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Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Q1 2012 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. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 414 companies were registered in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DoncasterUK
    2012414131,491
    2011473116,391
    % change-12.5%13.0%
    Record Year 2009 (558) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012128131155
    New companies in 2011150151172
    % change-14.7%-13.2%-9.9%
    Record Year2009 (160)2009 (179)2009 (219)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 293 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 38.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DoncasterUK
    201229367,576
    201147990,987
    % change-38.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (479) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20128994110
    Closed companies in 2011198129152
    % change-55.1%-27.1%-28%
    Record Year2011 (198)2010 (131)2009 (177)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Doncaster during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 121 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DoncasterUK
    201212163,915
    2011-625,404
    Record Year 2007 (333) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012393745
    Net growth in 2011-482220
    Record Year2009 (123)2009 (131)2008 (162)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Doncaster formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Doncaster
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.6%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-26.8%-25.8%-15.7%
    Record Year2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    29.5% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DONCASTER1.43%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING0.94%PROPERTY2.37%
    YORKSHIRE0.85%TRADING2.07%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%DESIGN1.93%
    C0.67%ENGINEERING1.86%
    J0.62%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.62%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.62%BUSINESS1.73%
    M0.58%MEDIA1.72%
    S0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.58%LONDON1.66%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%J1.54%
    (DONCASTER)0.58%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%GLOBAL1.50%
    ENGINEERING0.53%IT1.40%
    P0.53%CARE1.34%
    TRAINING0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    WASTE0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HOUSE0.49%M1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    HOLDING0.45%ENERGY1.20%
    PIZZA0.45%S1.20%
    G0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,413216,665
    7487 - Other business activities33452,735
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified16313,637
    99999 - Dormant Company9125,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7719,704
    9999 - Dormant Company6418,617
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6235,233
    74990 - Non-trading company569,729
    9305 - Other service activities478,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4412,113
    7499 - Non-trading company419,102
    5530 - Restaurants344,633
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified309,892
    62090 - Other information technology service activities218,145
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles182,832
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet183,439
    41100 - Development of building projects174,984
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified163,931
    71129 - Other engineering activities162,217
    4534 - Other building installation161,930

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07936897 PARTIES OF SORTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07939319 ULTIMATE SHOWSAFE CIC 07 Feb 2012
    07940015 BEST PIZZA EXPRESS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07940888 DONCASTER JEWELLERS LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07948808 ZAFFER LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07951061 C J GROUP LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07954253 YORKSHIRE ECO HOME SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07934048 THE HAYMAKER STEAK HOUSE LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07965120 ZENOS IT LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07944532 FIRTH BUILDING LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07946186 PHOENIX GARDEN BUILDINGS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07952215 KTHG CAPITAL LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07952514 S & EMM LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07960301 JQW LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07933858 CHESWOLD MERCHANTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07939497 SOUNDS FOREIGN LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07941674 DC CONSULTANCY SPECIALISTS LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07963694 RETURNKEY LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07969263 DOUBLE DUBS LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07930802 J R RETAIL BAWTRY LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07937815 ABDUL MADNI LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07951858 EUC HAIR CARE INT. LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07956630 SIEBIE BOESIE LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07963351 ERIK S SAFEHOUSE LTD. 24 Feb 2012
    07946526 PURE MONEY (UK) LIMITED 13 Feb 2012