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Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 813 companies were registered in Sheffield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SheffieldUK
    2011813114,512
    2010763101,492
    % change6.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (813) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011280262271
    New companies in 2010264250249
    % change6.1%4.8%8.8%
    Record Year2011 (280)2011 (262)2011 (271)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 581 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SheffieldUK
    201158172,230
    201062687,705
    % change-7.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (837) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011170215196
    Closed companies in 2010182252192
    % change-6.6%-14.7%2%
    Record Year2002 (218)2008 (360)2009 (440)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Sheffield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 232 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SheffieldUK
    201123242,282
    201013713,787
    Record Year 2003 (398) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20111104775
    Net growth in 201082-257
    Record Year2003 (151)2003 (125)2002 (171)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Sheffield
    20110.7%
    20100.8%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    20070.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20100.8%0.8%0.7%
    % change-2.9%-11.8%-1.7%
    Record Year1984 (1.3%)1974 (2.0%)1975 (1.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Sheffield was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.6% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.44%CONSULTING5.11%
    SOLAR1.37%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CO.,1.35%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MY1.27%PROPERTY2.41%
    FREE1.03%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING0.93%DESIGN1.94%
    ENERGY0.91%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    YORKSHIRE0.88%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTY0.88%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.78%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.73%LONDON1.63%
    DESIGN0.66%J1.47%
    ENGINEERING0.66%GLOBAL1.46%
    RENEWABLE0.66%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    INTERNATIONAL0.61%CARE1.42%
    BUSINESS0.61%IT1.38%
    MEDIA0.61%BUILDING1.30%
    CARE0.61%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.61%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    S0.59%M1.25%
    SHEFFIELD0.59%ENERGY1.22%
    BUILDING0.59%TRAINING1.21%
    FEET0.56%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,356204,493
    7487 - Other business activities38265,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20429,245
    9999 - Dormant Company15122,587
    99999 - Dormant Company12218,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy9014,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8415,760
    74990 - Non-trading company608,064
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5410,018
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply538,345
    62090 - Other information technology service activities536,798
    9305 - Other service activities5210,525
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5110,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities498,686
    7499 - Non-trading company4811,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering466,321
    9302 - Hairdressing & other beauty treatment461,706
    5530 - Restaurants435,640
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified397,551
    43210 - Electrical installation372,938

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07761354 FIREFLY CATERING & HOSPITALITY LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07764889 SEVEN HILLS BAKERY LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07760004 BRANDS APPAREL LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07772239 CONTRACTORS TOOLS (UK) LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07772412 ABISS LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07779337 RIVERDALE FLOORING DIRECT LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07779550 3 SCREEN LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07785297 FREE SWIMMER LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07785462 BRIDGE POLE LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07759949 A T BUSINESS CONSULTANCY UK LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07766373 INTERIOR CONCEPTS (FURNITURE) LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07766758 PURESPOT LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07771757 NFB CATERING LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07777463 ONLINE AND DIGITAL INVESTMENTS LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07778404 SUGUN LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07781866 SIMM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07767904 JABULA-DESIGNZ LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07769273 PRW RETAIL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07769477 PSY LETTINGS LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07770960 RAWAL FOODS LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07772848 VINCENT GEE LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07775444 CJ & A SOLAR LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07780507 PS MOTORSPORT LTD. 20 Sep 2011
    07765058 REVD01 LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07775147 SKYTRAIN AVIATION LIMITED 15 Sep 2011