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 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
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