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
New Company Registrations
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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) Sheffield UK 2013 837 132,684 2012 860 118,868 % change -2.7% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (860) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 284 253 300 New companies in 2012 283 278 299 % change 0.4% -9.0% 0.3% Record Year 2013 (284) 2012 (278) 2013 (300)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sheffield UK 2013 614 86,170 2012 662 75,908 % change -7.3% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (837) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 159 219 236 Closed companies in 2012 210 272 180 % change -24.3% -19.5% 31% Record Year 2002 (218) 2008 (360) 2009 (440)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sheffield UK 2013 223 46,514 2012 198 42,960 Record Year 2007 (325) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 125 34 64 Net growth in 2012 73 6 119 Record Year 2003 (151) 2003 (125) 2002 (171)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.6% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.8% 2009 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% % change -10.2% -16.5% -12.0% Record Year 1981 (1.0%) 1973 (1.5%) 1985 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.39% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 1.32% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.45% PROPERTY 0.91% PROPERTY 2.53% SHEFFIELD 0.87% TRADING 2.08% HOUSE 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.71% LONDON 1.79% CARE 0.69% DESIGN 1.78% TRADING 0.69% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.69% RTM 0.62% CARE 1.64% MEDIA 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.61% HEALTH 0.59% GLOBAL 1.59% ELECTRICAL 0.57% J 1.54% YORKSHIRE 0.57% MEDIA 1.54% TRAINING 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.53% S 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.45% MUSIC 0.53% IT 1.39% ENGINEERING 0.53% M 1.25% ENTERPRISES 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.20% IT 0.50% BUILDING 1.19% J 0.50% CAPITAL 1.19% EVENTS 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% M 0.43% TRAINING 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 1,779 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 367 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 310 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 149 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 127 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 119 25,547 62090 - Other information technology service activities 86 12,516 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 84 8,312 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 80 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 76 14,228 86900 - Other human health activities 76 9,203 56302 - Public houses and bars 67 5,437 70100 - Activities of head offices 67 3,929 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 66 7,590 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 64 8,475 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 63 5,859 62012 - Business and domestic software development 62 9,104 41100 - Development of building projects 58 9,271 90030 - Artistic creation 57 4,090 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 54 6,979
Recent Companies
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