Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.

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 2013)

    A total of 877 companies were registered in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SheffieldUK
    2013877134,802
    2012921131,491
    % change-4.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (921) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013290279308
    New companies in 2012300290331
    % change-3.3%-3.8%-6.9%
    Record Year2012 (300)2012 (290)2007 (355)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 513 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SheffieldUK
    201351377,914
    201253867,576
    % change-4.6%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (658) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201326496153
    Closed companies in 2012195161182
    % change35.4%-40.4%-16%
    Record Year2013 (264)2011 (199)2009 (360)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Sheffield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 364 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SheffieldUK
    201336456,888
    201238363,915
    Record Year 2007 (489) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201326183155
    Net growth in 2012105129149
    Record Year2003 (129)2013 (183)2000 (250)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Sheffield formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Sheffield
    20130.7%
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.7%0.6%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20120.8%0.7%0.7%
    % change-13.3%-4.5%-3.8%
    Record Year1978 (1.2%)1985 (1.0%)2000 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sheffield was in 2004 when 30.3% of all directors were female.

    24.0% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.59%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.29%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    SHEFFIELD0.97%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%TRADING2.06%
    TRADING0.76%DESIGN1.79%
    YORKSHIRE0.74%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTIES0.74%BUSINESS1.77%
    CARE0.69%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    DESIGN0.67%LONDON1.72%
    BUSINESS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%MEDIA1.63%
    MEDIA0.60%GLOBAL1.57%
    HOUSE0.58%J1.56%
    M0.58%CARE1.46%
    IT0.58%IT1.43%
    TRAINING0.58%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    S0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.53%M1.25%
    SYSTEMS0.51%BUILDING1.21%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    BUILDING0.49%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%TRAINING1.17%
    GLOBAL0.49%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,750249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company34043,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified32454,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13832,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11224,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10623,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8812,664
    74990 - Non-trading company8214,129
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate777,507
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7416,448
    86900 - Other human health activities688,465
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment675,248
    41100 - Development of building projects648,637
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified626,954
    62012 - Business and domestic software development598,099
    43210 - Electrical installation575,625
    90030 - Artistic creation573,719
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet537,199
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities523,249
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets525,186

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08356090 VIP SPORT EVENTS LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08358826 ASPALAS LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08364209 189 LATCHMERE ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08365954 OMNIA TRINITY LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08368987 MY SHEFFIELD DREAM WORKS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08375467 WM FARGATE LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08379090 SPORTWORKS EVENTS LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08379464 FONDEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379511 ZONEGREEN 2013 LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379637 WHITWOOD PARK MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379640 HMB INVESTMENTS LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08379683 HELDER LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08383847 AB UNION CORPORATION LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08344182 M/Y CARZ LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    OC381779 BIUM LLP 21 Jan 2013
    08367953 JK&K INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369963 CREATIVE EXPERTS LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08371716 TERRA INVEST LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08365395 HAMUDO LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08378311 SHORELAX LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08379760 ROUTE 2 CARE SOLUTIONS LTD. 29 Jan 2013
    08382506 KA12 LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08347939 ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE SHEFFIELD LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08382847 NORTHERN POINT LTD. 31 Jan 2013
    08350781 ADAM CARPETS AND FLOORING LTD 08 Jan 2013