Sheffield, South Yorkshire

2013 Half Year 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

  • April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous April.

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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 a total of 1,716 companies were formed in Sheffield. This figure is 1.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Sheffield occurred in 2012 when a total of 1,747 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)SheffieldUK
    20131,716269,432
    20121,747253,150
    % change-1.8%6.4%
    Record Year2012 (1,747)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    A total of 839 companies were registered in Sheffield during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)SheffieldUK
    2013839134,630
    2012826121,659
    % change1.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (857) 2013 (134,630)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous April.

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2013302281256
    New companies in 2012293281252
    % change3.1%0.0%1.6%
    Record Year2013 (302)2013 (281)2011 (337)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 a total of 1,167 companies were dissolved in Sheffield. This figure is 3.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Sheffield occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,643 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)SheffieldUK
    20131,167155,192
    20121,132147,794
    % change3.1%5.0%
    Record Year2009 (1,643)2009 (289,245)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    A total of 654 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)SheffieldUK
    201365477,278
    201259480,218
    % change10.1%-3.7%
    Record Year 2009 (1,025) 2009 (181,179)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2013220197237
    Closed companies in 2012192222180
    % change14.6%-11.3%32%
    Record Year2009 (288)2009 (420)2009 (317)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 the company register for Sheffield increased by 549 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)SheffieldUK
    2013549114,240
    2012615105,356
    Record Year2007 (910)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    Net company growth for Sheffield during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 185 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)SheffieldUK
    201318557,352
    201223241,441
    Record Year 2007 (421) 2007 (60,014)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2013828419
    Net growth in 20121015972
    Record Year2003 (180)2003 (152)2008 (181)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 Sheffield formed 0.6% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2012 figure of 0.7%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Sheffield
    20130.6%
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    In the second quarter of 2013, Sheffield formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)Sheffield
    20130.6%
    20120.7%
    20110.8%
    20100.6%
    20090.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.6%0.7%
    % change-13.4%-2.8%-8.1%
    Record Year1984 (1.0%)1974 (1.7%)1966 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 42.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    The record first half year for female directors in Sheffield was 2004 when 29.2% of all directors were female.

    26.8% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Sheffield was in 2012 when 28.8% of all directors were female.

    27.7% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.55%CONSULTING5.25%
    CONSULTING1.28%MANAGEMENT4.80%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%CONSULTANCY3.41%
    SHEFFIELD0.91%PROPERTY2.48%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%TRADING2.05%
    DESIGN0.75%ENGINEERING1.81%
    CARE0.73%DESIGN1.79%
    PROPERTY0.71%LONDON1.77%
    MEDIA0.69%BUSINESS1.77%
    TRADING0.64%CONSULTANTS1.68%
    PROPERTIES0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.68%
    YORKSHIRE0.62%ASSOCIATES1.67%
    TRAINING0.59%GLOBAL1.59%
    HOUSE0.59%MEDIA1.57%
    ENGINEERING0.57%CARE1.55%
    S0.55%J1.53%
    RTM0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    BUSINESS0.55%IT1.40%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%PROPERTIES1.40%
    M0.53%M1.26%
    J0.53%BUILDING1.22%
    IT0.50%ELECTRICAL1.19%
    PRODUCTIONS0.48%ENTERPRISES1.18%
    CO0.48%CAPITAL1.16%
    MUSIC0.48%TRAINING1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,797257,517
    99999 - Dormant Company35144,817
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified31154,555
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14233,633
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11625,583
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11124,324
    62090 - Other information technology service activities9012,578
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate847,871
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7817,095
    74990 - Non-trading company6914,303
    86900 - Other human health activities688,687
    62012 - Business and domestic software development628,590
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment615,505
    41100 - Development of building projects608,876
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified607,212
    90030 - Artistic creation583,872
    56302 - Public houses and bars555,165
    70100 - Activities of head offices553,899
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities546,771
    43210 - Electrical installation525,611

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08518254 SCHOLARLY SOFTWARE LTD 07 May 2013
    08521275 BMF BITS LTD 09 May 2013
    08522595 ROBSON & FRANKLIN LIMITED 09 May 2013
    08523089 OMNIA SOLIHULL LIMITED 10 May 2013
    08523292 ANTALYA KEBAB PIZZA LIMITED 10 May 2013
    08530554 GASTOCK UK LTD 15 May 2013
    08533250 ELEMENT WORLDWIDE LIMITED 17 May 2013
    08543874 UK FURNITURE DIRECT LIMITED 24 May 2013
    08526645 ELITE DISTRIBUTION TYRES WORLD LIMITED 13 May 2013
    08529882 ENZO GRAZIANO ASSOCIATES LIMITED 15 May 2013
    OC385152 CHAMPION TEAM LLP 16 May 2013
    08543609 SMT MOTOR CO LTD 24 May 2013
    08520123 AWA TREE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 08 May 2013
    08526216 YMO SERVICES LTD 13 May 2013
    08531060 AESTHETIC LEATHER DESIGN LIMITED 16 May 2013
    08551038 GOLDEN CERAMICS LIMITED 31 May 2013
    08526937 M CONNELLY ENGINEERING LIMITED 13 May 2013
    08528284 EWEMOVE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LTD 14 May 2013
    08512137 MOTORCYCLING TV LIMITED 01 May 2013
    08519577 AFCCBLACK LTD 08 May 2013
    08524109 ARCADIA LANDSCAPE & DESIGN LIMITED 10 May 2013
    08537239 S R W JOINERY LIMITED 20 May 2013
    08526904 TEST FAULTLESS LIMITED 13 May 2013
    08528555 SPACE DESIGN PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 May 2013
    08539164 ORDER ORDER! LIMITED 22 May 2013