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.

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 (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)DoncasterUK
    2013484134,802
    2012414131,491
    % change16.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2009 (558) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013139153192
    New companies in 2012128131155
    % change8.6%16.8%23.9%
    Record Year2009 (160)2009 (179)2009 (219)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DoncasterUK
    201329977,914
    201229367,576
    % change2.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (480) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201315246101
    Closed companies in 20128994110
    % change70.8%-51.1%-8%
    Record Year2011 (199)2010 (132)2009 (177)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DoncasterUK
    201318556,888
    201212163,915
    Record Year 2007 (333) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-1310791
    Net growth in 2012393745
    Record Year2009 (123)2009 (131)2008 (162)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.4%
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-2.6%15.9%28.1%
    Record Year2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BUSINESS1.30%CONSULTING5.18%
    DONCASTER1.22%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CO0.80%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.76%TRADING2.06%
    PIZZA0.67%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%ENGINEERING1.78%
    M0.63%BUSINESS1.77%
    BUILDING0.63%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    DESIGN0.59%LONDON1.72%
    HOUSE0.59%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSULTING0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    YORKSHIRE0.59%MEDIA1.63%
    BEHEER0.59%GLOBAL1.57%
    TRADING0.55%J1.56%
    FOOD0.55%CARE1.46%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%IT1.43%
    (DONCASTER)0.55%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    ACADEMY0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    FINANCIAL0.50%M1.25%
    CONSULTANCY0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    CARE0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    JOINERY0.46%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ENGINEERING0.46%TRAINING1.17%
    TRAINING0.42%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,139249,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified19623,532
    99999 - Dormant Company13943,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9532,624
    74990 - Non-trading company7014,129
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5954,531
    7487 - Other business activities507,556
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4216,448
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands405,629
    49410 - Freight transport by road355,834
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified346,954
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles314,684
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3112,664
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3024,894
    43210 - Electrical installation295,625
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet267,199
    86210 - General medical practice activities264,062
    56302 - Public houses and bars244,952
    86900 - Other human health activities238,465
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings215,372

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08345483 QUALITY DONER LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08346698 SECTION TRADING LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08364358 SILVERPLAY (UK) LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08344923 MIHAIL SPIRIDONESCU LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08346374 OLIVER HMO & BUILDING LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08365371 SORINA CRACIUNEL LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08365132 MIDDLECLIFFE CLUB LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08366604 LEE HARRISON LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08345345 LUNJO LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08346638 ORCHIDS FLORISTS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08355216 MECHANICAL FACILITIES SERVICES (BRISTOL) LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08361565 MARKETING101 LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08366266 PARKSIDE COMBINED TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08375681 BCL WORLDWIDE LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08378528 YESHUA SS ANGELS LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08349800 COURT OF PROTECTION LAW LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08357446 MJ PAYNE BUILDING SERVICES LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08367514 RECRO ME LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08343930 RPV-IP LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08350305 AUTO TN LTD. 07 Jan 2013
    08368640 DONCASTER ALLOY WHEEL CENTRE LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08375301 SUPPLY STAFF LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08358115 ASTON ESTATES MAINTENANCE LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08381615 TEDSTONE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08383121 G STENT LTD 31 Jan 2013