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.

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
    09371845 KEEN HAIR LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09373784 RHODES RECRUITMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09400730 HEN HOUSE FRIED CHICKEN LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09403159 MDA RECRUITMENT LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09407042 ENDEAVOUR MARTIAL ARTS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09371489 TECBUYER LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09382271 TOTAL WAREHOUSE SERVICES LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09402708 THE BLADE RUNNER SHARPENING SERVICES LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09405645 J & M BEDROOMS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09379435 WHITE ROSE BIOMASS LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09395311 UK LIFT SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09398610 STRATEGIC PARTNERS GRISEDALE LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09402741 ADRIAN MOLDOVAN LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09404434 ROTHWELL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09407351 ADRIAN ALEX PUSCOIU LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09407380 ADRIAN ALEX CALIN LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09407654 ALEXANDRU CRACIUN LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09407701 ADRIAN RADUTA LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09409165 SUHANA SIDDIQUE LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09413392 ANAMARIA CATALINA RACAREANU LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09413525 ANDREEA ZAMFIRESCU LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09415529 ALIN MIHAIL RADU LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09415532 ANA MARIA TIGANELE LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09415537 ALEXANDRU MINEA LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09372299 BE A FLARE LTD 02 Jan 2015