
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report

Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 866 companies were formed in Doncaster. This figure is 12.3% higher than last year, which compares equally to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
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) Doncaster UK 2011 866 228,735 2010 771 203,749 % change 12.3% 12.3% Record Year 2009 (1,056) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 393 companies were registered in Doncaster during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Doncaster UK 2011 393 112,344 2010 415 98,612 % change -5.3% 13.9% Record Year 2009 (498) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 137 133 123 New companies in 2010 154 130 131 % change -11.0% 2.3% -6.1% Record Year 2009 (186) 2009 (156) 2008 (160)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 859 companies were dissolved in Doncaster. This figure is 7.5% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Doncaster occurred in 2009 when a total of 891 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Doncaster UK 2011 859 162,310 2010 799 177,631 % change 7.5% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (891) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 380 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Doncaster UK 2011 380 71,324 2010 449 94,954 % change -15.4% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (629) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 81 181 118 Closed companies in 2010 126 187 136 % change -35.7% -3.2% -13% Record Year 2009 (200) 2009 (260) 2009 (169)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Doncaster increased by 7 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Doncaster UK 2011 7 66,425 2010 -28 26,118 Record Year 2008 (621) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Doncaster during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 13 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Doncaster UK 2011 13 41,020 2010 -34 3,658 Record Year 2008 (331) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 56 -48 5 Net growth in 2010 28 -57 -5 Record Year 2007 (117) 2006 (96) 2008 (156)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Doncaster formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Doncaster 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.5% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Doncaster formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Doncaster 2011 0.3% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.5% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% % change -13.9% -19.4% -16.8% Record Year 1977 (0.7%) 1962 (0.8%) 1967 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Doncaster was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.9% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Doncaster was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BELGIUM 2.26% CONSULTING 5.09% MANAGEMENT 1.68% MANAGEMENT 4.86% DONCASTER 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.17% HOLDING 1.15% PROPERTY 2.43% CONSULTING 1.07% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 0.94% DESIGN 1.94% YORKSHIRE 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.92% PROPERTY 0.78% BUSINESS 1.87% C 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% INT 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% EUROPE 0.70% MEDIA 1.73% (DONCASTER) 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.67% INTERNATIONAL 0.66% LONDON 1.60% INVESTMENTS 0.66% GLOBAL 1.46% HOUSE 0.66% J 1.44% ENGINEERING 0.62% CARE 1.44% PIZZA 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.42% J 0.62% IT 1.39% TRANSPORT 0.57% BUILDING 1.32% TRADING 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUSINESS 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.30% GROUP 0.53% M 1.27% MEDIA 0.53% S 1.23% M 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.20% DESIGN 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 1,503 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 515 60,758 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 100 10,322 99999 - Dormant Company 66 18,918 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 66 30,647 9999 - Dormant Company 59 20,111 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 56 16,419 7414 - Business & management consultancy 45 13,053 9305 - Other service activities 41 9,063 7499 - Non-trading company 39 10,955 5530 - Restaurants 36 5,086 74990 - Non-trading company 36 8,481 70100 - Activities of head offices 23 2,632 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 7,835 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 5,928 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 7,095 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 7,849 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 3,790 43210 - Electrical installation 15 3,085 65300 - Pension funding 15 95
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