Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 379 companies were registered in Doncaster during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DoncasterUK
    2012379118,868
    2011379114,512
    % change0.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2009 (529) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012143122114
    New companies in 2011129122128
    % change10.9%0.0%-10.9%
    Record Year2009 (185)2010 (141)2009 (210)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 395 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DoncasterUK
    201239574,772
    201132672,230
    % change21.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (526) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201212018590
    Closed companies in 20118614892
    % change39.5%25.0%-2%
    Record Year2012 (120)2012 (185)2009 (263)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Doncaster during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was -16 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DoncasterUK
    2012-1644,096
    20115342,282
    Record Year 2008 (292) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201223-6324
    Net growth in 201143-2636
    Record Year2008 (160)2007 (67)2008 (131)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Doncaster
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.5%
    20090.6%
    20080.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-0.5%0.8%-11.9%
    Record Year2009 (0.6%)1962 (1.4%)2009 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Doncaster was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.2% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DONCASTER1.49%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.17%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BUSINESS1.04%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSTRUCTION0.81%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROPERTY0.77%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTING0.77%DESIGN1.87%
    M0.72%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%ENGINEERING1.83%
    HOUSE0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BEHEER0.63%BUSINESS1.72%
    YORKSHIRE0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    P0.59%MEDIA1.67%
    C0.59%LONDON1.67%
    (DONCASTER)0.59%J1.55%
    CARE0.59%GLOBAL1.53%
    ACADEMY0.59%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CO0.59%IT1.43%
    FOOD0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSULTANCY0.54%CARE1.32%
    DESIGN0.50%M1.27%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%BUILDING1.22%
    SERVICE0.50%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    R0.45%S1.17%
    HOLDINGS0.45%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,555331,455
    7487 - Other business activities18435,545
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified16013,716
    99999 - Dormant Company9525,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6819,425
    74990 - Non-trading company529,203
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5233,677
    9999 - Dormant Company4312,598
    9305 - Other service activities326,142
    7499 - Non-trading company306,164
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified299,891
    5530 - Restaurants293,142
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles192,757
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified193,943
    7414 - Business & management consultancy198,437
    62090 - Other information technology service activities197,869
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet183,712
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands173,094
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1714,774
    43210 - Electrical installation163,387

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08205207 SENSE-ABLE SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08219491 WELL EXCITED LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08230233 JL SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08200227 EURASIA INNOVATIONS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08215893 FLAMES SOUTH ELMSALL LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08223268 BIKE HOUSE SHOP LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08198555 AMTECH MEDICAL EUROPE LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08217912 C & C INTERIOR CONTRACTS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08225319 COMMERCIALANDBRIDGING LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08219956 JMS WEB DESIGN LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08223774 GLOBE REACH DISTRIBUTION LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08211705 DANUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08224634 GR33N SERVICES LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08201906 MULLER CUISINE LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08211267 HANSYS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08214123 ASTRANS HAULAGE LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08216692 GREEN PROJECTS EUROPE LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08221605 FORMULE SERVICES LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08229410 SJROOJE LTD. 26 Sep 2012
    08229589 EXEZZ LTD. 26 Sep 2012
    08233266 HUBGER SERVICES LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08202239 KK SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08208998 C&B SYNC UK LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08198431 TURLEY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08217049 SECURE MY HOUSE LIMITED 17 Sep 2012