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
New Company Registrations
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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) Barnsley UK 2012 173 118,868 2011 188 114,512 % change -8.0% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (195) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 67 54 52 New companies in 2011 53 73 62 % change 26.4% -26.0% -16.1% Record Year 2012 (67) 2011 (73) 2003 (71)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Barnsley UK 2012 141 74,772 2011 92 72,230 % change 53.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 46 51 44 Closed companies in 2011 27 34 31 % change 70.4% 50.0% 42% Record Year 2012 (46) 2008 (96) 2009 (97)
Net Company Growth
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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) Barnsley UK 2012 32 44,096 2011 96 42,282 Record Year 2003 (148) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 21 3 8 Net growth in 2011 26 39 31 Record Year 2003 (42) 2003 (51) 2003 (55)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 13.5% -25.4% -17.0% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1971 (0.7%) 1968 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.02% CONSULTING 5.05% BARNSLEY 1.35% MANAGEMENT 4.75% YORKSHIRE 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.28% TRAINING 1.09% PROPERTY 2.35% PROPERTY 1.01% TRADING 2.08% M 0.93% DESIGN 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.93% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANCY 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.83% (YORKSHIRE) 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.76% LEISURE 0.67% BUSINESS 1.72% TRANSPORT 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% J 0.67% MEDIA 1.67% S 0.67% LONDON 1.67% SPORTS 0.59% J 1.55% DESIGN 0.59% GLOBAL 1.53% TRADING 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ACADEMY 0.59% IT 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.34% (BARNSLEY) 0.51% CARE 1.32% HEATING 0.51% M 1.27% COMMUNITY 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% SAFETY 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.20% G 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% FOOD 0.51% S 1.17% INVESTMENTS 0.51% SECURITY 1.16%
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 487 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 49 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 40 25,035 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 30 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 19,425 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 2,823 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 13,716 74990 - Non-trading company 15 9,203 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 3,943 43210 - Electrical installation 14 3,387 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 3,712 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 13 2,607 49410 - Freight transport by road 13 2,795 41100 - Development of building projects 12 4,965 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 14,774 7499 - Non-trading company 12 6,164 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,891 9999 - Dormant Company 11 12,598 7414 - Business & management consultancy 10 8,437 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 3,493
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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