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Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 473 companies were registered in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 32.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DoncasterUK
    2011473116,391
    2010356105,137
    % change32.9%10.7%
    Record Year 2009 (558) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011150151172
    New companies in 2010105101150
    % change42.9%49.5%14.7%
    Record Year2009 (160)2009 (179)2009 (219)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 479 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 36.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DoncasterUK
    201147990,986
    201035082,677
    % change36.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (479) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011198129152
    Closed companies in 201069131150
    % change187.0%-1.5%1%
    Record Year2011 (198)2010 (131)2009 (177)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Doncaster during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -6 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DoncasterUK
    2011-625,405
    2010622,460
    Record Year 2007 (333) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-482220
    Net growth in 201036-300
    Record Year2009 (123)2009 (131)2008 (162)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Doncaster formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Doncaster
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.6%
    20080.4%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.3%0.4%
    % change23.2%31.5%9.4%
    Record Year2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    25.7% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BELGIUM2.60%CONSULTING5.04%
    DONCASTER1.65%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.61%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    HOLDING1.03%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%TRADING2.10%
    TRADING0.91%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING0.83%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    EUROPE0.83%BUSINESS1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PROPERTY0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (DONCASTER)0.74%MEDIA1.69%
    C0.74%ENGINEERING1.61%
    INT0.70%LONDON1.60%
    INTERNATIONAL0.70%CARE1.45%
    HOUSE0.70%J1.45%
    YORKSHIRE0.70%GLOBAL1.44%
    GROUP0.62%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GLOBAL0.62%IT1.41%
    CO0.58%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROPERTIES0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    J0.58%M1.30%
    P0.58%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    MEDIA0.54%S1.24%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    TRANSPORT0.54%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,504202,798
    7487 - Other business activities58060,968
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9410,085
    99999 - Dormant Company7118,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6930,253
    9999 - Dormant Company6119,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5116,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4612,916
    7499 - Non-trading company4211,316
    74990 - Non-trading company398,695
    9305 - Other service activities368,740
    5530 - Restaurants304,898
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering246,183
    7260 - Other computer related activities207,789
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified197,788
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate183,895
    62090 - Other information technology service activities186,996
    49410 - Freight transport by road172,167
    65300 - Pension funding1699
    70100 - Activities of head offices152,849

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07577147 SCUNTHORPE RADIATORS LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07566794 HASAWA 74 LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07558637 SILVER STREET DONCASTER LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07557369 ALI BABA SOCIAL CLUB LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07557272 ANDREW COLTMAN TRADING LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07569891 GRAY MATTER INNOVATIONS LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07585824 PLS(UK) LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07573110 CUTTING EDGE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07570835 ALL ASPECTS HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07563472 WRIGHT ENGINEERING LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07563463 WRIGHT COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07546664 CAFE SCUNTHORPE LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07562856 GCL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07560680 PERFECT HARMONY LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07559106 PIZZA PARADISE LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07556641 TENSOLOGY LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07556375 K & N ASSESSMENTS LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07577397 DECOKADO&ZO LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07573844 UNITED LIQUORS LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07573764 UNITED FLAVOURS LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07573699 BLOEMENLIJN HOLLAND LTD. 22 Mar 2011
    07573503 FRYBIZZ LTD. 22 Mar 2011
    07571195 EXPANDANDGROW LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07565596 MANAGEBYAPPS LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07562943 REGIONALE MEDIA LTD 14 Mar 2011