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Barnsley, South Yorkshire

2012 Half Year 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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 359 companies were formed in Barnsley. This figure is 5.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Barnsley occurred in 2011 when a total of 379 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BarnsleyUK
    2012359253,150
    2011379228,735
    % change-5.3%10.7%
    Record Year2011 (379)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 162 companies were registered in Barnsley during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)BarnsleyUK
    2012162121,659
    2011179112,344
    % change-9.5%8.3%
    Record Year 2011 (179) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012584757
    New companies in 2011507158
    % change16.0%-33.8%-1.7%
    Record Year2008 (70)2011 (71)2009 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 231 companies were dissolved in Barnsley. This figure is 3.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Barnsley occurred in 2009 when a total of 401 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BarnsleyUK
    2012231147,793
    2011239162,310
    % change-3.3%-8.9%
    Record Year2009 (401)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 117 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)BarnsleyUK
    201211780,218
    201111171,324
    % change5.4%12.5%
    Record Year 2009 (265) 2009 (181,177)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2012294642
    Closed companies in 2011244938
    % change20.8%-6.1%11%
    Record Year2009 (70)2009 (116)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 the company register for Barnsley increased by 128 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BarnsleyUK
    2012128105,357
    201114066,425
    Record Year2003 (268)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    Net company growth for Barnsley during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 45 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)BarnsleyUK
    20124541,441
    20116841,020
    Record Year 2003 (129) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 201229115
    Net growth in 2011262220
    Record Year2007 (50)2003 (45)2003 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 Barnsley formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 0.2%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Barnsley
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

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

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)Barnsley
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-2.3%-42.0%4.9%
    Record Year1963 (0.4%)1967 (0.6%)1965 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

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

    20.9% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Barnsley was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

    27.8% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BARNSLEY1.57%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.57%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    (YORKSHIRE)1.48%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PROPERTY1.24%PROPERTY2.35%
    YORKSHIRE0.99%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%DESIGN1.89%
    GREENER0.91%ENGINEERING1.87%
    TRAINING0.82%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    M0.74%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    SHADE0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%BUSINESS1.70%
    TRANSPORT0.66%MEDIA1.69%
    (BARNSLEY)0.66%LONDON1.68%
    HEATING0.58%J1.57%
    INVESTMENTS0.58%GLOBAL1.51%
    CARE0.58%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    LEISURE0.49%IT1.42%
    COMMUNITY0.49%CARE1.31%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%M1.26%
    S0.49%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    PLUMBING0.49%BUILDING1.23%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%SECURITY1.19%
    SAFETY0.49%S1.18%
    R0.49%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied329244,457
    7487 - Other business activities7647,029
    99999 - Dormant Company4326,088
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3635,447
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2220,390
    74990 - Non-trading company199,706
    56302 - Public houses and bars182,913
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1714,220
    9999 - Dormant Company1616,469
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering164,644
    7499 - Non-trading company158,023
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified154,091
    43210 - Electrical installation153,557
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1510,978
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation142,716
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet143,818
    49410 - Freight transport by road132,912
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1315,280
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1210,271
    41100 - Development of building projects125,149

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08053828 VOIDSTORM LTD 02 May 2012
    08077020 ECL MARKETING LIMITED 21 May 2012
    08079300 MOO DESIGNS (BARNSLEY) LIMITED 22 May 2012
    08091552 THE LONDONER BARNSLEY LTD 31 May 2012
    08055531 HAIGH TRADING (UK) LIMITED 02 May 2012
    08060667 DESIGN LINES BARNSLEY LIMITED 08 May 2012
    08061429 JTS INTEGRATION LIMITED 09 May 2012
    08067432 THE REVIVE TRIBE LTD 14 May 2012
    08067647 NORTHEN LIGHTS TRAFFIC MANAGMENT LIMITED 14 May 2012
    08070427 ROYSTON KEBAB LTD 16 May 2012
    08080252 LYNWOOD TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 May 2012
    08090961 LA ROUGE LIMITED 31 May 2012
    08084535 AQUA (GB) LIMITED 25 May 2012
    08073498 JR CARTER CONSULTANTS LTD 17 May 2012
    08083800 AIR-FIRE SYSTEMS LTD 25 May 2012
    08066200 JETCLEANDRIVE LIMITED 11 May 2012
    08054002 INVOKE CONSULTANCY LTD 02 May 2012
    08059717 LESLIE COUNTRY INNS LIMITED 08 May 2012
    08061164 DAVE LAYCOCK LTD 08 May 2012
    08077227 ONE DEGREE CAPITAL LIMITED 21 May 2012
    08077363 A M JACKSON LTD 21 May 2012
    08085011 BESPOKE EXCEL LIMITED 28 May 2012
    OC375713 QUEST (HOLLY STREET) LLP 31 May 2012
    OC375714 VINTAGE FINANCE PARTNERS LLP 31 May 2012
    08059989 WHITEROSE GRP LIMITED 08 May 2012