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
    08636075 S & S SIGNS AND GRAPHICS LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08637585 ADAMS HOUSE MEDICAL LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08643685 STANCILL BREWERY LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08649621 GOODFELLAS NIGHTSPOT BARNSLEY LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08649787 BARNSLEY 1970 LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08656323 CROOK2HOOK LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08664194 FERRRUM.COM LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08665219 BMBC SERVICES LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08633298 DAVID PEARMAN LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08649194 WENTWORTH MOWERS LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08656363 SHANTEL LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08658956 REMAP SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08646831 PASS THE PARCEL (UK) LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08654557 BERRY HAGAR SERVICES LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08655452 BEKKOI LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08639881 TKZ AUTO SERVICES LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08665530 SONIC IMPACT MUSIC LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08639271 EASY SOLUTION 4 YOU LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08644570 THE RELOVED FURNITURE COMPANY LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08655978 EVEREST TANDOORIE LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08639275 ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08644944 N M TRANSPORT LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08645620 JMD ASSOCIATES LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08652366 JULIE MITCHELL-NINNIS PEOPLE CONSULTING LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08656811 ROUND GREEN FARM VENISON LIMITED 20 Aug 2013