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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.

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 (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)DoncasterUK
    2015660161,156
    2014476150,722
    % change38.7%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (660) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015198241221
    New companies in 2014159151166
    % change24.5%59.6%33.1%
    Record Year2015 (198)2015 (241)2015 (221)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DoncasterUK
    201532989,523
    201427782,370
    % change18.8%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (480) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201576110143
    Closed companies in 20148111581
    % change-6.2%-4.3%77%
    Record Year2011 (199)2010 (132)2009 (177)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DoncasterUK
    201533171,633
    201419968,352
    Record Year 2007 (333) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201512213178
    Net growth in 2014783685
    Record Year2009 (123)2015 (131)2008 (162)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.4%
    20140.3%
    20130.4%
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.4%0.5%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change22.1%47.0%21.4%
    Record Year2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)2009 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DONCASTER1.40%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.27%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PARTNERS1.20%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    BUSINESS1.14%PROPERTY2.72%
    STRATEGIC1.07%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ELECTRICAL0.93%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTING0.90%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%LONDON1.91%
    CO0.80%TRADING1.88%
    TRANSPORT0.80%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PROPERTY0.73%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    RAIL0.70%DESIGN1.65%
    J0.67%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CARE0.63%CO.,1.58%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%J1.55%
    D0.60%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRADING0.60%BUSINESS1.49%
    TRAINING0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%GLOBAL1.46%
    R0.57%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    M0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.53%BUILDING1.31%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%IT1.30%
    G0.53%MEDIA1.28%
    YORKSHIRE0.53%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,077288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company18749,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11543,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9329,218
    49410 - Freight transport by road7212,485
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands728,607
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6658,522
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified579,080
    56302 - Public houses and bars526,355
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4819,098
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4030,825
    86900 - Other human health activities3613,990
    43210 - Electrical installation346,139
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3112,862
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate307,450
    99000 - Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies30427
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified293,559
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2810,200
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2711,600
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings257,797

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09377700 HB HR CONSULTING LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09388902 CS TRANSPORT (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09400730 HEN HOUSE FRIED CHICKEN LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09401545 ABLE ENTERPRISE LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09405920 ROBS AUTOS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09395967 D&C (DONCASTER) LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09396989 KODMOD COMPANY LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09382271 TOTAL WAREHOUSE SERVICES LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09386812 ROMULUS TRANS LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09405739 K2 TRAVEL DONCASTER LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09406087 SIRCO LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09412624 T & R POWER CONSULTANT SERVICES LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09415346 ORBIT BEVERAGES LTD. 30 Jan 2015
    09374787 MIREWORLD LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09382514 CYBERSHOP TRADING LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09388225 PARMESANHOUSE.ORG.UK LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09397844 ANNESYMON LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09402719 ALEXANDRA CAMPEAN LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09404434 ROTHWELL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09407351 ADRIAN ALEX PUSCOIU LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09407654 ALEXANDRU CRACIUN LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09413420 ANA IRINA CRACIUN LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09415591 CARMEN VERICIU LTD 31 Jan 2015
    09415608 CARMEN MARIA AVRAM LTD 31 Jan 2015
    09372299 BE A FLARE LTD 02 Jan 2015

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