Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Doncaster UK 2014 476 150,722 2013 484 134,802 % change -1.7% 11.8% Record Year 2009 (558) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 159 151 166 New companies in 2013 139 153 192 % change 14.4% -1.3% -13.5% Record Year 2009 (160) 2009 (179) 2009 (219)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Doncaster UK 2014 277 82,370 2013 299 77,914 % change -7.4% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (480) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 81 115 81 Closed companies in 2013 152 46 101 % change -46.7% 150.0% -20% Record Year 2011 (199) 2010 (132) 2009 (177)
Net Company Growth
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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) Doncaster UK 2014 199 68,352 2013 185 56,888 Record Year 2007 (333) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 78 36 85 Net growth in 2013 -13 107 91 Record Year 2009 (123) 2009 (131) 2008 (162)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.3% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 7.0% -8.9% -27.9% Record Year 2009 (0.6%) 2009 (0.6%) 2009 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.37% CONSULTING 5.22% BUSINESS 1.29% MANAGEMENT 4.67% DONCASTER 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.49% ENGINEERING 1.02% PROPERTY 2.64% PROPERTY 0.94% TRADING 2.05% J 0.90% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTING 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRAINING 0.78% CARE 1.79% TRANSPORT 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.63% DESIGN 1.75% CONSULTANCY 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.73% IN 0.59% BUSINESS 1.71% CARE 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.60% ELECTRICAL 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.60% (DONCASTER) 0.55% GLOBAL 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% J 1.48% INVESTMENTS 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SOCIAL 0.51% MEDIA 1.48% TRADING 0.51% IT 1.33% SECURITY 0.47% TRANSPORT 1.30% PIZZA 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% ENERGY 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% R 0.47% M 1.21% MEDICAL 0.43% CAPITAL 1.20% HOUSE 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 1,018 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 162 47,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 117 26,700 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 87 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 62 56,411 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 59 7,300 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 49 8,155 49410 - Freight transport by road 45 8,014 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 42 18,491 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 40 27,750 62090 - Other information technology service activities 33 12,813 43210 - Electrical installation 32 5,885 56302 - Public houses and bars 32 5,732 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 31 5,130 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 31 426 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 29 6,559 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 29 9,358 86900 - Other human health activities 28 10,273 86210 - General medical practice activities 27 3,987 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 27 3,403
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