Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Sheffield when compared to any previous January.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 952 companies were registered in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SheffieldUK
    2014952150,722
    2013877134,802
    % change8.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (952) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014306303343
    New companies in 2013290279308
    % change5.5%8.6%11.4%
    Record Year2014 (306)2014 (303)2007 (355)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 594 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 15.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SheffieldUK
    201459482,370
    201351377,914
    % change15.8%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (658) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014170233191
    Closed companies in 201326496153
    % change-35.6%142.7%25%
    Record Year2013 (264)2014 (233)2009 (360)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Sheffield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 358 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SheffieldUK
    201435868,352
    201336456,888
    Record Year 2007 (489) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Sheffield when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201413670152
    Net growth in 201326183155
    Record Year2014 (136)2013 (183)2000 (250)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Sheffield formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Sheffield
    20140.6%
    20130.7%
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.7%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20130.7%0.6%0.7%
    % change-1.3%0.3%-7.1%
    Record Year1978 (1.2%)1985 (1.0%)2000 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sheffield was in 2007 when 29.5% of all directors were female.

    25.1% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.62%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.24%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTY1.06%PROPERTY2.64%
    DESIGN0.82%TRADING2.05%
    TRADING0.80%LONDON1.88%
    CARE0.80%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SHEFFIELD0.71%CARE1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    RTM0.64%DESIGN1.75%
    ENTERPRISES0.64%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    HOUSE0.62%BUSINESS1.71%
    HEALTH0.60%PROPERTIES1.60%
    IT0.60%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    ENERGY0.60%GLOBAL1.58%
    EVENTS0.58%J1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.58%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    YORKSHIRE0.55%MEDIA1.48%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%IT1.33%
    MEDICAL0.55%TRANSPORT1.30%
    J0.55%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    TRAINING0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%M1.21%
    MUSIC0.51%CAPITAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.49%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,864280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company35747,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified32256,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16037,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13227,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12526,700
    86900 - Other human health activities9410,273
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9218,491
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate919,284
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8612,813
    56302 - Public houses and bars855,732
    70100 - Activities of head offices734,019
    74990 - Non-trading company7014,135
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet629,358
    41100 - Development of building projects609,855
    56101 - Licensed restaurants597,965
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified598,155
    62012 - Business and domestic software development599,509
    90030 - Artistic creation584,340
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment566,236

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08922070 SUCCESS & CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08922402 M METWALLY LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08926178 AFCHRISTOFI LTD. 06 Mar 2014
    08945918 241 DAWES ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08960341 RFS TRADING LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08966400 BARAN RODI LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08931088 HR CHANNER LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08935424 BOSSLADY LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08939777 H L TRUSTED BUILDERS LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08942154 DATA-SENSE ANALYTICS LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08950156 SKY CHEMICALS HYGIENE LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08961304 CAT LANE BAKERY LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08965457 MJC SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08966126 PARK CENTRE (SAMSON STREET) C.I.C. 28 Mar 2014
    08924959 IM COMMERCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08926407 CUCKOOLAND LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08933174 AMS PROPERTIES (SHEFFIELD) LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08940723 THE LICKNIGHTLIFE LTD. 14 Mar 2014
    08944880 EMINENCE EVENTS LTD. 18 Mar 2014
    08946263 GWJG PROPERTY LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08963484 ADII TRADING SERVICES LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08927823 BIMA ARK LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08947017 SWIFT SECURITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08949340 LIVENSIBANDA LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08968201 SHEFHAND LIMITED 31 Mar 2014