Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Doncaster UK 2012 414 131,491 2011 473 116,391 % change -12.5% 13.0% Record Year 2009 (558) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 128 131 155 New companies in 2011 150 151 172 % change -14.7% -13.2% -9.9% Record Year 2009 (160) 2009 (179) 2009 (219)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Doncaster UK 2012 293 67,576 2011 479 90,987 % change -38.8% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (479) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 89 94 110 Closed companies in 2011 198 129 152 % change -55.1% -27.1% -28% Record Year 2011 (198) 2010 (131) 2009 (177)
Net Company Growth
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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) Doncaster UK 2012 121 63,915 2011 -6 25,404 Record Year 2007 (333) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 39 37 45 Net growth in 2011 -48 22 20 Record Year 2009 (123) 2009 (131) 2008 (162)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -26.8% -25.8% -15.7% Record Year 2009 (0.6%) 2009 (0.6%) 2009 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DONCASTER 1.43% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.25% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 0.94% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 0.94% PROPERTY 2.37% YORKSHIRE 0.85% TRADING 2.07% INVESTMENTS 0.67% DESIGN 1.93% C 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.86% J 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.62% BUSINESS 1.73% M 0.58% MEDIA 1.72% S 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.58% LONDON 1.66% ASSOCIATES 0.58% J 1.54% (DONCASTER) 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% GLOBAL 1.50% ENGINEERING 0.53% IT 1.40% P 0.53% CARE 1.34% TRAINING 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% WASTE 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HOUSE 0.49% M 1.27% CONSULTANTS 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% HOLDING 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% PIZZA 0.45% S 1.20% G 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,413 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 334 52,735 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 163 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 91 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 77 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 64 18,617 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 62 35,233 74990 - Non-trading company 56 9,729 9305 - Other service activities 47 8,818 7414 - Business & management consultancy 44 12,113 7499 - Non-trading company 41 9,102 5530 - Restaurants 34 4,633 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 9,892 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 8,145 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 2,832 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 18 3,439 41100 - Development of building projects 17 4,984 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 3,931 71129 - Other engineering activities 16 2,217 4534 - Other building installation 16 1,930
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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