Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Q3 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

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

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 837 companies were registered in Sheffield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SheffieldUK
    2013837132,684
    2012860118,868
    % change-2.7%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (860) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013284253300
    New companies in 2012283278299
    % change0.4%-9.0%0.3%
    Record Year2013 (284)2012 (278)2013 (300)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 614 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SheffieldUK
    201361486,170
    201266275,908
    % change-7.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (837) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013159219236
    Closed companies in 2012210272180
    % change-24.3%-19.5%31%
    Record Year2002 (218)2008 (360)2009 (440)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Sheffield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 223 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SheffieldUK
    201322346,514
    201219842,960
    Record Year 2007 (325) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20131253464
    Net growth in 2012736119
    Record Year2003 (151)2003 (125)2002 (171)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Sheffield
    20130.6%
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.8%
    20090.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.6%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.8%
    % change-10.2%-16.5%-12.0%
    Record Year1981 (1.0%)1973 (1.5%)1985 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Sheffield was in 2006 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

    24.2% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.39%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING1.32%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    PROPERTY0.91%PROPERTY2.53%
    SHEFFIELD0.87%TRADING2.08%
    HOUSE0.75%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.71%LONDON1.79%
    CARE0.69%DESIGN1.78%
    TRADING0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.66%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    RTM0.62%CARE1.64%
    MEDIA0.62%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    HEALTH0.59%GLOBAL1.59%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%J1.54%
    YORKSHIRE0.57%MEDIA1.54%
    TRAINING0.55%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    S0.55%PROPERTIES1.45%
    MUSIC0.53%IT1.39%
    ENGINEERING0.53%M1.25%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    IT0.50%BUILDING1.19%
    J0.50%CAPITAL1.19%
    EVENTS0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    M0.43%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,779260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company36746,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified31054,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14934,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12726,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11925,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8612,516
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate848,312
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8017,715
    74990 - Non-trading company7614,228
    86900 - Other human health activities769,203
    56302 - Public houses and bars675,437
    70100 - Activities of head offices673,929
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified667,590
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet648,475
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment635,859
    62012 - Business and domestic software development629,104
    41100 - Development of building projects589,271
    90030 - Artistic creation574,090
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities546,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08639420 GTD EVENTS LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08646810 KEY PROTECT LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08651804 EMD EVENTS LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08652435 KINGPIN TRADING LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08659689 LINCS MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08669708 WE FIT ECO LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08669898 LATE NIGHT TRADING EQUIPMENT LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08636674 BORG DOCS LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08647665 THE MANDARINN LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08648491 A&S REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 13 Aug 2013
    08633224 ECOLINE CONTRACTORS LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08638535 NEW BEGINNINGS INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY 05 Aug 2013
    08656099 SOUTHEY1972 LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    OC387393 TRUE EDUCATION UK LLP 20 Aug 2013
    08668546 TINOP LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08634733 SINEAD O'BRIEN LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08641524 VAPES E.CIGARETTE LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08644950 RUBBLE PROPERTIES LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08645247 ANGELFALLSCC (UK) LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08656479 ENDEAVOR EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08664315 SEE-THE-LEAD LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08669365 TNMM LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08670156 RHOV STRUCTURAL SERVICES LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08638125 ELEGANCE FURNITURE LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08643474 LONE STAR ACCESS LTD 08 Aug 2013