South Yorkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any month in history.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in South Yorkshire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in South Yorkshire when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 2,502 companies were registered in South Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 25.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well 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) South Yorkshire UK 2015 2,502 161,156 2014 1,998 150,722 % change 25.2% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (2,502) 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 South Yorkshire when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any previous February.
February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any month in history.
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in South Yorkshire when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 695 861 946 New companies in 2014 655 619 724 % change 6.1% 39.1% 30.7% Record Year 2015 (695) 2015 (861) 2015 (946)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 1,220 companies were dissolved in South Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 9.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly 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) South Yorkshire UK 2015 1,220 89,523 2014 1,117 82,370 % change 9.2% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (1,391) 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 299 411 510 Closed companies in 2014 312 444 361 % change -4.2% -7.4% 41% Record Year 2011 (530) 2014 (444) 2009 (751)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for South Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 1,282 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) South Yorkshire UK 2015 1,282 71,633 2014 881 68,352 Record Year 2015 (1,282) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in South Yorkshire when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in South Yorkshire when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 396 450 436 Net growth in 2014 343 175 363 Record Year 2015 (396) 2015 (450) 2007 (533)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, South Yorkshire formed 1.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) South Yorkshire 2015 1.6% 2014 1.3% 2013 1.3% 2012 1.3% 2011 1.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (1.7%) 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 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% UK formation share in 2014 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% % change 4.1% 28.1% 19.1% Record Year 2009 (1.6%) 2009 (1.7%) 2000 (2.1%)
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 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% 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 South Yorkshire was in 2007 when 30.4% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in South Yorkshire 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 CONTRACTOR 7.00% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.51% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.35% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CARE 1.26% PROPERTY 2.72% PROPERTY 1.09% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 1.04% CARE 2.13% ELECTRICAL 0.99% ENGINEERING 2.12% HEALTHCARE 0.84% LONDON 1.91% ENGINEERING 0.82% TRADING 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% TRANSPORT 1.82% BUSINESS 0.78% ELECTRICAL 1.76% J 0.77% DESIGN 1.65% YORKSHIRE 0.73% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.72% CO., 1.58% BUILDING 0.69% J 1.55% R 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.54% TRADING 0.69% BUSINESS 1.49% DEVELOPMENTS 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CO 0.64% GLOBAL 1.46% RAIL 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.44% D 0.61% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% S 0.60% BUILDING 1.31% HOUSE 0.59% IT 1.30% M 0.59% MEDIA 1.28% ASSOCIATES 0.58% 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 3,879 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 659 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 427 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 401 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 298 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 242 30,825 86900 - Other human health activities 214 13,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 187 19,098 56302 - Public houses and bars 187 6,355 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 185 9,080 49410 - Freight transport by road 185 12,485 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 177 8,607 41100 - Development of building projects 158 11,863 62090 - Other information technology service activities 155 12,862 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 152 11,600 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 146 10,200 43210 - Electrical installation 130 6,139 74990 - Non-trading company 120 13,794 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 113 7,797 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 110 6,238
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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