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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
    07977062 SPINDLE GRIND LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07988378 BARNSLEY RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    08004404 GEODRILLERS.COM LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08004407 JO-EV PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08005049 JEREMY MOXON HAULAGE LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08010114 PRO-FLEET DRIVER TRAINING LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08011367 R-PRO LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    07985716 UK FASHION ACCERSSORIES TRADING LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07992374 MARK GILL FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 15 Mar 2012
    08002099 ROMERO COMMUNITIES 22 Mar 2012
    08002368 WINDER ENGINEERING LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08001908 AK CONSTRUCTION YORKSHIRE LTD 22 Mar 2012
    07992076 MILVUS SOFTWARE LTD. 15 Mar 2012
    07995348 COLEMAN RAILWAY SIGNALLING LTD 19 Mar 2012
    08008290 JHJ BESPOKE FURNITURE LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08009675 BONJOUR CUPCAKES LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    07986417 PLANT LEISURE LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07993391 CJRS DEVELOPMENTS LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07979424 PENNINE HEAT PUMPS LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07988290 NATIONWIDE GREENER DEAL LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07992362 YORKSHIRE WALLCOATINGS LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07993518 L34RN.COM LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07998057 THE TARN FRYER LTD 20 Mar 2012
    07999569 601 LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08000304 URBAN ARCHITECTURAL METALWORK LIMITED 21 Mar 2012