Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any month in history.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 229 companies were registered in Barnsley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 32.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BarnsleyUK
    2013229132,684
    2012173118,868
    % change32.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (229) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous September.

    September 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any month in history.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20137242115
    New companies in 2012675452
    % change7.5%-22.2%121.2%
    Record Year2013 (72)2011 (73)2013 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 144 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BarnsleyUK
    201314486,170
    201214475,908
    % change0.0%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013443763
    Closed companies in 2012465147
    % change-4.3%-27.5%34%
    Record Year2012 (46)2008 (96)2009 (97)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Barnsley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 85 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BarnsleyUK
    20138546,514
    20122942,960
    Record Year 2011 (96) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201328552
    Net growth in 20122135
    Record Year2003 (42)2003 (51)2003 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Barnsley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Barnsley
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-3.8%-28.6%93.9%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1971 (0.7%)2013 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Barnsley was in 2006 when 34.3% of all directors were female.

    21.9% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.55%CONSULTING5.27%
    S1.11%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    J1.03%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    GREENER0.96%PROPERTY2.53%
    SHADE0.96%TRADING2.08%
    YORKSHIRE0.96%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ENGINEERING0.88%LONDON1.79%
    TRAINING0.81%DESIGN1.78%
    (BARNSLEY)0.81%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    C0.74%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    BARNSLEY0.74%CARE1.64%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.74%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    M0.74%GLOBAL1.59%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%J1.54%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.66%MEDIA1.54%
    CONSULTING0.66%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%PROPERTIES1.45%
    BUILDING0.66%IT1.39%
    TRANSPORT0.66%M1.25%
    R0.66%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    WEALTH0.66%BUILDING1.19%
    B0.59%CAPITAL1.19%
    PROPERTIES0.59%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CARE0.59%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied372260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company8246,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5054,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3525,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3334,970
    56302 - Public houses and bars275,437
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified257,590
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet228,475
    43210 - Electrical installation215,724
    49410 - Freight transport by road216,904
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2017,715
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation194,590
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1826,675
    41100 - Development of building projects179,271
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands176,651
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate178,312
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,228
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings156,039
    71129 - Other engineering activities144,894
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing135,382

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08683575 M WOOD BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08684361 REGIONAL HOME BUYERS LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08685410 BARRETT EARTHWORKS LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08685540 SLS COATINGS LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08691981 QUEST TEAM LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08695249 SF LOCKSMITH LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08701671 STAFFALEX LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08706418 SMARTER WORKWEAR LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08675457 CODE RESOLUTION LTD. 04 Sep 2013
    08685389 CONSULT LIGHTING LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08693804 YORKSHIRE GAS INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08702560 WILLO BARNSLEY UK LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08672990 DRAGON RECRUITMENT LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08699133 RELIABLE RESTORATION LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08701804 DARIMAF LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08708185 LOVION LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08708202 VICOTEL LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08708275 BOGDANUS LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08710004 JANARA LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08701085 PLUTA TRADING LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08671660 GRIFFITHS RENOVATIONS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08690979 MBA CHEEMA LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08674354 SCAWBY DESIGN LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08676153 BLACK SCORPION HOME DECOR LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08679270 C & D CONSTRUCTION CLEANING LTD 05 Sep 2013