Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 1,045 companies were registered in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SheffieldUK
    20151,045161,156
    2014952150,722
    % change9.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (1,045) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sheffield when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015295330420
    New companies in 2014306303343
    % change-3.6%8.9%22.4%
    Record Year2014 (306)2015 (330)2015 (420)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 581 companies were dissolved in Sheffield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SheffieldUK
    201558189,523
    201459482,370
    % change-2.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (658) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015143196242
    Closed companies in 2014170233191
    % change-15.9%-15.9%27%
    Record Year2013 (264)2014 (233)2009 (360)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Sheffield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 464 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SheffieldUK
    201546471,633
    201435868,352
    Record Year 2007 (489) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Sheffield when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015152134178
    Net growth in 201413670152
    Record Year2015 (152)2013 (183)2000 (250)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Sheffield formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Sheffield
    20150.6%
    20140.6%
    20130.7%
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.6%0.6%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20140.7%0.6%0.6%
    % change-5.4%0.3%11.6%
    Record Year1978 (1.2%)1985 (1.0%)2000 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    28.8% of all director appointments in Sheffield in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.33%CONSULTING5.23%
    CARE1.29%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.27%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY1.15%PROPERTY2.72%
    HEALTHCARE0.94%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.92%CARE2.13%
    ELECTRICAL0.86%ENGINEERING2.12%
    J0.82%LONDON1.91%
    RTM0.80%TRADING1.88%
    TRADING0.78%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ENGINEERING0.72%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.72%DESIGN1.65%
    DESIGN0.68%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%CO.,1.58%
    HOUSE0.65%J1.55%
    BUILDING0.65%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CO0.63%BUSINESS1.49%
    SHEFFIELD0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTIES0.61%GLOBAL1.46%
    MEDICAL0.61%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ROAD0.57%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%BUILDING1.31%
    BUSINESS0.55%IT1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%MEDIA1.28%
    HEALTH0.51%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,749288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company31049,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified27358,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management19843,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15030,825
    86900 - Other human health activities13213,990
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12729,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified10019,098
    56302 - Public houses and bars956,355
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate8711,600
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8212,862
    70100 - Activities of head offices784,223
    41100 - Development of building projects7611,863
    62012 - Business and domestic software development749,651
    74990 - Non-trading company7113,794
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet6510,200
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified659,080
    56101 - Licensed restaurants608,909
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified596,238
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands588,607

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09380396 STUDENT TEACHING LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09395178 MR BIT PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09408119 SYPG LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09371191 ASH (SY) LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09376742 BRADFIELD ESTATES LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09379892 OJI&CO LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09382438 JK & JK IT SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09383836 BIRTHDAY CAKES LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09390721 APA MOTORS LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09394135 8486 WS DEVELOPMENT LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09402514 NEWBRIDGE EDUCATION LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09408480 NAUGHTON PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09372786 BAKER CHASE (2) LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09376690 A W PARISH LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09382672 T RAWLINGS CONSULTANCY LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09378857 DIGITAL IMPACT SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09384795 RONKSLEY 1959 LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09385963 SHUNEM HEALTHCARE LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09389154 RETRO 2 NOW LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09394064 BYNE LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09398046 TAMADON LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09406615 FRESH START TRADING LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09412763 UK GALAXY LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09374426 BESIDE LEISURE LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09380014 LMG FOURDRIGNIER LIMITED 08 Jan 2015