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Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 200 companies were registered in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 28.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BarnsleyUK
    2011200116,391
    2010156105,137
    % change28.2%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (217) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011477479
    New companies in 2010405165
    % change17.5%45.1%21.5%
    Record Year2003 (54)2007 (75)2007 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 128 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BarnsleyUK
    201112890,986
    201011282,677
    % change14.3%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (136) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011355043
    Closed companies in 2010253750
    % change40.0%35.1%-14%
    Record Year2007 (38)2011 (50)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Barnsley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 72 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BarnsleyUK
    20117225,405
    20104422,460
    Record Year 2003 (139) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011122436
    Net growth in 2010151415
    Record Year2003 (38)2007 (53)2007 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Barnsley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Barnsley
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change1.4%27.7%16.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Barnsley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.1% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BARNSLEY1.66%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.10%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    S1.01%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    TRADING1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    (YORKSHIRE)1.01%TRADING2.10%
    CONSTRUCTION0.92%DESIGN1.93%
    YORKSHIRE0.92%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    C0.92%BUSINESS1.87%
    (BARNSLEY)0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    J0.83%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CARE0.83%MEDIA1.69%
    ELECTRICAL0.74%ENGINEERING1.61%
    MANAGEMENT0.74%LONDON1.60%
    ENGINEERING0.74%CARE1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.74%J1.45%
    M0.74%GLOBAL1.44%
    GROUP0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SPORTS0.64%IT1.41%
    H0.64%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROPERTY0.64%BUILDING1.34%
    MAINTENANCE0.55%M1.30%
    HEATING0.55%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    B0.55%S1.24%
    RECYCLING0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    INSTALLATIONS0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied264202,798
    7487 - Other business activities9960,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4130,253
    99999 - Dormant Company2618,336
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,765
    74990 - Non-trading company258,695
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering216,183
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2012,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2010,085
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate163,895
    49410 - Freight transport by road152,167
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1516,150
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,316
    6024 - Freight transport by road132,299
    7260 - Other computer related activities127,789
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified123,097
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,246
    5540 - Bars102,075
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified101,486
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities103,436

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07577821 ROSE HARPER ESTATES LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07559281 INFINITE FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07555980 ASSOCIATED HOSPITALITY LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07550456 SHS UTILITIES LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07586060 JWJ MOTOR COMPANY LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07585733 JSM COMMERCIALS LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07576762 FOR ALL ACCOUNTING MATTERS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07572906 CONTROL PANEL WIRING LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07570731 BATES FIXED ASSETS LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07570352 PQ INTERMEDIATE LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07570350 PQ HOLDINGS I LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07566000 KIDS COME 1ST LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07565858 TOTAL CARPET SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07574468 HAPPY KIDZ AND SUPPLY LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07547948 X-TREME SOUND SYSTEMS LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07566509 HARRISON HILL LTD 16 Mar 2011
    OC362638 P & M LEISURE LLP 11 Mar 2011
    07559258 J D DEVELOPEMENTS LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07574603 BUSINESS SAMARITANS UK LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07574372 POINTS LEARNING NETWORK LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07572966 ASG ENERGY LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07570565 CJP VENTILATION LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07551486 HAYES PACKAGING LTD 04 Mar 2011
    07548344 TEAM ACTIV MANAGEMENT LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07551719 S N PROCUREMENT LIMITED 04 Mar 2011