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
New Company Registrations
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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) Barnsley UK 2011 200 116,391 2010 156 105,137 % change 28.2% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (217) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 47 74 79 New companies in 2010 40 51 65 % change 17.5% 45.1% 21.5% Record Year 2003 (54) 2007 (75) 2007 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Barnsley UK 2011 128 90,986 2010 112 82,677 % change 14.3% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (136) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 35 50 43 Closed companies in 2010 25 37 50 % change 40.0% 35.1% -14% Record Year 2007 (38) 2011 (50) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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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) Barnsley UK 2011 72 25,405 2010 44 22,460 Record Year 2003 (139) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 12 24 36 Net growth in 2010 15 14 15 Record Year 2003 (38) 2007 (53) 2007 (81)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 1.4% 27.7% 16.0% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1960 (0.4%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BARNSLEY 1.66% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 1.10% MANAGEMENT 4.97% S 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.16% TRADING 1.01% PROPERTY 2.38% (YORKSHIRE) 1.01% TRADING 2.10% CONSTRUCTION 0.92% DESIGN 1.93% YORKSHIRE 0.92% ASSOCIATES 1.92% C 0.92% BUSINESS 1.87% (BARNSLEY) 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% J 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CARE 0.83% MEDIA 1.69% ELECTRICAL 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.61% MANAGEMENT 0.74% LONDON 1.60% ENGINEERING 0.74% CARE 1.45% DEVELOPMENTS 0.74% J 1.45% M 0.74% GLOBAL 1.44% GROUP 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SPORTS 0.64% IT 1.41% H 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.36% PROPERTY 0.64% BUILDING 1.34% MAINTENANCE 0.55% M 1.30% HEATING 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.28% B 0.55% S 1.24% RECYCLING 0.46% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% INSTALLATIONS 0.46% SYSTEMS 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 264 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 99 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 30,253 99999 - Dormant Company 26 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 25 19,765 74990 - Non-trading company 25 8,695 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 6,183 7414 - Business & management consultancy 20 12,916 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 10,085 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 3,895 49410 - Freight transport by road 15 2,167 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 15 16,150 7499 - Non-trading company 14 11,316 6024 - Freight transport by road 13 2,299 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 7,789 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 3,097 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 10,246 5540 - Bars 10 2,075 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 10 1,486 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 3,436
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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