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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.

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 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)SheffieldUK
    2012921131,491
    2011847116,391
    % change8.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (921) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012300290331
    New companies in 2011247262338
    % change21.5%10.7%-2.1%
    Record Year2012 (300)2012 (290)2007 (355)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SheffieldUK
    201253867,576
    201165890,987
    % change-18.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (658) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012195161182
    Closed companies in 2011262199197
    % change-25.6%-19.1%-8%
    Record Year2011 (262)2011 (199)2009 (360)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SheffieldUK
    201238363,915
    201118925,404
    Record Year 2007 (489) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012105129149
    Net growth in 2011-1563141
    Record Year2003 (129)2004 (180)2000 (250)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.8%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20110.7%0.7%0.8%
    % change4.1%-5.3%-8.4%
    Record Year1969 (1.8%)1977 (1.6%)1977 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.37%CONSULTING5.07%
    SOLAR1.35%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MY1.30%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.02%PROPERTY2.37%
    FREE1.00%TRADING2.07%
    YORKSHIRE0.93%DESIGN1.93%
    RTM0.93%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.88%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CO.,0.86%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ENERGY0.84%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSULTING0.84%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.67%LONDON1.66%
    DESIGN0.65%J1.54%
    MEDIA0.65%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.65%GLOBAL1.50%
    BUSINESS0.63%IT1.40%
    RENEWABLE0.60%CARE1.34%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%PROPERTIES1.31%
    GLOBAL0.56%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENGINEERING0.56%M1.27%
    SHEFFIELD0.56%BUILDING1.24%
    BUILDING0.54%ENERGY1.20%
    J0.54%S1.20%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,443216,665
    7487 - Other business activities31752,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified22135,233
    99999 - Dormant Company18725,084
    9999 - Dormant Company12518,617
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9519,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7412,113
    74990 - Non-trading company739,729
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7113,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6514,303
    62090 - Other information technology service activities628,145
    7260 - Other computer related activities457,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified449,892
    9305 - Other service activities438,818
    9302 - Hairdressing & other beauty treatment431,435
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities431,845
    43210 - Electrical installation423,573
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply416,934
    86900 - Other human health activities395,066
    41100 - Development of building projects384,984

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07917706 G - TUFT LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07917731 SHEARER MORMET LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07917738 CONSOLIDATED STAINLESS RECYCLING LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07917746 NOVOFERM UK HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07921837 ENGINEERING DESIGN (UK) LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    OC371673 GWBHARTHILLS LLP 20 Jan 2012
    07897476 SALAMON & MAYER LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07921663 DV-TRANSTRADE LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07922064 TACMAP LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07894920 ZARWIL MEDIA LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07900055 S Y JOINERY LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07906199 NANOTETHER DISCOVERY SCIENCE LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07908635 VISIONMIX PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07911240 MADE IN MARYLEBONE LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07915511 MBD POWER LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07927784 DIGISHOTZ PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07896768 RACE TECH MOTORSPORT LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07907113 GLOBAL LETTING PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07920021 O'HARA'S SPICED RUM LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07922840 I DREAM OF VINTAGE LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07901070 M.A.D FITNESS CAMP LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07904997 A N LOCUMS LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07896749 PROFENCER LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07899866 HIBBERT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07903506 RANDIMPEX LTD. 10 Jan 2012