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

  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 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)BarnsleyUK
    2010156105,137
    200916891,034
    % change-7.1%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (217) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010405165
    New companies in 2009476556
    % change-14.9%-21.5%16.1%
    Record Year2003 (54)2007 (75)2007 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BarnsleyUK
    201011282,677
    2009136108,060
    % change-17.6%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (136) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010253750
    Closed companies in 2009182593
    % change38.9%48.0%-46%
    Record Year2007 (38)2010 (37)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BarnsleyUK
    20104422,460
    200932-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (139) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010151415
    Net growth in 20092940-37
    Record Year2003 (38)2004 (53)2007 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-21.1%-32.8%-3.6%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (YORKSHIRE)1.65%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSTRUCTION1.34%CONSULTING4.60%
    TRANSPORT1.13%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    TRAINING1.03%PROPERTY2.50%
    BARNSLEY1.03%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.03%TRADING1.93%
    R0.93%DESIGN1.91%
    YORKSHIRE0.93%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    J0.93%MEDIA1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.82%BUSINESS1.74%
    M0.72%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    DESIGN0.72%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTING0.72%ENGINEERING1.54%
    (BARNSLEY)0.72%J1.48%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%LONDON1.45%
    BUILDING0.62%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    B0.62%GROUP1.37%
    FINANCIAL0.62%GLOBAL1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.62%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BAR0.62%BUILDING1.34%
    L0.62%CARE1.33%
    S0.62%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SALES0.62%M1.28%
    TECHNICAL0.51%SYSTEMS1.25%
    ESTATES0.51%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied297228,645
    7487 - Other business activities11174,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3626,974
    9999 - Dormant Company3219,948
    99999 - Dormant Company2913,808
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2417,003
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering219,325
    74990 - Non-trading company198,149
    6024 - Freight transport by road183,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1714,007
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified158,154
    7499 - Non-trading company1515,398
    49410 - Freight transport by road142,152
    9305 - Other service activities149,038
    4534 - Other building installation132,840
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis123,169
    7260 - Other computer related activities1210,331
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate124,131
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings121,641
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,069

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07165663 JUMBO SPECIALIST VEHICLES LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07158802 WARWOOD LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07158195 ITALO LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157827 TARGET TECHNICAL SUPPORT LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07150467 C-RED 4 VAN SALES LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07146237 ECC (FERRYBRIDGE) TIMBER ENGINEERING LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    OC352073 THE MILL @ SCOTT HALL LLP 05 Feb 2010
    07158805 WHITE ROSE NDT LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158122 WIZARD JOINERY LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07154154 NASA HYDROPONICS LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07165714 ELMET ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07164895 SPITDRAGON LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07158731 CUSWORTH HALL TEAROOMS LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157874 C & J POOL BUILDING SEVICES LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07154608 GROUNDHOG COURIERS LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07169642 A SHADE GREENER (F1) LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07169632 TJB TRANSPORT LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07164639 NEWBY GROUNDWORKS LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07163407 STEAKS MADE REAL LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07161432 WASTE RECYCLING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07160308 DESIGN HOUSE CONSULTANCY (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07156920 LEMON ESTATES LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07153737 NATIONWIDE SOLAR LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07150083 APPRENTICE ENTREPRENEUR LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07150043 SECRET ENTREPRENEUR LIMITED 08 Feb 2010