Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 860 companies were registered in Sheffield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Sheffield UK 2012 860 118,868 2011 813 114,512 % change 5.8% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (860) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 283 278 299 New companies in 2011 280 262 271 % change 1.1% 6.1% 10.3% Record Year 2012 (283) 2012 (278) 2012 (299)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 644 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Sheffield UK 2012 644 74,772 2011 581 72,230 % change 10.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (837) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 210 272 162 Closed companies in 2011 170 215 196 % change 23.5% 26.5% -17% Record Year 2002 (218) 2008 (360) 2009 (440)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Sheffield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 216 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Sheffield UK 2012 216 44,096 2011 232 42,282 Record Year 2003 (398) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 73 6 137 Net growth in 2011 110 47 75 Record Year 2003 (151) 2003 (125) 2002 (171)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Sheffield formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Sheffield 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.8% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% % change -9.3% 6.9% 9.1% Record Year 1984 (1.3%) 1974 (2.0%) 1975 (1.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Sheffield was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.52% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 0.99% MANAGEMENT 4.75% SHEFFIELD 0.90% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTING 0.88% PROPERTY 2.35% TRADING 0.81% TRADING 2.08% YORKSHIRE 0.76% DESIGN 1.87% CONSTRUCTION 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% RTM 0.69% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.65% MEDIA 1.67% IT 0.60% LONDON 1.67% J 0.60% J 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.58% GLOBAL 1.53% S 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.46% BUSINESS 0.55% IT 1.43% ENTERPRISES 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.34% ELECTRICAL 0.53% CARE 1.32% MEDIA 0.53% M 1.27% TRAINING 0.53% BUILDING 1.22% CARE 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.20% M 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CITY 0.51% S 1.17% FINANCIAL 0.48% SECURITY 1.16%
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 2,331 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 224 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 213 25,035 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 202 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 90 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 89 12,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 68 14,774 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 67 13,716 74990 - Non-trading company 67 9,203 62090 - Other information technology service activities 60 7,869 7414 - Business & management consultancy 53 8,437 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 48 1,955 86900 - Other human health activities 44 4,998 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 42 9,891 9302 - Hairdressing & other beauty treatment 39 1,034 41100 - Development of building projects 39 4,965 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 39 3,943 43210 - Electrical installation 37 3,387 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 37 4,119 62012 - Business and domestic software development 35 4,584
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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