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
New Company Registrations
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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) Doncaster UK 2010 356 105,137 2009 558 91,034 % change -36.2% 15.5% Record Year 2009 (558) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 105 101 150 New companies in 2009 160 179 219 % change -34.4% -43.6% -31.5% Record Year 2009 (160) 2009 (179) 2009 (219)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Doncaster UK 2010 350 82,677 2009 262 108,060 % change 33.6% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (350) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 69 131 150 Closed companies in 2009 37 48 177 % change 86.5% 172.9% -15% Record Year 2010 (69) 2010 (131) 2009 (177)
Net Company Growth
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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) Doncaster UK 2010 6 22,460 2009 296 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (333) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 36 -30 0 Net growth in 2009 123 131 42 Record Year 2009 (123) 2009 (131) 2008 (162)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.3% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% % change -39.1% -51.7% -43.1% Record Year 2009 (0.6%) 2009 (0.6%) 2009 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EUCV 11.73% MANAGEMENT 5.01% BELGIUM 1.69% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 1.69% CONSULTANCY 2.87% INTERNATIONAL 1.22% PROPERTY 2.50% DONCASTER 1.22% ASSOCIATES 2.04% (DONCASTER) 1.04% TRADING 1.93% HOLDING 0.91% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTING 0.87% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% BUSINESS 0.78% MEDIA 1.84% CONSULTANCY 0.78% BUSINESS 1.74% EUROPE 0.78% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.54% PROPERTY 0.65% J 1.48% J 0.61% LONDON 1.45% BUILDING 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.45% DESIGN 0.56% GROUP 1.37% SUPPLIES 0.56% GLOBAL 1.35% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% SERVICE 0.52% BUILDING 1.34% TRANSPORT 0.52% CARE 1.33% SUPPORT 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% GLOBAL 0.48% M 1.28% YORKSHIRE 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.25% 4 0.48% S 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 1,290 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 672 74,904 7499 - Non-trading company 56 15,398 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 26,974 99999 - Dormant Company 53 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 52 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 50 17,003 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 46 8,154 74990 - Non-trading company 39 8,149 7260 - Other computer related activities 33 10,331 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 14,007 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 32 9,325 5530 - Restaurants 27 4,798 9305 - Other service activities 25 9,038 49410 - Freight transport by road 19 2,152 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 7,143 65300 - Pension funding 18 89 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 4,131 6024 - Freight transport by road 18 3,665 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 9,659
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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