Doncaster, South Yorkshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 789 companies were formed in Doncaster. This figure is 8.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
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 2012 789 253,150 2011 866 228,735 % change -8.9% 10.7% Record Year 2009 (1,056) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 375 companies were registered in Doncaster during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Doncaster UK 2012 375 121,659 2011 393 112,344 % change -4.6% 8.3% Record Year 2009 (498) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 140 122 113 New companies in 2011 137 133 123 % change 2.2% -8.3% -8.1% Record Year 2009 (186) 2009 (156) 2008 (160)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 699 companies were dissolved in Doncaster. This figure is 18.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
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 2012 699 147,793 2011 859 162,310 % change -18.6% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (891) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 406 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Doncaster UK 2012 406 80,218 2011 380 71,324 % change 6.8% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (629) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 118 149 139 Closed companies in 2011 81 181 118 % change 45.7% -17.7% 18% Record Year 2009 (200) 2009 (260) 2009 (169)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Doncaster increased by 90 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Doncaster UK 2012 90 105,357 2011 7 66,425 Record Year 2008 (621) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Doncaster during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was -31 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Doncaster UK 2012 -31 41,441 2011 13 41,020 Record Year 2008 (331) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 22 -27 -26 Net growth in 2011 56 -48 5 Record Year 2007 (117) 2006 (96) 2008 (156)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Doncaster formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Doncaster 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Doncaster formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Doncaster 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change -13.9% -19.6% -1.9% Record Year 1977 (0.7%) 1962 (0.8%) 1967 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Doncaster was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Doncaster was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
31.0% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DONCASTER 1.47% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.74% ASSOCIATES 0.76% CONSULTANCY 3.28% BUSINESS 0.76% PROPERTY 2.35% PROPERTY 0.76% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 0.76% DESIGN 1.89% CONSULTING 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.87% J 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.82% TRAINING 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% ELECTRICAL 0.58% BUSINESS 1.70% C 0.58% MEDIA 1.69% FOOD 0.58% LONDON 1.68% ENGINEERING 0.58% J 1.57% YORKSHIRE 0.54% GLOBAL 1.51% S 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.48% HOUSE 0.54% IT 1.42% P 0.49% CARE 1.31% R 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% (DONCASTER) 0.49% M 1.26% BEHEER 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.23% WASTE 0.49% BUILDING 1.23% SERVICE 0.49% SECURITY 1.19% M 0.49% S 1.18% ACADEMY 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 1,389 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 260 47,029 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 166 14,220 99999 - Dormant Company 93 26,088 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 77 20,390 9999 - Dormant Company 56 16,469 74990 - Non-trading company 56 9,706 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 35,447 9305 - Other service activities 43 7,926 7499 - Non-trading company 37 8,023 7414 - Business & management consultancy 30 10,978 5530 - Restaurants 30 4,037 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 10,271 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 3,818 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 8,258 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 20 4,091 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 19 2,880 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 15,280 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,557 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 16 3,169
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