Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    A total of 223 companies were registered in Barnsley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BarnsleyUK
    2014223143,414
    2013229132,684
    % change-2.6%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (229) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014826180
    New companies in 20137242115
    % change13.9%45.2%-30.4%
    Record Year2014 (82)2011 (73)2013 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 156 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BarnsleyUK
    2014156101,670
    201314486,170
    % change8.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014594453
    Closed companies in 2013443763
    % change34.1%18.9%-16%
    Record Year2014 (59)2008 (96)2009 (97)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Barnsley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 67 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BarnsleyUK
    20146741,744
    20138546,514
    Record Year 2011 (96) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014231727
    Net growth in 201328552
    Record Year2003 (42)2003 (51)2003 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Barnsley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Barnsley
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.3%
    % change3.5%38.4%-36.2%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1971 (0.7%)2013 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    29.4% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.11%CONSULTING5.17%
    TRAINING0.92%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.92%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTY0.92%PROPERTY2.62%
    YORKSHIRE0.86%ENGINEERING2.07%
    MANAGEMENT0.86%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    BARNSLEY0.80%TRADING2.00%
    J0.80%LONDON1.95%
    BUILDING0.80%CARE1.94%
    (BARNSLEY)0.80%TRANSPORT1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.74%DESIGN1.70%
    CONTRACTORS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%PROPERTIES1.63%
    C0.55%BUSINESS1.62%
    HEALTHCARE0.55%J1.53%
    ENGINEERING0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    M0.49%GLOBAL1.51%
    TRANSPORT0.49%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    D0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CONSULTING0.49%MEDIA1.38%
    R0.49%CO.,1.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    S0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    ROOFING0.43%IT1.30%
    G0.43%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied420278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company8148,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4540,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4257,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4028,224
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet259,914
    74990 - Non-trading company2414,006
    41100 - Development of building projects2310,604
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2329,313
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified218,501
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2018,890
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands187,917
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles185,335
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings187,151
    49410 - Freight transport by road179,960
    43210 - Electrical installation175,922
    56302 - Public houses and bars176,056
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1710,361
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets166,327
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation165,083

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09204954 CONTESSA CLEANING (READING) LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09209938 SILKOPLAST LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09210918 EUROPEAN WELDING SUPPLIES LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09213094 JUST FUNDRAISING MANAGEMENT LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09215634 WENTWORTH DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT CO. LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09216618 STAMRISE PAYROLL LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09221371 I.G.R. PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09204512 WEEKLYJUSTIN LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09214543 SAN LIVIO LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09218540 J K LANDSCAPING (UK) LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09222886 WAYDE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09226039 THE ANGEL AT SPINKHILL LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09204626 BIRKWOOD AVENUE 1969 LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09224856 H T CRAWFORD ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09240358 CONTINENTAL CONTRACTING CONSULTANTS LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09241097 R & C UTILITIES LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09233118 ATLANTIS SALES AND CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09239242 SWINSTALLATIONS YORKSHIRE LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09240478 HAZEL LINDLEY LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09203078 HORBURY METALS LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09209630 AMS BUILDERS (YORKSHIRE) LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09213113 TAURUS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09223958 PISCES PAINTING SERVICES LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09225110 R SCOTT ENGINEERING LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09227926 I SELL PROPERTIES LIMITED 22 Sep 2014