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Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    A total of 188 companies were registered in Barnsley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 43.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BarnsleyUK
    2011188114,512
    2010131101,492
    % change43.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (195) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011537362
    New companies in 2010503546
    % change6.0%108.6%34.8%
    Record Year2003 (66)2011 (73)2003 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 92 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 34.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BarnsleyUK
    20119272,230
    201014087,705
    % change-34.3%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011273431
    Closed companies in 2010346244
    % change-20.6%-45.2%-30%
    Record Year2009 (44)2008 (96)2009 (97)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Barnsley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 96 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BarnsleyUK
    20119642,282
    2010-913,787
    Record Year 2003 (148) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011263931
    Net growth in 201016-272
    Record Year2003 (42)2003 (51)2003 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Barnsley
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-3.1%75.6%21.7%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1971 (0.7%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    26.1% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BARNSLEY2.01%CONSULTING5.11%
    (YORKSHIRE)1.17%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SHADE1.00%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    GREENER0.92%PROPERTY2.41%
    (BARNSLEY)0.92%TRADING2.06%
    ELECTRICAL0.92%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTY0.92%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.84%BUSINESS1.82%
    MANAGEMENT0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    S0.75%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTING0.75%MEDIA1.72%
    M0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    YORKSHIRE0.59%LONDON1.63%
    PLUMBING0.59%J1.47%
    P0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRADING0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CARE0.59%CARE1.42%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%IT1.38%
    INSTALLATIONS0.59%BUILDING1.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.59%PROPERTIES1.28%
    RECYCLING0.59%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HIRE0.59%M1.25%
    C0.50%ENERGY1.22%
    J0.50%TRAINING1.21%
    BUSINESS0.42%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied264204,493
    7487 - Other business activities10865,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3729,245
    9999 - Dormant Company2522,587
    99999 - Dormant Company2418,281
    74990 - Non-trading company218,064
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2114,755
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering206,321
    7499 - Non-trading company2011,543
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1610,018
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1515,760
    9305 - Other service activities1510,525
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities133,271
    49410 - Freight transport by road122,049
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,686
    5540 - Bars112,379
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1110,137
    4525 - Other special trades construction101,865
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate103,614
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply98,345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07725547 BRITESMILE LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07726445 HUGHIE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07732856 JAMIE W REES LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07734989 PDC BARNSLEY LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07739455 DALE-ARRON HAIR & BEAUTY (WAKEFIELD) LTD 12 Aug 2011
    07740801 T & H (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07735751 CABLE & SUBDUCT INSTALLATIONS LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07743186 EASYLOANS-CO-UK LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07728395 YOU CALL WE HAUL LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07748144 EKO ENVIROMENTAL SERVICES & PEST CONTROL LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07752428 G2 (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07756102 HELP4HOMELESSHEROES LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07731515 THE HAIR STUDIO (WOMBWELL) LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07754772 N E R SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07729811 R.T.S. DAMP PROOFING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07733734 SIMPLY YORKSHIRE LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07734886 E2A DESIGNS LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07743798 KB RECYCLING AND PROPERTIES LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07728375 THE ALLIANCE AGENCY LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07728807 CJP PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07738054 XERACARB LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07738718 ZOOTALORE! COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIC 12 Aug 2011
    07744598 NO. FORTY THREE LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07747723 ACE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07751757 INDEPENDENT CAR COMPONENTS LIMITED 24 Aug 2011