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

  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 (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)BarnsleyUK
    2014262150,722
    2013193134,802
    % change35.8%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (262) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20148873101
    New companies in 2013715369
    % change23.9%37.7%46.4%
    Record Year2014 (88)2007 (75)2007 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BarnsleyUK
    201411382,370
    201310677,914
    % change6.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (136) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014294044
    Closed companies in 2013431746
    % change-32.6%135.3%-4%
    Record Year2013 (43)2011 (50)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BarnsleyUK
    201414968,352
    20138756,888
    Record Year 2014 (149) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014593357
    Net growth in 2013283623
    Record Year2014 (59)2004 (53)2007 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change16.0%27.1%22.1%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1973 (0.2%)1994 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.13%CONSULTING5.22%
    TRAINING1.06%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    SHADE1.00%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    GREENER1.00%PROPERTY2.64%
    S0.94%TRADING2.05%
    BARNSLEY0.88%LONDON1.88%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.88%ENGINEERING1.86%
    J0.88%CARE1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    C0.88%DESIGN1.75%
    PROPERTY0.81%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%BUSINESS1.71%
    MANAGEMENT0.75%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONTRACTORS0.69%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    YORKSHIRE0.69%GLOBAL1.58%
    BUILDING0.69%J1.48%
    R0.63%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ROOFING0.56%MEDIA1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.56%IT1.33%
    TRANSPORT0.56%TRANSPORT1.30%
    (BARNSLEY)0.56%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    M0.56%BUILDING1.24%
    B0.50%M1.21%
    DESIGN0.50%CAPITAL1.20%
    CONSULTING0.50%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied379280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company7147,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4356,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3626,700
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3537,882
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified248,155
    43210 - Electrical installation235,885
    56302 - Public houses and bars225,732
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet219,358
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate219,284
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2127,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2018,491
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,135
    49410 - Freight transport by road188,014
    41100 - Development of building projects179,855
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands177,300
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation164,866
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings166,559
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles165,130
    71129 - Other engineering activities145,477

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08831690 K B CASTLE LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08837446 ORBITAL PAYROLL GROUP LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08839626 FIELDING GROVE LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08842834 S C DELIVERY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08843419 M H C M LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08847831 HESCO PROPERTIES LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08850345 TRANQUILLITY HOT TUBS LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08857017 A.L.FENTON ROOFING LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08866198 ALDERTON BAR & NIGHTCLUBS LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08831048 LOCKWOOD PROPERTY PORTFOLIO LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08855077 MERCURY UTILITIES LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08860044 SHOESTRING 1701 MEDIA LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08857467 AJAR (OPEN DOORS) LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08857865 HORSFIELD&ETHERTON BUILDINGSOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08861840 PENISTONE PAGES LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08831027 CA$H TRADERS LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08852869 KSW TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08865048 PMP ROOFING LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08831500 TALENTGAPP LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08831707 CLAYCLIFFE PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08835933 JEUNESSE FOREVER LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08848736 LEEDS GCM LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08853249 A NEW LEASH OF LIFE LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08854331 LOCAL NIBBLE LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08867669 KRZYSZTOF WOJNO LTD 29 Jan 2014