Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Barnsley UK 2012 197 131,491 2011 200 116,391 % change -1.5% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (217) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 53 55 89 New companies in 2011 47 74 79 % change 12.8% -25.7% 12.7% Record Year 2003 (54) 2007 (75) 2007 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Barnsley UK 2012 114 67,576 2011 128 90,987 % change -10.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (136) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 37 36 41 Closed companies in 2011 35 50 43 % change 5.7% -28.0% -5% Record Year 2007 (38) 2011 (50) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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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) Barnsley UK 2012 83 63,915 2011 72 25,404 Record Year 2003 (139) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 16 19 48 Net growth in 2011 12 24 36 Record Year 2003 (38) 2004 (53) 2007 (81)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change -3.3% -36.4% 5.3% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1960 (0.4%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BARNSLEY 1.52% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.52% MANAGEMENT 4.74% (YORKSHIRE) 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.04% PROPERTY 2.37% GREENER 0.96% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 0.96% DESIGN 1.93% M 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.86% (BARNSLEY) 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ELECTRICAL 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.79% SHADE 0.80% BUSINESS 1.73% S 0.72% MEDIA 1.72% TRAINING 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% LONDON 1.66% TRANSPORT 0.64% J 1.54% YORKSHIRE 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENERGY 0.56% GLOBAL 1.50% C 0.56% IT 1.40% R 0.56% CARE 1.34% CARE 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTING 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% M 1.27% HEATING 0.48% BUILDING 1.24% SAFETY 0.48% ENERGY 1.20% I 0.48% S 1.20% GREEN 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 284 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 86 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 45 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 35,233 74990 - Non-trading company 20 9,729 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 19,704 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 5,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,637 9999 - Dormant Company 17 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 12,113 7499 - Non-trading company 15 9,102 56302 - Public houses and bars 15 2,795 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 2,693 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 3,439 49410 - Freight transport by road 12 2,781 9305 - Other service activities 11 8,818 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 3,931 5540 - Bars 11 1,978 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,573 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 14,303
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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