Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 476 companies were registered in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DoncasterUK
    2014476150,722
    2013484134,802
    % change-1.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2009 (558) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014159151166
    New companies in 2013139153192
    % change14.4%-1.3%-13.5%
    Record Year2009 (160)2009 (179)2009 (219)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 277 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DoncasterUK
    201427782,370
    201329977,914
    % change-7.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (480) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20148111581
    Closed companies in 201315246101
    % change-46.7%150.0%-20%
    Record Year2011 (199)2010 (132)2009 (177)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Doncaster during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 199 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DoncasterUK
    201419968,352
    201318556,888
    Record Year 2007 (333) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014783685
    Net growth in 2013-1310791
    Record Year2009 (123)2009 (131)2008 (162)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Doncaster formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Doncaster
    20140.3%
    20130.4%
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change7.0%-8.9%-27.9%
    Record Year2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Doncaster was in 2012 when 31.2% of all directors were female.

    26.2% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.37%CONSULTING5.22%
    BUSINESS1.29%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    DONCASTER1.17%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    ENGINEERING1.02%PROPERTY2.64%
    PROPERTY0.94%TRADING2.05%
    J0.90%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTING0.90%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRAINING0.78%CARE1.79%
    TRANSPORT0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%DESIGN1.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.63%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    IN0.59%BUSINESS1.71%
    CARE0.59%PROPERTIES1.60%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    (DONCASTER)0.55%GLOBAL1.58%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%J1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SOCIAL0.51%MEDIA1.48%
    TRADING0.51%IT1.33%
    SECURITY0.47%TRANSPORT1.30%
    PIZZA0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ENERGY0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    R0.47%M1.21%
    MEDICAL0.43%CAPITAL1.20%
    HOUSE0.43%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,018280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company16247,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11726,700
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8737,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6256,411
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands597,300
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified498,155
    49410 - Freight transport by road458,014
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4218,491
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4027,750
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3312,813
    43210 - Electrical installation325,885
    56302 - Public houses and bars325,732
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles315,130
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies31426
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings296,559
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet299,358
    86900 - Other human health activities2810,273
    86210 - General medical practice activities273,987
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified273,403

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08874597 S.E.M. ENERGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08875424 INSUL8ED LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08877583 MXN ENTERPRISES LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08880093 TRIPLE P SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08898750 CTS HEATING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08902845 MERCHANT WAY BAKERY LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08916254 PIZZA GRILL HOUSE LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08906979 NEWTON PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08875234 HHC PROJECTS LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08903358 ALMOND AVENUE 1955 LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08905568 PULSE 53 LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08883368 3 SYSTEMS LEAN LTD. 10 Feb 2014
    08885970 S&L EADES CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08894580 UK ELEVATOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08909256 M WHITE AOG SERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08876266 VIKING STOVES AND FIREPLACES LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08888370 D & D MINING LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08896463 DVK TRANSPORT LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08908179 USEDCARS4LESS LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08875594 ONE STEP BUSINESS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08892640 LASETI LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08893834 A&T QUALITY CARS LTD. 13 Feb 2014
    08900266 AD INTERIM MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD. 18 Feb 2014
    08900514 WORLDVERSIONING LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08907280 TWE GRON BEHEER LTD 24 Feb 2014