Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 193 companies were registered in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Barnsley UK 2013 193 134,802 2012 197 131,491 % change -2.0% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (217) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 71 53 69 New companies in 2012 53 55 89 % change 34.0% -3.6% -22.5% Record Year 2013 (71) 2007 (75) 2007 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 106 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Barnsley UK 2013 106 77,914 2012 114 67,576 % change -7.0% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (136) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 43 17 46 Closed companies in 2012 37 36 41 % change 16.2% -52.8% 12% Record Year 2013 (43) 2011 (50) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Barnsley during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 87 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Barnsley UK 2013 87 56,888 2012 83 63,915 Record Year 2007 (135) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 28 36 23 Net growth in 2012 16 19 48 Record Year 2003 (38) 2004 (53) 2007 (81)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Barnsley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Barnsley 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 20.1% -4.3% -19.8% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1973 (0.2%) 1994 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Barnsley was in 2005 when 32.9% of all directors were female.
27.3% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.56% CONSULTING 5.18% YORKSHIRE 1.40% MANAGEMENT 4.78% ENGINEERING 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (YORKSHIRE) 0.99% PROPERTY 2.44% J 0.99% TRADING 2.06% BARNSLEY 0.90% DESIGN 1.79% M 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROPERTY 0.74% BUSINESS 1.77% BUILDING 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.75% HEALTH 0.66% LONDON 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRAINING 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% WEALTH 0.58% MEDIA 1.63% ACADEMY 0.58% GLOBAL 1.57% (BARNSLEY) 0.58% J 1.56% INVESTMENTS 0.58% CARE 1.46% TRANSPORT 0.58% IT 1.43% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.41% FOOD 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% B 0.49% M 1.25% CONSULTING 0.49% BUILDING 1.21% ELECTRICAL 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19% S 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.18% CONSULTANCY 0.49% TRAINING 1.17% LEISURE 0.49% SECURITY 1.15%
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 337 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 74 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 63 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 23,532 56302 - Public houses and bars 28 4,952 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 6,954 74990 - Non-trading company 22 14,129 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 16,448 49410 - Freight transport by road 20 5,834 43210 - Electrical installation 20 5,625 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 24,894 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 19 7,199 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 18 4,332 41100 - Development of building projects 17 8,637 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 7,507 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 14 4,684 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 5,186 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 5,372 86900 - Other human health activities 12 8,465
Recent Companies
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