Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous January.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Barnsley when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 262 companies were registered in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 35.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Barnsley UK 2014 262 150,722 2013 193 134,802 % change 35.8% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (262) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 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 2014 88 73 101 New companies in 2013 71 53 69 % change 23.9% 37.7% 46.4% Record Year 2014 (88) 2007 (75) 2007 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Barnsley UK 2014 113 82,370 2013 106 77,914 % change 6.6% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (136) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 29 40 44 Closed companies in 2013 43 17 46 % change -32.6% 135.3% -4% Record Year 2013 (43) 2011 (50) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Barnsley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 149 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Barnsley UK 2014 149 68,352 2013 87 56,888 Record Year 2014 (149) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Barnsley when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 59 33 57 Net growth in 2013 28 36 23 Record Year 2014 (59) 2004 (53) 2007 (81)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Barnsley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Barnsley 2014 0.2% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change 16.0% 27.1% 22.1% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1973 (0.2%) 1994 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Barnsley was in 2005 when 32.9% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.13% CONSULTING 5.22% TRAINING 1.06% MANAGEMENT 4.67% SHADE 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.49% GREENER 1.00% PROPERTY 2.64% S 0.94% TRADING 2.05% BARNSLEY 0.88% LONDON 1.88% DEVELOPMENTS 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.86% J 0.88% CARE 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% C 0.88% DESIGN 1.75% PROPERTY 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% BUSINESS 1.71% MANAGEMENT 0.75% PROPERTIES 1.60% CONTRACTORS 0.69% INVESTMENTS 1.60% YORKSHIRE 0.69% GLOBAL 1.58% BUILDING 0.69% J 1.48% R 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ROOFING 0.56% MEDIA 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.56% IT 1.33% TRANSPORT 0.56% TRANSPORT 1.30% (BARNSLEY) 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% M 0.56% BUILDING 1.24% B 0.50% M 1.21% DESIGN 0.50% CAPITAL 1.20% CONSULTING 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 379 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 71 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 43 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 26,700 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 37,882 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 24 8,155 43210 - Electrical installation 23 5,885 56302 - Public houses and bars 22 5,732 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 21 9,358 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 9,284 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 18,491 74990 - Non-trading company 19 14,135 49410 - Freight transport by road 18 8,014 41100 - Development of building projects 17 9,855 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 17 7,300 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 16 4,866 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 16 6,559 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 16 5,130 71129 - Other engineering activities 14 5,477
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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