Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous March.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any month in history.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Doncaster when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 660 companies were registered in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 38.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Doncaster UK 2015 660 161,156 2014 476 150,722 % change 38.7% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (660) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous March.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous February.
February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any month in history.
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Doncaster when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 198 241 221 New companies in 2014 159 151 166 % change 24.5% 59.6% 33.1% Record Year 2015 (198) 2015 (241) 2015 (221)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 329 companies were dissolved in Doncaster during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 18.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Doncaster UK 2015 329 89,523 2014 277 82,370 % change 18.8% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (480) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 76 110 143 Closed companies in 2014 81 115 81 % change -6.2% -4.3% 77% Record Year 2011 (199) 2010 (132) 2009 (177)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Doncaster during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 331 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Doncaster UK 2015 331 71,633 2014 199 68,352 Record Year 2007 (333) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Doncaster when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 122 131 78 Net growth in 2014 78 36 85 Record Year 2009 (123) 2015 (131) 2008 (162)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Doncaster formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Doncaster 2015 0.4% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 22.1% 47.0% 21.4% Record Year 2009 (0.6%) 2009 (0.6%) 2009 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Doncaster was in 2012 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Doncaster in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DONCASTER 1.40% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PARTNERS 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.62% BUSINESS 1.14% PROPERTY 2.72% STRATEGIC 1.07% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ELECTRICAL 0.93% CARE 2.13% CONSULTING 0.90% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTANCY 0.90% LONDON 1.91% CO 0.80% TRADING 1.88% TRANSPORT 0.80% TRANSPORT 1.82% PROPERTY 0.73% ELECTRICAL 1.76% RAIL 0.70% DESIGN 1.65% J 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.63% CARE 0.63% CO., 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% J 1.55% D 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.54% TRADING 0.60% BUSINESS 1.49% TRAINING 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% R 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.44% M 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.53% BUILDING 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.53% IT 1.30% G 0.53% MEDIA 1.28% YORKSHIRE 0.53% M 1.27%
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 1,077 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 187 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 115 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 93 29,218 49410 - Freight transport by road 72 12,485 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 72 8,607 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 66 58,522 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 57 9,080 56302 - Public houses and bars 52 6,355 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 48 19,098 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 40 30,825 86900 - Other human health activities 36 13,990 43210 - Electrical installation 34 6,139 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 12,862 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 30 7,450 99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 30 427 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 29 3,559 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 28 10,200 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 27 11,600 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 25 7,797
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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