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
New Company Registrations
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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) Sheffield UK 2015 1,045 161,156 2014 952 150,722 % change 9.8% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (1,045) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 295 330 420 New companies in 2014 306 303 343 % change -3.6% 8.9% 22.4% Record Year 2014 (306) 2015 (330) 2015 (420)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sheffield UK 2015 581 89,523 2014 594 82,370 % change -2.2% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (658) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 143 196 242 Closed companies in 2014 170 233 191 % change -15.9% -15.9% 27% Record Year 2013 (264) 2014 (233) 2009 (360)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sheffield UK 2015 464 71,633 2014 358 68,352 Record Year 2007 (489) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 152 134 178 Net growth in 2014 136 70 152 Record Year 2015 (152) 2013 (183) 2000 (250)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.6% 2014 0.6% 2013 0.7% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% UK formation share in 2014 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% % change -5.4% 0.3% 11.6% Record Year 1978 (1.2%) 1985 (1.0%) 2000 (1.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.33% CONSULTING 5.23% CARE 1.29% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTY 1.15% PROPERTY 2.72% HEALTHCARE 0.94% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 0.92% CARE 2.13% ELECTRICAL 0.86% ENGINEERING 2.12% J 0.82% LONDON 1.91% RTM 0.80% TRADING 1.88% TRADING 0.78% TRANSPORT 1.82% ENGINEERING 0.72% ELECTRICAL 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.72% DESIGN 1.65% DESIGN 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% CO., 1.58% HOUSE 0.65% J 1.55% BUILDING 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CO 0.63% BUSINESS 1.49% SHEFFIELD 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTIES 0.61% GLOBAL 1.46% MEDICAL 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ROAD 0.57% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% BUILDING 1.31% BUSINESS 0.55% IT 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.55% MEDIA 1.28% HEALTH 0.51% M 1.27%
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 1,749 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 310 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 273 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 198 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 150 30,825 86900 - Other human health activities 132 13,990 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 127 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 100 19,098 56302 - Public houses and bars 95 6,355 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 87 11,600 62090 - Other information technology service activities 82 12,862 70100 - Activities of head offices 78 4,223 41100 - Development of building projects 76 11,863 62012 - Business and domestic software development 74 9,651 74990 - Non-trading company 71 13,794 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 65 10,200 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 65 9,080 56101 - Licensed restaurants 60 8,909 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 59 6,238 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 58 8,607
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09432701 LEGACY PARK LTD 10 Feb 2015 09434492 CHARNOCK MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09448816 MATERIAL CONTROL SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Feb 2015 09463591 ASK4 SPAIN LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09463767 CONNAUGHT APARTMENTS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09418501 FATI LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09434561 UK DIGITAL (MY) LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09437543 SUNSHING INVESTMENTS LTD 12 Feb 2015 09443877 MANOR CASTLE LEISURE LTD 17 Feb 2015 09450134 THE BROW LOUNGE LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09462443 3D JOINERY LTD 27 Feb 2015 09425909 KAM CASUALS LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09440621 LERATO LTD 16 Feb 2015 09456128 TIESERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2015 09462354 YOUSUF HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD 27 Feb 2015 09418243 EVAH LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09440241 LA BUSINESS LIMITED 16 Feb 2015 09444500 ACTIVE LEGS LIMITED 17 Feb 2015 09452600 MJT BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2015 09418436 J & C PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09423109 MR PARKER'S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 04 Feb 2015 09428483 EMMA LOUISE MORTON LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09435391 POPPY HEALTHCARE LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09437027 MAINTENANCE & TESTING SERVICES LTD 12 Feb 2015 09440145 A P W ENTERPRISES LTD 16 Feb 2015
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