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
    09120296 MAYAS FRESH START LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09121595 DONCASTER ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09129800 HUMBERSIDE PIZZA LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09148945 FINANCIAL FUNDING LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09149130 FMAS (DONCASTER) LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09142196 NATIVE MUSIC LABEL LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09122283 GO FRESH FOOD LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09124893 BLUE MARBLE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09126986 A JT SH LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09135307 SPRUCE MEDICARE LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09144820 MESSYS LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09148798 JUMPIN JACKS NURSERY LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09149473 BABY BUNNIES LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09122295 MBOTA LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09124058 NMC PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09125129 THE GREAT YORKSHIRE BREWERY ENERGY COMPANY LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09125297 LUSSO LIST LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09126468 RAFAL JONIAK LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09138146 EMACARIE LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09138940 CDEDIU LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09143892 SOLAR365 LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09146898 CLARK VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09147659 J.K LANDSCAPING LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09151373 BTUDORACHE LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09118081 ANITA BERNAS LTD 07 Jul 2014