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
    07359745 POWELL PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07354340 M P ENGINEERING (CHIPPENHAM) LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353133 OZGUR ADJUSTAMATIC LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07350373 ACTIVE ACCIDENT CLAIMS LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07340223 R G SPECIALIST CARS LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07336727 SANDFORD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336680 GRAVEL MASTER LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07359003 Z.M. MUSA LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07335430 ARLID LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07355828 EXPRESS LAW LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07351965 BAD ASS LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07350990 STYLE GALLERY LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07352591 THE TESTING LAB LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350937 ST WILFRIDS DESIGN LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07341737 ACTION TODAY DONCASTER SOUTH LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07354740 BLUEGRASS PACKAGING LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07345568 ELEVATED SKILLS LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07361485 CRIB INT LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07359999 BRIGHT APPLICATIONS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07356987 GEZONDHEIDSHOEKHORST LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07353981 MONPELLIER VENTURE LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07352840 NR1 TRUCKWASH SPIJKERNISSE LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07348765 DIOOH RETAIL LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07346126 ROSAVA TOURS LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07341944 CAPELLA SERVICES NEDERLAND LTD 10 Aug 2010