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.

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 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)SheffieldUK
    2012860118,868
    2011813114,512
    % change5.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (860) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012283278299
    New companies in 2011280262271
    % change1.1%6.1%10.3%
    Record Year2012 (283)2012 (278)2012 (299)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SheffieldUK
    201264474,772
    201158172,230
    % change10.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (837) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012210272162
    Closed companies in 2011170215196
    % change23.5%26.5%-17%
    Record Year2002 (218)2008 (360)2009 (440)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SheffieldUK
    201221644,096
    201123242,282
    Record Year 2003 (398) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012736137
    Net growth in 20111104775
    Record Year2003 (151)2003 (125)2002 (171)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.8%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.7%0.7%
    % change-9.3%6.9%9.1%
    Record Year1984 (1.3%)1974 (2.0%)1975 (1.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.52%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SHEFFIELD0.90%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING0.88%PROPERTY2.35%
    TRADING0.81%TRADING2.08%
    YORKSHIRE0.76%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    RTM0.69%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.65%MEDIA1.67%
    IT0.60%LONDON1.67%
    J0.60%J1.55%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    S0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    BUSINESS0.55%IT1.43%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%CARE1.32%
    MEDIA0.53%M1.27%
    TRAINING0.53%BUILDING1.22%
    CARE0.51%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    M0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CITY0.51%S1.17%
    FINANCIAL0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,331331,455
    7487 - Other business activities22435,545
    99999 - Dormant Company21325,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20233,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9019,425
    9999 - Dormant Company8912,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6814,774
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6713,716
    74990 - Non-trading company679,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities607,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy538,437
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities481,955
    86900 - Other human health activities444,998
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified429,891
    9302 - Hairdressing & other beauty treatment391,034
    41100 - Development of building projects394,965
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified393,943
    43210 - Electrical installation373,387
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities374,119
    62012 - Business and domestic software development354,584

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199980 GREEN CITY COFFEE LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202313 LUXUSCOTT LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08207404 THE TRADES HUB LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08210864 H&Y BROTHERS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08212409 MAMUSKA RESTAURANTS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213722 WILSON FIELD LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08213731 ALTEK EUROPE HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08226316 KINGSTON COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08229293 WEST KEBAB LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08211731 LINDA'S HAVEN LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08216131 MEBOBAT UK LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08220183 TNCLINK LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08222382 MR RUBBISH LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08222706 CHINESE BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08226606 ANCHOR POINT RETAIL LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08227870 FORCE MOTORS LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08218031 ENFOCUS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08220405 VERUSEC LTD. 19 Sep 2012
    08224046 BEBRAIN LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08202747 MSM GROUP LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08212529 CHEBRO LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08226577 AL AQSA TRAVEL LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08211605 NINTH CIRCLE MEDIA LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08213321 VC CONSULTING LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08216638 GLOBAL ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Sep 2012