Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster 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 2010)

    A total of 356 companies were registered in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 36.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)DoncasterUK
    2010356105,137
    200955891,034
    % change-36.2%15.5%
    Record Year 2009 (558) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010105101150
    New companies in 2009160179219
    % change-34.4%-43.6%-31.5%
    Record Year2009 (160)2009 (179)2009 (219)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 350 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 33.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)DoncasterUK
    201035082,677
    2009262108,060
    % change33.6%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (350) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201069131150
    Closed companies in 20093748177
    % change86.5%172.9%-15%
    Record Year2010 (69)2010 (131)2009 (177)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Doncaster during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 6 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)DoncasterUK
    2010622,460
    2009296-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (333) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201036-300
    Net growth in 200912313142
    Record Year2009 (123)2009 (131)2008 (162)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Doncaster formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Doncaster
    20100.3%
    20090.6%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.6%0.6%0.6%
    % change-39.1%-51.7%-43.1%
    Record Year2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Doncaster was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.0% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EUCV11.73%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    BELGIUM1.69%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.69%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    INTERNATIONAL1.22%PROPERTY2.50%
    DONCASTER1.22%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    (DONCASTER)1.04%TRADING1.93%
    HOLDING0.91%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTING0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    BUSINESS0.78%MEDIA1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%BUSINESS1.74%
    EUROPE0.78%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.78%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%ENGINEERING1.54%
    PROPERTY0.65%J1.48%
    J0.61%LONDON1.45%
    BUILDING0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    DESIGN0.56%GROUP1.37%
    SUPPLIES0.56%GLOBAL1.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SERVICE0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    TRANSPORT0.52%CARE1.33%
    SUPPORT0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    GLOBAL0.48%M1.28%
    YORKSHIRE0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    40.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,290228,645
    7487 - Other business activities67274,904
    7499 - Non-trading company5615,398
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5526,974
    99999 - Dormant Company5313,808
    9999 - Dormant Company5219,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5017,003
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified468,154
    74990 - Non-trading company398,149
    7260 - Other computer related activities3310,331
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3314,007
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering329,325
    5530 - Restaurants274,798
    9305 - Other service activities259,038
    49410 - Freight transport by road192,152
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified197,143
    65300 - Pension funding1889
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate184,131
    6024 - Freight transport by road183,665
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply179,659

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07207232 PHILIP WATKINS LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07196371 CREO RETAIL LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07188004 GUARDIAN MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07181505 SMART PROACTIVE LIMITED 08 Mar 2010
    07173091 TRENTSIDE ALES LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07207722 SPEKS SAFE LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07193141 GROUND HOMES LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07173602 IAN CLARK JOINERY LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07206251 ROCKER TOP SWAP LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07201579 KINGFISHER DALTON LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07201394 REDLER LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07195675 BBS PARKHEAD LTD 19 Mar 2010
    OC352685 BRITTAINS BEVERAGES LLP 01 Mar 2010
    OC353117 NS VENTURES LLP 11 Mar 2010
    07198164 CLAYTON CONTRACTS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07197327 ROANDY LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07186970 TOTAL FENCING SOLUTIONS (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07174355 M2 PETROLEUM LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07173632 JAVA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07210396 VIS ENGINEERING GROUP LTD 31 Mar 2010
    07207195 ROCHABELL LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07204582 WOLFF-SANITAIR LTD. 26 Mar 2010
    07200559 EUCV BC SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07194602 OUJIAYU INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07194130 JAYCEE ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Mar 2010