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
    07132770 THEREAFTER LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131669 PRITTIES ACCESSORIES LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07128181 ROC CONSTRUCTION & PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07128103 INTEGRATED BUILDING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07128581 THE AUTHENTIC VOODOO COMPANY LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07133618 GATEWAY CHURCH (DONCASTER) 22 Jan 2010
    07140182 AGEWISE UK LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07134233 COMMERCIELE RADIO EXPLOITATIE LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07132567 YELLOWPOINT VIDEO EDITING LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07131637 MANUAL LABOR CONCEPT LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07129675 ADVIESKANTOOR RIHA LTD. 19 Jan 2010
    07127100 BIZARK SERVICE LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07126414 VIBOZZZ LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07124634 PILATUS PAS LTD. 13 Jan 2010
    07124070 NIEROP HOLDING LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07124042 GE TECH TIMBER ENGINEERING LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07123508 FRIESLAND GRASS UK LTD. 13 Jan 2010
    OC351346 CFS FORMATIONS LLP 07 Jan 2010
    07115507 BRANTENWIT LTD 04 Jan 2010
    07129137 PRESTIGE TRADE FRAMES LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07122365 BIOMETRIC CLOCKING SYSTEMS LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07117929 KINGHAM CATERING COMPANY LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07139018 R & J PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07134442 COUNTY COMMERCIAL CLEANERS LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07123802 PROFESSIONAL SITE SURVEYS LTD 13 Jan 2010