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
New Company Registrations
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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) Sheffield UK 2011 847 116,391 2010 788 105,137 % change 7.5% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (847) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 247 262 338 New companies in 2010 209 251 328 % change 18.2% 4.4% 3.0% Record Year 2011 (247) 2011 (262) 2007 (355)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sheffield UK 2011 658 90,986 2010 534 82,677 % change 23.2% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (658) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 262 199 197 Closed companies in 2010 129 179 226 % change 103.1% 11.2% -13% Record Year 2011 (262) 2011 (199) 2009 (360)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sheffield UK 2011 189 25,405 2010 254 22,460 Record Year 2007 (489) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -15 63 141 Net growth in 2010 80 72 102 Record Year 2003 (129) 2004 (180) 2000 (250)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.6% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% UK formation share in 2010 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% % change 2.0% -8.2% -1.7% Record Year 1969 (1.8%) 1977 (1.6%) 1977 (1.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.59% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 1.06% MANAGEMENT 4.97% FEET 0.93% CONSULTANCY 3.16% APPY 0.90% PROPERTY 2.38% CO., 0.87% TRADING 2.10% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CARE 0.74% BUSINESS 1.87% PROPERTY 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% SHEFFIELD 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% S 0.69% MEDIA 1.69% CONSULTANTS 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.61% YORKSHIRE 0.66% LONDON 1.60% ENGINEERING 0.64% CARE 1.45% CONSULTANCY 0.64% J 1.45% CARPETS 0.64% GLOBAL 1.44% INTERNATIONAL 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.61% IT 1.41% C 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.36% PROPERTIES 0.58% BUILDING 1.34% INVESTMENTS 0.58% M 1.30% TRADING 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.28% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% S 1.24% M 0.56% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% IT 0.56% SYSTEMS 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 1,318 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 344 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 206 30,253 99999 - Dormant Company 132 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 123 19,765 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 85 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 85 12,916 7499 - Non-trading company 64 11,316 74990 - Non-trading company 64 8,695 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 63 10,085 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 56 10,246 7260 - Other computer related activities 53 7,789 9305 - Other service activities 52 8,740 62090 - Other information technology service activities 50 6,996 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 48 6,183 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 48 7,000 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 7,788 5530 - Restaurants 37 4,898 43210 - Electrical installation 37 3,172 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 31 1,120
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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