Sheffield, South Yorkshire
2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2014 was a record first half year for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q2.
- Q2 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.
- May 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous May.
- April 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous April.
- April 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The first half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2014 was a record first half year for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2014 a total of 1,905 companies were formed in Sheffield. This figure is 11.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Sheffield occurred in 2014 when a total of 1,905 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Sheffield UK 2014 1,905 300,731 2013 1,716 269,432 % change 11.0% 11.6% Record Year 2014 (1,905) 2014 (300,731) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Q2 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q2.
Q2 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 953 companies were registered in Sheffield during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Sheffield UK 2014 953 150,009 2013 839 134,630 % change 13.6% 11.4% Record Year 2014 (953) 2014 (150,009) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
May 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous May.
April 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous April.
April 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2014 371 314 268 New companies in 2013 302 281 256 % change 22.8% 11.7% 4.7% Record Year 2014 (371) 2014 (314) 2011 (337)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 1,295 companies were dissolved in Sheffield. This figure is 11.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 14.2%.
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) Sheffield UK 2014 1,295 177,207 2013 1,167 155,192 % change 11.0% 14.2% Record Year 2009 (1,643) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 701 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Sheffield UK 2014 701 94,837 2013 654 77,278 % change 7.2% 22.7% Record Year 2009 (1,025) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2014 203 267 231 Closed companies in 2013 220 197 237 % change -7.7% 35.5% -3% Record Year 2009 (288) 2009 (420) 2009 (317)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 the company register for Sheffield increased by 610 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Sheffield UK 2014 610 123,524 2013 549 114,240 Record Year 2007 (910) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Net company growth for Sheffield during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 252 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Sheffield UK 2014 252 55,172 2013 185 57,352 Record Year 2007 (421) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2014 168 47 37 Net growth in 2013 82 84 19 Record Year 2003 (180) 2003 (152) 2008 (181)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 Sheffield formed 0.6% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.6%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Sheffield 2014 0.6% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
In the second quarter of 2014, Sheffield formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Sheffield 2014 0.6% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.8% 2010 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2014 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% % change 10.8% 3.1% -9.3% Record Year 1984 (1.0%) 1974 (1.7%) 1966 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The record first half year for female directors in Sheffield was 2007 when 28.2% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The record second quarter for female directors in Sheffield was in 2012 when 28.8% of all directors were female.
27.3% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.58% CONSULTING 5.16% CONSULTING 1.26% MANAGEMENT 4.64% PROPERTY 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.50% CONSULTANCY 0.98% PROPERTY 2.66% RTM 0.85% TRADING 2.03% DESIGN 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.99% ELECTRICAL 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.77% LONDON 1.93% CARE 0.77% CARE 1.85% TRADING 0.68% DESIGN 1.75% ENTERPRISES 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.73% SHEFFIELD 0.64% BUSINESS 1.69% MEDICAL 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% HOUSE 0.60% TRANSPORT 1.58% PROPERTIES 0.58% GLOBAL 1.55% HEALTH 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.55% J 0.56% J 1.51% CONSULTANTS 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.48% EVENTS 0.51% MEDIA 1.44% MUSIC 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.40% SECURITY 0.51% IT 1.33% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.33% ENERGY 0.49% BUILDING 1.26% ENGINEERING 0.49% M 1.24% IT 0.49% CO., 1.20%
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 1,637 261,557 99999 - Dormant Company 332 48,436 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 324 57,421 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 180 40,250 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 137 29,029 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 129 28,352 86900 - Other human health activities 103 11,292 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 99 10,133 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 99 19,058 56302 - Public houses and bars 94 6,099 62090 - Other information technology service activities 85 13,024 70100 - Activities of head offices 80 4,152 74990 - Non-trading company 75 14,351 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 64 6,631 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 62 9,900 41100 - Development of building projects 62 10,527 90030 - Artistic creation 62 4,548 56101 - Licensed restaurants 59 8,585 98000 - Residents property management 57 5,046 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 56 8,533
Recent Companies
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