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
    08384619 TAMPER COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08385841 S & B FASHION DESIGN LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08391660 KINGSVIEW COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08397937 U SOCIAL MEDIA LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08403737 BROOMCO (4262) LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08404534 MEATY FISH LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08406752 SMART EYE ENTERPRISE LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    OC382635 TURTLE TECH REPAIRS LLP 19 Feb 2013
    08412937 SOSLIMM ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08422821 S.JU'S (UK) LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08423417 GODAIKAN 28 Feb 2013
    08409116 YES ENTERPRISES LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08416409 TESTING HOUSE LTD. 22 Feb 2013
    08424861 BMANN LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08402851 STUDIOS TRADING LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08393844 MASENO SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08404267 COGNITEC LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08414333 AUTO HIRES DIRECT LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08414340 DAVID SHAW BUILDERS & REMEDIAL SERVICES LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08423311 KAZMED LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08397227 PODGE PRODUCTS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08399149 CZN DIGITAL LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08402275 THE LASER CLINIC SOUTH YORKSHIRE LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08404322 DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08423365 RAMYA BUILDERS LTD 28 Feb 2013