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
New Company Registrations
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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) Barnsley UK 2014 223 143,414 2013 229 132,684 % change -2.6% 8.1% Record Year 2013 (229) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 82 61 80 New companies in 2013 72 42 115 % change 13.9% 45.2% -30.4% Record Year 2014 (82) 2011 (73) 2013 (115)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Barnsley UK 2014 156 101,670 2013 144 86,170 % change 8.3% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (198) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 59 44 53 Closed companies in 2013 44 37 63 % change 34.1% 18.9% -16% Record Year 2014 (59) 2008 (96) 2009 (97)
Net Company Growth
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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) Barnsley UK 2014 67 41,744 2013 85 46,514 Record Year 2011 (96) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 23 17 27 Net growth in 2013 28 5 52 Record Year 2003 (42) 2003 (51) 2003 (55)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% % change 3.5% 38.4% -36.2% Record Year 1992 (0.2%) 1971 (0.7%) 2013 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.11% CONSULTING 5.17% TRAINING 0.92% MANAGEMENT 4.63% DEVELOPMENTS 0.92% CONSULTANCY 3.55% PROPERTY 0.92% PROPERTY 2.62% YORKSHIRE 0.86% ENGINEERING 2.07% MANAGEMENT 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% BARNSLEY 0.80% TRADING 2.00% J 0.80% LONDON 1.95% BUILDING 0.80% CARE 1.94% (BARNSLEY) 0.80% TRANSPORT 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.74% DESIGN 1.70% CONTRACTORS 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% C 0.55% BUSINESS 1.62% HEALTHCARE 0.55% J 1.53% ENGINEERING 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.53% M 0.49% GLOBAL 1.51% TRANSPORT 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.50% D 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CONSULTING 0.49% MEDIA 1.38% R 0.49% CO., 1.36% CONSULTANTS 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% S 0.49% BUILDING 1.30% ROOFING 0.43% IT 1.30% G 0.43% M 1.23%
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 420 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 81 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 45 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 28,224 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 25 9,914 74990 - Non-trading company 24 14,006 41100 - Development of building projects 23 10,604 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 29,313 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 21 8,501 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 18,890 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 18 7,917 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 5,335 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 18 7,151 49410 - Freight transport by road 17 9,960 43210 - Electrical installation 17 5,922 56302 - Public houses and bars 17 6,056 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 10,361 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 16 6,327 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 16 5,083
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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