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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Doncaster UK 2014 519 143,414 2013 436 132,684 % change 19.0% 8.1% Record Year 2009 (529) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 187 144 188 New companies in 2013 166 141 129 % change 12.7% 2.1% 45.7% Record Year 2014 (187) 2014 (144) 2009 (210)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Doncaster UK 2014 360 101,670 2013 316 86,170 % change 13.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (526) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 134 88 138 Closed companies in 2013 105 99 112 % change 27.6% -11.1% 23% Record Year 2014 (134) 2012 (185) 2009 (263)
Net Company Growth
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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) Doncaster UK 2014 159 41,744 2013 120 46,514 Record Year 2008 (292) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 53 56 50 Net growth in 2013 61 42 17 Record Year 2008 (160) 2007 (67) 2008 (131)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.4% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change 2.4% -2.6% 33.7% Record Year 2009 (0.6%) 2008 (0.5%) 2009 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DONCASTER 1.33% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 1.22% MANAGEMENT 4.63% BUSINESS 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.55% PROPERTY 1.01% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTING 1.01% ENGINEERING 2.07% CO 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% ENGINEERING 0.79% TRADING 2.00% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% LONDON 1.95% ELECTRICAL 0.65% CARE 1.94% TRAINING 0.65% TRANSPORT 1.76% TRANSPORT 0.65% DESIGN 1.70% TRADING 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.70% CONSULTANCY 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.63% YORKSHIRE 0.61% BUSINESS 1.62% ASSOCIATES 0.54% J 1.53% D 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.53% PARTNERS 0.54% GLOBAL 1.51% J 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.50% M 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.48% STRATEGIC 0.50% MEDIA 1.38% CARE 0.50% CO., 1.36% RAIL 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% S 0.47% BUILDING 1.30% DEVELOPMENTS 0.43% IT 1.30% DESIGN 0.43% M 1.23%
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 980 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 176 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 94 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 80 28,224 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 71 7,917 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 64 57,264 49410 - Freight transport by road 59 9,960 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 51 8,501 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 18,890 56302 - Public houses and bars 43 6,056 62090 - Other information technology service activities 38 12,795 43210 - Electrical installation 36 5,922 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 36 29,313 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 34 456 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 29 3,465 86900 - Other human health activities 29 11,807 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 28 9,914 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 28 7,151 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 28 5,335 41100 - Development of building projects 27 10,604
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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