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
    09160982 BRETTON SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09163502 LL MEDICAL (DERBYSHIRE) LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09166165 OLK LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09169033 J H HOSPITALITY LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09173144 8OZ BURGER CO. LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09184737 NU-GEN LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09185119 GSW PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09169275 A DEAKIN DEVELOPMENTS LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09181508 SME WASTE COLLECTIONS LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09186369 SUN AVIATION LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09196498 K&LMB (ROYSTON) LTD 30 Aug 2014
    09157113 W.S. PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09157232 W.S. CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09164910 JAMESLOUIZ LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09167322 SIAMESE IMPORTS LTD 08 Aug 2014
    OC394735 ISABELLA CATERING LLP 11 Aug 2014
    09179255 KILBETSI LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09169668 MONTIDOTS LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09156699 TULIP AND LILY LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09169612 SKILLZFIRST LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09174870 FOREST PARTNERSHIPS LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09182878 BOOTH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09190498 MCLEOD GUY CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192106 RH PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09192381 RAS MOTORS LTD 29 Aug 2014