Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 131 companies were registered in Barnsley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BarnsleyUK
    2010131101,492
    200915394,671
    % change-14.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (195) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010503546
    New companies in 2009614250
    % change-18.0%-16.7%-8.0%
    Record Year2003 (66)2003 (58)2003 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 140 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BarnsleyUK
    201014087,705
    2009198159,401
    % change-29.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010346244
    Closed companies in 2009445797
    % change-22.7%8.8%-55%
    Record Year2009 (44)2008 (96)2009 (97)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Barnsley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -9 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BarnsleyUK
    2010-913,787
    2009-45-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (148) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201016-272
    Net growth in 200917-15-47
    Record Year2003 (42)2003 (51)2003 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Barnsley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Barnsley
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-23.7%-24.4%-11.8%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1971 (0.7%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Barnsley was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.3% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (YORKSHIRE)1.50%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSTRUCTION1.40%CONSULTING4.99%
    YORKSHIRE1.30%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CARE0.90%PROPERTY2.38%
    ENGINEERING0.80%TRADING2.04%
    S0.80%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    TRANSPORT0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    BARNSLEY0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    J0.80%BUSINESS1.80%
    M0.70%MEDIA1.75%
    C0.70%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTING0.70%LONDON1.59%
    LOGISTICS0.70%ENGINEERING1.59%
    H0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TRADING0.60%CARE1.44%
    WOMBWELL0.60%J1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    R0.60%GLOBAL1.42%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%IT1.35%
    NETWORK0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTANCY0.50%BUILDING1.32%
    (BARNSLEY)0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SPORTS0.50%M1.28%
    TO0.50%SYSTEMS1.26%
    HOME0.50%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied282202,902
    7487 - Other business activities11169,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4025,053
    99999 - Dormant Company3014,072
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering257,634
    9999 - Dormant Company2421,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2314,940
    74990 - Non-trading company187,649
    6024 - Freight transport by road162,771
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified167,767
    49410 - Freight transport by road141,915
    7499 - Non-trading company1413,408
    9305 - Other service activities139,454
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1313,161
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate133,631
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,967
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities128,292
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings111,363
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis102,962
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment101,664

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07355752 IDPA ENTERPRISES LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07347572 MASON RICHARDS MARKETING LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07347394 CHENE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07343202 NETWORK UTILITIES GROUP LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07339423 HOLISTIC ELECTRICAL LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07336807 ASPIRE GATES & RAILINGS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07351783 KIA AZAR PASARGAD LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07349605 5 STAR RECRUITMENT LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07344661 SWEETSPACES LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07341141 ADEPT RECOVERY LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07358910 N YOXALL GROUNDWORKS LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07357350 MUMBAI RESTAURANT (HORWICH) LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07342834 CROSSLAND CEILINGS AND PARTITIONS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07361384 SPARKLES COMM LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07358661 WOMBWELL EXPRESS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07347604 WORKOUT EXPRESS YORKSHIRE LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07351464 ACF 2010 LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07339004 H L CARPENTRY AND JOINERY LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07357880 TOWNEND CREATIVE LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07352540 CONVENIENCE STORE BASKET UK LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07351483 WPA ONLINE LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07347680 SELECT BATHROOMS (BARNSLEY) LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347654 BARNSLEY HOSPICE TRADING LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07346168 SMALL WEB COMPANY LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07345514 DONCASTER METALS LTD 13 Aug 2010