Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster 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 2010)

    A total of 486 companies were registered in Doncaster during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DoncasterUK
    2010486101,492
    200952994,671
    % change-8.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (529) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010169141176
    New companies in 2009185134210
    % change-8.6%5.2%-16.2%
    Record Year2009 (185)2010 (141)2009 (210)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 416 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DoncasterUK
    201041687,705
    2009526159,401
    % change-20.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (526) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010108153155
    Closed companies in 2009102161263
    % change5.9%-5.0%-41%
    Record Year2010 (108)2009 (161)2009 (263)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Doncaster during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 70 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DoncasterUK
    20107013,787
    20093-64,730
    Record Year 2008 (292) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201061-1221
    Net growth in 200983-27-53
    Record Year2008 (160)2007 (67)2008 (131)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Doncaster formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Doncaster
    20100.5%
    20090.6%
    20080.5%
    20070.4%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.5%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20090.6%0.5%0.6%
    % change-15.0%-4.5%-19.6%
    Record Year2009 (0.6%)1962 (1.4%)2009 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Doncaster was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.6% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BELGIUM2.66%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    EUCV1.83%CONSULTING4.99%
    DONCASTER1.57%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%PROPERTY2.38%
    (DONCASTER)1.09%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ENGINEERING0.96%DESIGN1.93%
    HOLDING0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    GLOBAL0.70%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTING0.70%MEDIA1.75%
    PROPERTY0.70%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    INTERNATIONAL0.70%LONDON1.59%
    TRADING0.61%ENGINEERING1.59%
    YORKSHIRE0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%CARE1.44%
    DESIGN0.52%J1.44%
    TRANSPORT0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    GROUP0.52%GLOBAL1.42%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.52%IT1.35%
    P0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    EUROPE0.48%BUILDING1.32%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    M0.48%M1.28%
    SUPPLIES0.48%SYSTEMS1.26%
    PROPERTIES0.44%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,496202,902
    7487 - Other business activities65269,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6225,053
    9999 - Dormant Company5921,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5814,940
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified567,767
    99999 - Dormant Company5314,072
    7499 - Non-trading company5113,408
    74990 - Non-trading company437,649
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4213,161
    9305 - Other service activities369,454
    5530 - Restaurants315,181
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering277,634
    7260 - Other computer related activities268,967
    65300 - Pension funding1985
    49410 - Freight transport by road181,915
    70100 - Activities of head offices162,768
    6523 - Other financial intermediation162,492
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified166,460
    6024 - Freight transport by road152,771

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07385995 PLEVEY & SONS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07364863 LILY'S LITTLE PANTRY LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07363174 SAMUEL DEAN MEDIA LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07362587 OASIS SOFTDRINKS LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07363703 DR FISH FOOT SPA LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07391819 RYAN WALKER LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07391505 ALPHA-TRANS LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07376481 ELECTRIC ACCESS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07372121 DONCASTER GYMNASTICS ACADEMY LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07362849 FRED CAMM RECOVERY LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07385426 ELITE SPORTS ACADEMY SOLUTIONS (GLOBAL) LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07382530 MCBE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07380246 HIGHFIELD ELEARNING LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379136 LA PIZZA TAKEAWAY LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07378213 AI ELECTRICAL SERVICES (YORKSHIRE) LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07372015 M & CO PROJECTS LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07389957 MJP BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07375084 YORKSHIRE ANIMAL RESCUE LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07368141 B W H DRIVER HIRE LTD 07 Sep 2010
    OC358134 VIDA ARCHITECTS LLP 23 Sep 2010
    07393054 SAWOLAR LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07392768 HARRIS DRIVING AND FITTING SERVICES LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07390971 KAPSALON YETKIN LTD. 29 Sep 2010
    07386606 ADFIN FINANCIEEL BEHEER LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07385481 PRESTIGE DETACHERING & UITZENDBUREAU LTD 23 Sep 2010