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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.

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 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 YorkshireUK
    20152,502161,156
    20141,998150,722
    % change25.2%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (2,502) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015695861946
    New companies in 2014655619724
    % change6.1%39.1%30.7%
    Record Year2015 (695)2015 (861)2015 (946)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 YorkshireUK
    20151,22089,523
    20141,11782,370
    % change9.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (1,391) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015299411510
    Closed companies in 2014312444361
    % change-4.2%-7.4%41%
    Record Year2011 (530)2014 (444)2009 (751)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 YorkshireUK
    20151,28271,633
    201488168,352
    Record Year 2015 (1,282) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015396450436
    Net growth in 2014343175363
    Record Year2015 (396)2015 (450)2007 (533)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20151.6%
    20141.3%
    20131.3%
    20121.3%
    20111.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (1.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20151.5%1.6%1.6%
    UK formation share in 20141.4%1.3%1.3%
    % change4.1%28.1%19.1%
    Record Year2009 (1.6%)2009 (1.7%)2000 (2.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  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
    CONTRACTOR7.00%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.51%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.35%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE1.26%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTY1.09%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%CARE2.13%
    ELECTRICAL0.99%ENGINEERING2.12%
    HEALTHCARE0.84%LONDON1.91%
    ENGINEERING0.82%TRADING1.88%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%TRANSPORT1.82%
    BUSINESS0.78%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    J0.77%DESIGN1.65%
    YORKSHIRE0.73%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.72%CO.,1.58%
    BUILDING0.69%J1.55%
    R0.69%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRADING0.69%BUSINESS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CO0.64%GLOBAL1.46%
    RAIL0.62%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    D0.61%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    S0.60%BUILDING1.31%
    HOUSE0.59%IT1.30%
    M0.59%MEDIA1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,879288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company65949,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified42758,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management40143,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified29829,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities24230,825
    86900 - Other human health activities21413,990
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified18719,098
    56302 - Public houses and bars1876,355
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1859,080
    49410 - Freight transport by road18512,485
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands1778,607
    41100 - Development of building projects15811,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities15512,862
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate15211,600
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet14610,200
    43210 - Electrical installation1306,139
    74990 - Non-trading company12013,794
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings1137,797
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified1106,238

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09417588 GES MECHANICAL LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09418717 BP INTELLIGENCE LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09420909 PETE THE PLUMBER LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09423215 ARC INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09423771 MOSS ESTATES (SY) LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09425081 G CUNNINGHAM ELECTRICAL LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09433441 ALLERT BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09441830 MEGASALESMALL LTD. 16 Feb 2015
    09447139 LEYLA PIZZA GRILL LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09457214 TOTAL RIGGING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09453470 SAGORA LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09458763 RAFAL DOBRZYNSKI LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09420775 EDSON'S CAKERY LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09431867 VANERN HOLDINGS LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09437232 L STANNARD ELECTRICAL LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09418237 CERASELA ISPAS LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09418332 ANGELICA SURDU LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09418346 CRISTIAN NEGRU LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09418351 CRISTIAN NASTASE LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09418354 ALIN IULIAN ORZOI LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09425804 CRISTINA DRAGNEA LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09425860 DANIELA NICOLAU LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09428308 ELENA DARLOMAN LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09428366 FLORIN EPURE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09428434 ILEANA D DUMITRASCU LIMITED 09 Feb 2015

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