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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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