Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 484 companies were registered in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Doncaster UK 2013 484 134,802 2012 414 131,491 % change 16.9% 2.5% Record Year 2009 (558) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 139 153 192 New companies in 2012 128 131 155 % change 8.6% 16.8% 23.9% Record Year 2009 (160) 2009 (179) 2009 (219)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 299 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Doncaster UK 2013 299 77,914 2012 293 67,576 % change 2.0% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (480) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 152 46 101 Closed companies in 2012 89 94 110 % change 70.8% -51.1% -8% Record Year 2011 (199) 2010 (132) 2009 (177)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Doncaster during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 185 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Doncaster UK 2013 185 56,888 2012 121 63,915 Record Year 2007 (333) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -13 107 91 Net growth in 2012 39 37 45 Record Year 2009 (123) 2009 (131) 2008 (162)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Doncaster formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Doncaster 2013 0.4% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -2.6% 15.9% 28.1% Record Year 2009 (0.6%) 2009 (0.6%) 2009 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Doncaster was in 2004 when 33.5% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BUSINESS 1.30% CONSULTING 5.18% DONCASTER 1.22% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CO 0.80% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 0.76% TRADING 2.06% PIZZA 0.67% DESIGN 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.78% M 0.63% BUSINESS 1.77% BUILDING 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.75% DESIGN 0.59% LONDON 1.72% HOUSE 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSULTING 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% YORKSHIRE 0.59% MEDIA 1.63% BEHEER 0.59% GLOBAL 1.57% TRADING 0.55% J 1.56% FOOD 0.55% CARE 1.46% ELECTRICAL 0.55% IT 1.43% (DONCASTER) 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.41% ACADEMY 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.36% FINANCIAL 0.50% M 1.25% CONSULTANCY 0.50% BUILDING 1.21% CARE 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19% JOINERY 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ENGINEERING 0.46% TRAINING 1.17% TRAINING 0.42% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,139 249,183 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 196 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 139 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 95 32,624 74990 - Non-trading company 70 14,129 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 59 54,531 7487 - Other business activities 50 7,556 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 42 16,448 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 40 5,629 49410 - Freight transport by road 35 5,834 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 34 6,954 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 31 4,684 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 12,664 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 24,894 43210 - Electrical installation 29 5,625 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 26 7,199 86210 - General medical practice activities 26 4,062 56302 - Public houses and bars 24 4,952 86900 - Other human health activities 23 8,465 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 21 5,372
Recent Companies
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