Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    A total of 173 companies were registered in Barnsley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BarnsleyUK
    2012173118,868
    2011188114,512
    % change-8.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (195) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012675452
    New companies in 2011537362
    % change26.4%-26.0%-16.1%
    Record Year2012 (67)2011 (73)2003 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 141 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 53.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BarnsleyUK
    201214174,772
    20119272,230
    % change53.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012465144
    Closed companies in 2011273431
    % change70.4%50.0%42%
    Record Year2012 (46)2008 (96)2009 (97)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Barnsley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 32 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BarnsleyUK
    20123244,096
    20119642,282
    Record Year 2003 (148) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20122138
    Net growth in 2011263931
    Record Year2003 (42)2003 (51)2003 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Barnsley
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change13.5%-25.4%-17.0%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1971 (0.7%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    27.5% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.02%CONSULTING5.05%
    BARNSLEY1.35%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    YORKSHIRE1.18%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    TRAINING1.09%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROPERTY1.01%TRADING2.08%
    M0.93%DESIGN1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.93%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.84%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    LEISURE0.67%BUSINESS1.72%
    TRANSPORT0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    J0.67%MEDIA1.67%
    S0.67%LONDON1.67%
    SPORTS0.59%J1.55%
    DESIGN0.59%GLOBAL1.53%
    TRADING0.59%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ACADEMY0.59%IT1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%PROPERTIES1.34%
    (BARNSLEY)0.51%CARE1.32%
    HEATING0.51%M1.27%
    COMMUNITY0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    SAFETY0.51%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    G0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    FOOD0.51%S1.17%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied487331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4935,545
    99999 - Dormant Company4025,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3033,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2119,425
    56302 - Public houses and bars182,823
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,716
    74990 - Non-trading company159,203
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified143,943
    43210 - Electrical installation143,387
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet143,712
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation132,607
    49410 - Freight transport by road132,795
    41100 - Development of building projects124,965
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1214,774
    7499 - Non-trading company126,164
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,891
    9999 - Dormant Company1112,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy108,437
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering93,493

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08165896 BROOK MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08173170 AQUILA FS LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08181533 YWEBDESIGN LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08190315 GET PIE-EYED LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08190405 K & D SIMPSON ROOFING & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08191581 VAS NETWORKER LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08195596 HACE (UK) LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08197367 LET IT BE RENTALS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08178663 AJB TRAINING (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08182591 LUNDWOOD MEAT FISH LOGISTICS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08188638 AQUA JET XS LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08191730 DLB AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08179753 LASTING IMPRESSIONS BARNSLEY LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08168456 FEARONS MIDDLETON SCHOOL OF DANCE LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08175741 MRP NORTHERN LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08187727 MOODY SPECIALISTS LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08193336 CHADWICKCARS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08194364 WISE OWL TRAINING LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08163881 JUST FOR YOU PHOTOGRAPHY (SY) LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08184712 AISLE COVER IT LTD. 20 Aug 2012
    08170965 OMEC UK ENGINEERING LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08172680 MICHELLE DE LEON LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08173023 BEST IN SHOW LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08192911 WMS (UK) LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08195124 LINCAS LTD 29 Aug 2012