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
New Company Registrations
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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) Sheffield UK 2013 877 134,802 2012 921 131,491 % change -4.8% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (921) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 290 279 308 New companies in 2012 300 290 331 % change -3.3% -3.8% -6.9% Record Year 2012 (300) 2012 (290) 2007 (355)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sheffield UK 2013 513 77,914 2012 538 67,576 % change -4.6% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (658) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 264 96 153 Closed companies in 2012 195 161 182 % change 35.4% -40.4% -16% Record Year 2013 (264) 2011 (199) 2009 (360)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sheffield UK 2013 364 56,888 2012 383 63,915 Record Year 2007 (489) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2013 26 183 155 Net growth in 2012 105 129 149 Record Year 2003 (129) 2013 (183) 2000 (250)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.7% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% % change -13.3% -4.5% -3.8% Record Year 1978 (1.2%) 1985 (1.0%) 2000 (1.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.59% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.29% MANAGEMENT 4.78% SHEFFIELD 0.97% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 0.83% TRADING 2.06% TRADING 0.76% DESIGN 1.79% YORKSHIRE 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROPERTIES 0.74% BUSINESS 1.77% CARE 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.75% DESIGN 0.67% LONDON 1.72% BUSINESS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PROPERTY 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ELECTRICAL 0.60% MEDIA 1.63% MEDIA 0.60% GLOBAL 1.57% HOUSE 0.58% J 1.56% M 0.58% CARE 1.46% IT 0.58% IT 1.43% TRAINING 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.41% S 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.53% M 1.25% SYSTEMS 0.51% BUILDING 1.21% CONSULTANTS 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% BUILDING 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ASSOCIATES 0.49% TRAINING 1.17% GLOBAL 0.49% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,750 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 340 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 324 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 138 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 112 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 106 23,532 62090 - Other information technology service activities 88 12,664 74990 - Non-trading company 82 14,129 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 77 7,507 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 74 16,448 86900 - Other human health activities 68 8,465 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 67 5,248 41100 - Development of building projects 64 8,637 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 62 6,954 62012 - Business and domestic software development 59 8,099 43210 - Electrical installation 57 5,625 90030 - Artistic creation 57 3,719 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 53 7,199 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 52 3,249 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 52 5,186
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08436403 HALLAMSHIRE PROJECTS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013 08442267 NEW PENGFEI LTD 13 Mar 2013 08449498 SPIRE ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Mar 2013 08452311 EA ENGINEERING LTD 19 Mar 2013 08456077 SHEMWELL CRYSTAL DRIVE LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08456460 SHEMWELL SPON LANE LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08433767 SNAPPERAZZI LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08434054 GO AUTOMATION LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08435485 DJ PLASTERING LTD 07 Mar 2013 08437698 SMITH & HUANG LTD 11 Mar 2013 08439267 TRANSFER PAY LTD 11 Mar 2013 08444512 IUS TRADING LIMITED 14 Mar 2013 08453398 IMPERIAL DIM SUM LTD 20 Mar 2013 08459461 KHUSH SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Mar 2013 08462410 PERKS OF THE JOB LTD 26 Mar 2013 OC383863 RUSEASONS LLP 28 Mar 2013 08425094 BAKER BLOWER (UK) LIMITED 01 Mar 2013 08433022 AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR LTD. 06 Mar 2013 08443086 CIRCLE CABS MINIBUS HIRE LTD 13 Mar 2013 08432538 BARRETT SECURITY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08459800 YES CATERING LTD 25 Mar 2013 08462675 MAKOTADINICE LTD 26 Mar 2013 08454558 M & T LEISURE LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08459285 BARCAM FACADES LTD 25 Mar 2013 08439780 APPROVED SUPPLIERS LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
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