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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Sheffield UK 2014 952 150,722 2013 877 134,802 % change 8.6% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (952) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 306 303 343 New companies in 2013 290 279 308 % change 5.5% 8.6% 11.4% Record Year 2014 (306) 2014 (303) 2007 (355)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sheffield UK 2014 594 82,370 2013 513 77,914 % change 15.8% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (658) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2014 170 233 191 Closed companies in 2013 264 96 153 % change -35.6% 142.7% 25% Record Year 2013 (264) 2014 (233) 2009 (360)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sheffield UK 2014 358 68,352 2013 364 56,888 Record Year 2007 (489) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2014 136 70 152 Net growth in 2013 26 183 155 Record Year 2014 (136) 2013 (183) 2000 (250)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.6% 2013 0.7% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2013 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% % change -1.3% 0.3% -7.1% Record Year 1978 (1.2%) 1985 (1.0%) 2000 (1.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.62% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.24% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.49% PROPERTY 1.06% PROPERTY 2.64% DESIGN 0.82% TRADING 2.05% TRADING 0.80% LONDON 1.88% CARE 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.86% SHEFFIELD 0.71% CARE 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% RTM 0.64% DESIGN 1.75% ENTERPRISES 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.73% HOUSE 0.62% BUSINESS 1.71% HEALTH 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.60% IT 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.60% ENERGY 0.60% GLOBAL 1.58% EVENTS 0.58% J 1.48% PROPERTIES 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.48% YORKSHIRE 0.55% MEDIA 1.48% ELECTRICAL 0.55% IT 1.33% MEDICAL 0.55% TRANSPORT 1.30% J 0.55% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% TRAINING 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% CONSULTANTS 0.51% M 1.21% MUSIC 0.51% CAPITAL 1.20% MEDIA 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 1,864 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 357 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 322 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 160 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 132 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 125 26,700 86900 - Other human health activities 94 10,273 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 92 18,491 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 91 9,284 62090 - Other information technology service activities 86 12,813 56302 - Public houses and bars 85 5,732 70100 - Activities of head offices 73 4,019 74990 - Non-trading company 70 14,135 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 62 9,358 41100 - Development of building projects 60 9,855 56101 - Licensed restaurants 59 7,965 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 59 8,155 62012 - Business and domestic software development 59 9,509 90030 - Artistic creation 58 4,340 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 56 6,236
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE OC390137 SEMPER AUGUSTUS CONSULTING LLP 02 Jan 2014 08838400 FIVE RIVERS 2014-1 LIMITED 09 Jan 2014 08839572 CZEFF LTD 10 Jan 2014 08841759 HAWKEYE RAIL LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08844214 FAB(MARLOW) LTD 14 Jan 2014 08859151 SCUNTHORPE CASH AND CARRY LTD 23 Jan 2014 08872142 84 QUEENSTOWN ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED 31 Jan 2014 08848222 MORGANS TRANSPORT LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08852265 ECO-FACILITATORS LTD 20 Jan 2014 08841689 1ST CLASS TRADERS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08864116 DIYAFA STATION LTD 28 Jan 2014 08866231 TEEN DRIVER UK LTD 29 Jan 2014 08830936 ICARE YORKSHIRE LIMITED 03 Jan 2014 08831418 INTERLINK BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014 08832611 WILLIAM RESOURCES LTD 06 Jan 2014 08836523 SELECTIVE MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Jan 2014 08848582 PAULETEX LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08852630 MONENE COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08829176 ZADDLER PRODUCT DESIGN LTD 02 Jan 2014 08834829 UNIVERSAL WELLBEING LTD 07 Jan 2014 08869329 FOREVER GRASS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014 08870144 HEALTHSERV LTD 30 Jan 2014 08831461 WORK IT OUT (BGF) LTD 03 Jan 2014 08830402 500 MONKEYS LTD 03 Jan 2014 08836132 PRASHANTH SOFTWARES LTD 08 Jan 2014
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