Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 954 companies were registered in Sheffield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 14.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SheffieldUK
    2014954143,414
    2013837132,684
    % change14.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (954) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014315298341
    New companies in 2013284253300
    % change10.9%17.8%13.7%
    Record Year2014 (315)2014 (298)2014 (341)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 739 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 20.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SheffieldUK
    2014739101,670
    201361486,170
    % change20.4%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (837) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014272207260
    Closed companies in 2013159219236
    % change71.1%-5.5%10%
    Record Year2014 (272)2008 (360)2009 (440)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Sheffield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 215 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)SheffieldUK
    201421541,744
    201322346,514
    Record Year 2007 (325) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014439181
    Net growth in 20131253464
    Record Year2003 (151)2003 (125)2002 (171)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Sheffield formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Sheffield
    20140.7%
    20130.6%
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.6%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.6%0.7%
    % change0.8%12.3%4.3%
    Record Year1981 (1.0%)1973 (1.5%)1985 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    26.6% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.44%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.27%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTY0.89%PROPERTY2.62%
    CARE0.89%ENGINEERING2.07%
    DESIGN0.81%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    RTM0.81%TRADING2.00%
    ELECTRICAL0.79%LONDON1.95%
    CONSTRUCTION0.79%CARE1.94%
    J0.75%TRANSPORT1.76%
    TRADING0.71%DESIGN1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    MEDICAL0.65%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CO0.62%BUSINESS1.62%
    HOUSE0.60%J1.53%
    SHEFFIELD0.60%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%GLOBAL1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ENERGY0.56%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%MEDIA1.38%
    HEALTHCARE0.52%CO.,1.36%
    ROAD0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    TRAINING0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.50%IT1.30%
    D0.50%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,679278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified30457,264
    99999 - Dormant Company29548,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management17640,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13629,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12828,224
    86900 - Other human health activities11311,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified10218,890
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate9610,361
    56302 - Public houses and bars926,056
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8812,795
    70100 - Activities of head offices784,108
    74990 - Non-trading company7214,006
    41100 - Development of building projects6410,604
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet629,914
    62012 - Business and domestic software development629,675
    90030 - Artistic creation604,566
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment596,630
    56101 - Licensed restaurants578,546
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands547,917

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09122083 UNBLOQ LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09124897 MICROSENSORY UK LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09124997 KWIKPOST LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09125225 MILSEC CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09134373 240 CAMDEN ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09141004 HASHTAG31BURGESS STREET LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09151317 PAUL WELLS ASSOCIATES LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09154689 DAZZLING BY LING LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09111246 FANOUSH TAKEAWAY LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111265 EVEREST TAKEAWAY LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09123377 FUTURE MINDS (UK) LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09133291 NAGINA CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09144199 RLJL LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09110861 SOUTHPARK ATELIER LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09122358 A1 PREMIER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09142141 F&S INTERNATUONAL VIGE LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09146159 TRAWLERS CATCH CASTLE STREET LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09156142 ALTABEB LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09122431 PEAK SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09149325 ELROY LOCUM SERVICES LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09119697 PETER HORVATH FITTERS UK LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09124238 COSTARICA PIZZA LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09126605 MARK ANDREW LYCETT LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09129892 STEEL IRON ALLOY (SIA) LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09134424 NKANYEZI LIMITED 16 Jul 2014