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Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield 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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 847 companies were registered in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SheffieldUK
    2011847116,391
    2010788105,137
    % change7.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (847) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011247262338
    New companies in 2010209251328
    % change18.2%4.4%3.0%
    Record Year2011 (247)2011 (262)2007 (355)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 658 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 23.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SheffieldUK
    201165890,986
    201053482,677
    % change23.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (658) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011262199197
    Closed companies in 2010129179226
    % change103.1%11.2%-13%
    Record Year2011 (262)2011 (199)2009 (360)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Sheffield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 189 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SheffieldUK
    201118925,405
    201025422,460
    Record Year 2007 (489) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-1563141
    Net growth in 20108072102
    Record Year2003 (129)2004 (180)2000 (250)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Sheffield formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Sheffield
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.6%
    20070.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.7%0.7%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20100.7%0.8%0.8%
    % change2.0%-8.2%-1.7%
    Record Year1969 (1.8%)1977 (1.6%)1977 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sheffield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.2% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.59%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.06%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    FEET0.93%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    APPY0.90%PROPERTY2.38%
    CO.,0.87%TRADING2.10%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.79%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CARE0.74%BUSINESS1.87%
    PROPERTY0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    SHEFFIELD0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    S0.69%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%ENGINEERING1.61%
    YORKSHIRE0.66%LONDON1.60%
    ENGINEERING0.64%CARE1.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%J1.45%
    CARPETS0.64%GLOBAL1.44%
    INTERNATIONAL0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%IT1.41%
    C0.61%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROPERTIES0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.58%M1.30%
    TRADING0.56%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%S1.24%
    M0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    IT0.56%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,318202,798
    7487 - Other business activities34460,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20630,253
    99999 - Dormant Company13218,336
    9999 - Dormant Company12319,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8516,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy8512,916
    7499 - Non-trading company6411,316
    74990 - Non-trading company648,695
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6310,085
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5610,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities537,789
    9305 - Other service activities528,740
    62090 - Other information technology service activities506,996
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering486,183
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply487,000
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified437,788
    5530 - Restaurants374,898
    43210 - Electrical installation373,172
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities311,120

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07542502 S1 LIFTS LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07538293 KHEPERA GROUP LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07536720 THE VINTAGE TABLEWARE COMPANY LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07532121 PROSPECTS MARKETING ENTERPRISE LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07531842 MYMOTA LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07524718 JARAHI LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07543638 WORLDCLINIC LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07543065 CHERUKU LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07540975 NORTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07533703 OPEN4LEARNING 17 Feb 2011
    07533285 UNIKANAL SOLAR LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07532444 W C CORPORATION LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07529221 SKIPPER'S PLACE LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07528354 RENCAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07512664 CAMMELINEX LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07512182 CHARLEY BROTHER ENTERTAINMENT (UK) LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07537938 CAB4HIRE LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07540713 KAF COMMERCIAL UK LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07526776 PROSPECT GARAGE DOOR LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07520584 ET EUROTRADE IMPORT-EXPORT LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07546056 SHEFFIELD CAR SHOP LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07539549 FITTING GIFTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07536289 ROSSER & RUSSELL LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07512919 MEANS TO AN END LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07530107 TAILORED CARE (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 15 Feb 2011