENERGY0.56%IT1.35%
    TRADING0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.53%BUILDING1.32%
    PROPERTIES0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CO.,0.51%M1.28%
    HOLDINGS0.51%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,287202,902
    7487 - Other business activities39969,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14625,053
    9999 - Dormant Company13221,484
    99999 - Dormant Company10914,072
    7414 - Business & management consultancy9314,940
    7499 - Non-trading company8113,408
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8013,161
    7260 - Other computer related activities698,967
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering617,634
    9305 - Other service activities599,454
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply588,183
    74990 - Non-trading company517,649
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified477,767
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities458,292
    5530 - Restaurants415,181
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified396,460
    62090 - Other information technology service activities375,716
    43210 - Electrical installation362,747
    5244 - Retail furniture household etc.31992

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07390577 ZOOBYS (SHEFF) LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07377283 MONTAGUE WEST LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07372099 EPEK LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07367805 PROTECT & SURVIVE LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07389319 THEWINK SOFTWARE CONSULTANTS UK LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07389251 SPORT AND CORP LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07385530 SHERUIDE INDUSTRY LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07380845 D-STEIN MANAGEMENT LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07380569 MIWEEZ LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07378473 WASSEN MACHINERY CORPORATION LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07372651 BALTICBREAD LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07369217 HOT WOK LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07367860 ORIENT SUNBIRD SOURCING CO., LTD 07 Sep 2010
    OC358249 USP VENTURES LLP 28 Sep 2010
    07373927 SOLVENSEA LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07372779 EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY CARE AGENTS LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07364724 KITMAN CASH & CARRY LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07386203 C.A. INGROSSO LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07371077 AL-ESAEI EXPORTS & IMPORTS LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07379291 INFINITY GSB LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07371771 LU LU FOR TRAINING & SKILLS 10 Sep 2010
    07381357 AA2A LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07383656 R MULLINS LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07383120 RUBY SUPPORT LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07381103 SNM ACCESS LTD 20 Sep 2010