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
    08435667 ASPYRE CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08451797 E.D.E.N FILM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08457912 MOTONEER LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08430866 CITYSCAPE MANAGEMENT LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08457824 CARTWRIGHTS WELDING SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08425094 BAKER BLOWER (UK) LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08433158 FEEDIKS LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08436444 DELTA ASSETS(UK) LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08432538 BARRETT SECURITY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08443059 S&L INSULATION LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08459800 YES CATERING LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08461381 SHEFFIELD SCAFFOLDING SERVICES LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08462238 CRAFTY AMBER LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08462675 MAKOTADINICE LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08426930 NEW TIDES TRADING UK LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08442752 J SMITHS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08444964 WOSWYN LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08446054 MALIN BRIDGE LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08450851 LIVE SOFTWORKS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08454558 M & T LEISURE LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08459285 BARCAM FACADES LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08461099 OUR TINY BEES LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08431983 VINTEDGE LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08444155 HARYS FISH BAR LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08445177 CPR PAID LIMITED 14 Mar 2013