Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    A total of 519 companies were registered in Doncaster during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DoncasterUK
    2014519143,414
    2013436132,684
    % change19.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2009 (529) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014187144188
    New companies in 2013166141129
    % change12.7%2.1%45.7%
    Record Year2014 (187)2014 (144)2009 (210)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 360 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DoncasterUK
    2014360101,670
    201331686,170
    % change13.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (526) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Doncaster when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201413488138
    Closed companies in 201310599112
    % change27.6%-11.1%23%
    Record Year2014 (134)2012 (185)2009 (263)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Doncaster during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 159 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DoncasterUK
    201415941,744
    201312046,514
    Record Year 2008 (292) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014535650
    Net growth in 2013614217
    Record Year2008 (160)2007 (67)2008 (131)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Doncaster formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Doncaster
    20140.4%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change2.4%-2.6%33.7%
    Record Year2009 (0.6%)2008 (0.5%)2009 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Doncaster was in 2007 when 27.9% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DONCASTER1.33%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    BUSINESS1.04%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTY1.01%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTING1.01%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CO0.83%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ENGINEERING0.79%TRADING2.00%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%LONDON1.95%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%CARE1.94%
    TRAINING0.65%TRANSPORT1.76%
    TRANSPORT0.65%DESIGN1.70%
    TRADING0.65%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CONSULTANCY0.65%PROPERTIES1.63%
    YORKSHIRE0.61%BUSINESS1.62%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%J1.53%
    D0.54%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    PARTNERS0.54%GLOBAL1.51%
    J0.54%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    M0.54%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    STRATEGIC0.50%MEDIA1.38%
    CARE0.50%CO.,1.36%
    RAIL0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    S0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.43%IT1.30%
    DESIGN0.43%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied980278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company17648,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9440,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8028,224
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands717,917
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6457,264
    49410 - Freight transport by road599,960
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified518,501
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4318,890
    56302 - Public houses and bars436,056
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3812,795
    43210 - Electrical installation365,922
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3629,313
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies34456
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified293,465
    86900 - Other human health activities2911,807
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet289,914
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings287,151
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles285,335
    41100 - Development of building projects2710,604

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09199680 PARKLANE SERVICES 2013 LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09200951 KEFERDIZ LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09206813 BRIDGE PIZZA LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09230827 MEDI CARE DOCTORS LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09232858 ADAMS HUN LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09203422 BOWGREEN ELIQUIDS LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09205445 AL-MADINA COMPANY LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09198720 SRIGLEA LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09198885 GZMAU LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09199253 LDENCU LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09204745 CEDAR ROAD 1965 LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09210590 SNICOLAESCU LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09210882 AS SILVA LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09211093 GOLD MONEY FINANCE LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09213625 GIGELEN LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09215655 ALL STRATEGY K9 UNIT LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09225325 EDUCATION NEPAL UK 18 Sep 2014
    09227438 CFO ENGINEERING LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09227602 HONLEY PROMOTIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09228027 CGR AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09232099 FMIRON LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09232270 AMARZANCA LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09232369 AL WADOOD LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09233220 ZENZA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND TRAINING LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09237569 MDZ CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Sep 2014