Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 156 companies were registered in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Barnsley UK 2010 156 105,137 2009 168 91,034 % change -7.1% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (217) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 40 51 65 New companies in 2009 47 65 56 % change -14.9% -21.5% 16.1% Record Year 2003 (54) 2007 (75) 2007 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 17.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Barnsley UK 2010 112 82,677 2009 136 108,060 % change -17.6% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (136) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 25 37 50 Closed companies in 2009 18 25 93 % change 38.9% 48.0% -46% Record Year 2007 (38) 2010 (37) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Barnsley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 44 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Barnsley UK 2010 44 22,460 2009 32 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (139) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 15 14 15 Net growth in 2009 29 40 -37 Record Year 2003 (38) 2004 (53) 2007 (81)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Barnsley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Barnsley 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -21.1% -32.8% -3.6% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1960 (0.4%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Barnsley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (YORKSHIRE) 1.65% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSTRUCTION 1.34% CONSULTING 4.60% TRANSPORT 1.13% CONSULTANCY 2.87% TRAINING 1.03% PROPERTY 2.50% BARNSLEY 1.03% ASSOCIATES 2.04% MANAGEMENT 1.03% TRADING 1.93% R 0.93% DESIGN 1.91% YORKSHIRE 0.93% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% J 0.93% MEDIA 1.84% ENGINEERING 0.82% BUSINESS 1.74% M 0.72% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% DESIGN 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSULTING 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.54% (BARNSLEY) 0.72% J 1.48% CONSULTANCY 0.62% LONDON 1.45% BUILDING 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.45% B 0.62% GROUP 1.37% FINANCIAL 0.62% GLOBAL 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.35% BAR 0.62% BUILDING 1.34% L 0.62% CARE 1.33% S 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SALES 0.62% M 1.28% TECHNICAL 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.25% ESTATES 0.51% S 1.23%
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 297 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 111 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 32 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 29 13,808 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 17,003 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 9,325 74990 - Non-trading company 19 8,149 6024 - Freight transport by road 18 3,665 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 14,007 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 8,154 7499 - Non-trading company 15 15,398 49410 - Freight transport by road 14 2,152 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,038 4534 - Other building installation 13 2,840 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 12 3,169 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 10,331 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 4,131 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 12 1,641 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 3,069
Recent Companies
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