Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 921 companies were registered in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 8.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Sheffield UK 2012 921 131,491 2011 847 116,391 % change 8.7% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (921) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 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 2012 300 290 331 New companies in 2011 247 262 338 % change 21.5% 10.7% -2.1% Record Year 2012 (300) 2012 (290) 2007 (355)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 538 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Sheffield UK 2012 538 67,576 2011 658 90,987 % change -18.2% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (658) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 195 161 182 Closed companies in 2011 262 199 197 % change -25.6% -19.1% -8% Record Year 2011 (262) 2011 (199) 2009 (360)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Sheffield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 383 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Sheffield UK 2012 383 63,915 2011 189 25,404 Record Year 2007 (489) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 105 129 149 Net growth in 2011 -15 63 141 Record Year 2003 (129) 2004 (180) 2000 (250)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Sheffield formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Sheffield 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% % change 4.1% -5.3% -8.4% Record Year 1969 (1.8%) 1977 (1.6%) 1977 (1.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Sheffield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.7% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.37% CONSULTING 5.07% SOLAR 1.35% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MY 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.02% PROPERTY 2.37% FREE 1.00% TRADING 2.07% YORKSHIRE 0.93% DESIGN 1.93% RTM 0.93% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CO., 0.86% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ENERGY 0.84% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSULTING 0.84% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRADING 0.67% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.65% J 1.54% MEDIA 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENTERPRISES 0.65% GLOBAL 1.50% BUSINESS 0.63% IT 1.40% RENEWABLE 0.60% CARE 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.31% GLOBAL 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENGINEERING 0.56% M 1.27% SHEFFIELD 0.56% BUILDING 1.24% BUILDING 0.54% ENERGY 1.20% J 0.54% S 1.20% ELECTRICAL 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,443 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 317 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 221 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 187 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 125 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 95 19,704 7414 - Business & management consultancy 74 12,113 74990 - Non-trading company 73 9,729 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 71 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 65 14,303 62090 - Other information technology service activities 62 8,145 7260 - Other computer related activities 45 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 44 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 43 8,818 9302 - Hairdressing & other beauty treatment 43 1,435 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 43 1,845 43210 - Electrical installation 42 3,573 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 41 6,934 86900 - Other human health activities 39 5,066 41100 - Development of building projects 38 4,984
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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