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Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Q1 2012 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 197 companies were registered in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BarnsleyUK
    2012197131,491
    2011200116,391
    % change-1.5%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (217) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012535589
    New companies in 2011477479
    % change12.8%-25.7%12.7%
    Record Year2003 (54)2007 (75)2007 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 114 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BarnsleyUK
    201211467,576
    201112890,987
    % change-10.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (136) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012373641
    Closed companies in 2011355043
    % change5.7%-28.0%-5%
    Record Year2007 (38)2011 (50)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Barnsley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 83 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BarnsleyUK
    20128363,915
    20117225,404
    Record Year 2003 (139) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012161948
    Net growth in 2011122436
    Record Year2003 (38)2004 (53)2007 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Barnsley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Barnsley
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-3.3%-36.4%5.3%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    23.8% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BARNSLEY1.52%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.52%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    (YORKSHIRE)1.20%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.04%PROPERTY2.37%
    GREENER0.96%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%DESIGN1.93%
    M0.80%ENGINEERING1.86%
    (BARNSLEY)0.80%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    SHADE0.80%BUSINESS1.73%
    S0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    TRAINING0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%LONDON1.66%
    TRANSPORT0.64%J1.54%
    YORKSHIRE0.64%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ENERGY0.56%GLOBAL1.50%
    C0.56%IT1.40%
    R0.56%CARE1.34%
    CARE0.56%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CONSULTING0.56%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%M1.27%
    HEATING0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    SAFETY0.48%ENERGY1.20%
    I0.48%S1.20%
    GREEN0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied284216,665
    7487 - Other business activities8652,735
    99999 - Dormant Company4525,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3735,233
    74990 - Non-trading company209,729
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1919,704
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering195,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,637
    9999 - Dormant Company1718,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1512,113
    7499 - Non-trading company159,102
    56302 - Public houses and bars152,795
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation142,693
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet133,439
    49410 - Freight transport by road122,781
    9305 - Other service activities118,818
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,931
    5540 - Bars111,978
    43210 - Electrical installation113,573
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1114,303

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07936569 SS SHARA LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07941703 PAL MALL LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07949236 STORM BUILDING & INSTALLATIONS (UK) LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07952169 BARNSLEY TYRE CENTRE LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07952314 KIM HENDERSON (1960) LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07955620 PROACTIVE HEALTH & SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07956343 A S WINDSCREENS & GLAZING LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07958898 THE LAST LAUGH COMEDY FESTIVAL LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    OC372378 PLATFORM Q LLP 10 Feb 2012
    07943273 LET'S RECYCLE (UK) LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07956390 WOODCOCK ELECTRONICS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07964249 BARNSLEY AUTO PANELS LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07967339 TAURUS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07970712 REGENCY WEALTH LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07956058 PTC SPORTS MERCHANDISE LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07956558 PTC SPORTS LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07943345 EVERESTS TANDOORI LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07931565 TANDOORI HUT (BARNSLEY) LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07933085 JET FENCING LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934295 HIGH SCREAM GAMES LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07935349 LCH CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07943288 TOTALLYTIPI LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07958882 WAYNE JOY & SON (GREY HORSE) LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07963903 H & K HEALTHCARE LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07966381 TAYLOR 7 LIMITED 27 Feb 2012