Doncaster, South Yorkshire

2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report

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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 a total of 771 companies were formed in Doncaster. This figure is 27.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Doncaster occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,056 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)DoncasterUK
    2010771203,749
    20091,056182,021
    % change-27.0%11.9%
    Record Year2009 (1,056)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    A total of 415 companies were registered in Doncaster during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)DoncasterUK
    201041598,612
    200949890,987
    % change-16.7%8.4%
    Record Year 2009 (498) 2007 (112,283)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2010154130131
    New companies in 2009186156156
    % change-17.2%-16.7%-16.0%
    Record Year2009 (186)2009 (156)2008 (160)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 a total of 799 companies were dissolved in Doncaster. This figure is 10.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Doncaster occurred in 2009 when a total of 891 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)DoncasterUK
    2010799177,631
    2009891289,236
    % change-10.3%-38.6%
    Record Year2009 (891)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    A total of 449 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)DoncasterUK
    201044994,954
    2009629181,176
    % change-28.6%-47.6%
    Record Year 2009 (629) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2010126187136
    Closed companies in 2009200260169
    % change-37.0%-28.1%-20%
    Record Year2009 (200)2009 (260)2009 (169)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 the company register for Doncaster decreased by 28 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)DoncasterUK
    2010-2826,118
    2009165-107,215
    Record Year2008 (621)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    Net company growth for Doncaster during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was -34 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)DoncasterUK
    2010-343,658
    2009-131-90,189
    Record Year 2008 (331) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 201028-57-5
    Net growth in 2009-14-104-13
    Record Year2007 (117)2006 (96)2008 (156)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 Doncaster formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2009 figure of 0.6%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Doncaster
    20100.4%
    20090.6%
    20080.5%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    In the second quarter of 2010, Doncaster formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)Doncaster
    20100.4%
    20090.5%
    20080.5%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20100.5%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.6%0.5%0.5%
    % change-23.9%-20.6%-24.5%
    Record Year1977 (0.7%)1962 (0.8%)1967 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 45.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

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

    28.0% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Doncaster was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EUCV8.47%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    BELGIUM1.92%CONSULTING4.79%
    MANAGEMENT1.78%CONSULTANCY3.02%
    DONCASTER1.20%PROPERTY2.40%
    INTERNATIONAL1.07%ASSOCIATES2.02%
    (DONCASTER)1.02%TRADING2.01%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%DESIGN1.91%
    ENGINEERING0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.85%
    CONSULTING0.76%MEDIA1.80%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%BUSINESS1.75%
    TRADING0.71%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    HOLDING0.67%INTERNATIONAL1.59%
    BUSINESS0.58%ENGINEERING1.56%
    PROPERTY0.58%LONDON1.52%
    GLOBAL0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    YORKSHIRE0.53%J1.46%
    EUROPE0.53%CARE1.41%
    WORLDWIDE0.53%GLOBAL1.39%
    SUPPLIES0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MARKET0.49%BUILDING1.33%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.49%M1.29%
    PARTNERS0.49%IT1.28%
    C0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRANSPORT0.49%GROUP1.25%
    J0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.25%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,364207,125
    7487 - Other business activities63668,525
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6125,942
    9999 - Dormant Company5919,842
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5814,598
    7499 - Non-trading company5513,997
    99999 - Dormant Company5414,342
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified537,922
    74990 - Non-trading company427,893
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3713,490
    9305 - Other service activities328,822
    5530 - Restaurants294,879
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering298,262
    7260 - Other computer related activities299,122
    65300 - Pension funding1989
    49410 - Freight transport by road181,954
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified186,684
    6024 - Freight transport by road172,960
    70100 - Activities of head offices162,912
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.162,504

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07266865 TAX OFFICE DM LIMITED 27 May 2010
    07266737 RUNNING MAN DESIGNS LIMITED 27 May 2010
    07265049 FYM LIMITED 25 May 2010
    07260029 INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 May 2010
    07259822 TOP NAIL (DONCASTER) LIMITED 20 May 2010
    07258078 COMPETENT TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 19 May 2010
    07253844 LIME DANCE & FITNESS LIMITED 14 May 2010
    07247796 MIGRAINE, HEADACHE & TEMPOROMANDIBULAR CLINICS LTD 10 May 2010
    07258007 INSTALLMAX LIMITED 18 May 2010
    07248009 RED 10 TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED 10 May 2010
    07258141 HEADLINE TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED 19 May 2010
    07253624 PROJECT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LTD 14 May 2010
    07248817 CASS PROPERTY LTD 11 May 2010
    07248921 GARY PHILLIPS SERVICES LTD 11 May 2010
    07245251 QS MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LTD 06 May 2010
    07268455 A.L.C. INT. LTD 28 May 2010
    07264946 DIGI MANAGEMENT LTD 25 May 2010
    07259228 DIVERCO-SHIPPING LTD 19 May 2010
    07259178 GLOBAL ART TRADING LTD 19 May 2010
    07252114 ILHAM`S TRANSPORT COMPANY LTD. 13 May 2010
    07251251 ITCH MEDIA LTD 12 May 2010
    07249251 L. PREENEN SERVICES HANDELSONDERNEMING LTD 11 May 2010
    07247448 GASCONNY GUYENNE LTD 10 May 2010
    07245520 NR1 HOMEBUYER SURVEYS LTD 06 May 2010
    07244396 SEDNAR LTD 05 May 2010