Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Aberdeen when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2010 was a record first half year for company closures in Aberdeen when compared to any half year in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 859 companies were formed in Aberdeen. This figure is 38.3% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Aberdeen occurred in 2007 when a total of 1,449 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Aberdeen UK 2010 859 203,749 2009 621 182,021 % change 38.3% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (1,449) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 426 companies were registered in Aberdeen during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 32.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Aberdeen UK 2010 426 98,612 2009 322 90,987 % change 32.3% 8.4% Record Year 2007 (985) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 136 149 141 New companies in 2009 97 120 105 % change 40.2% 24.2% 34.3% Record Year 2007 (320) 2007 (344) 2007 (321)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The first half of 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Aberdeen when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2010 was a record first half year for company closures in Aberdeen when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2010 a total of 893 companies were dissolved in Aberdeen. This figure is 3.1% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Aberdeen occurred in 2010 when a total of 893 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Aberdeen UK 2010 893 177,631 2009 866 289,236 % change 3.1% -38.6% Record Year 2010 (893) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 425 companies were dissolved in Aberdeen during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 22.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Aberdeen UK 2010 425 94,954 2009 550 181,176 % change -22.7% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (550) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 60 249 116 Closed companies in 2009 12 373 165 % change 400.0% -33.2% -30% Record Year 2001 (61) 2009 (373) 2009 (165)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Aberdeen decreased by 34 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Aberdeen UK 2010 -34 26,118 2009 -245 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (1,059) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Aberdeen during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 1 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Aberdeen UK 2010 1 3,658 2009 -228 -90,189 Record Year 2007 (805) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 76 -100 25 Net growth in 2009 85 -253 -60 Record Year 2007 (285) 2007 (285) 2007 (235)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Aberdeen formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2009 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Aberdeen 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.9%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Aberdeen formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Aberdeen 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.9% 2006 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change 29.0% 18.4% 20.8% Record Year 1979 (6.4%) 1981 (1.1%) 1990 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Aberdeen was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Aberdeen in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Aberdeen was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
27.5% of all director appointments in Aberdeen in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 4.10% MANAGEMENT 5.01% (ABERDEEN) 2.44% CONSULTING 4.79% ABERDEEN 2.39% CONSULTANCY 3.02% ENERGY 1.61% PROPERTY 2.40% MANAGEMENT 1.56% ASSOCIATES 2.02% CONSULTANCY 1.51% TRADING 2.01% CONSULTANTS 1.51% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTING 1.35% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% (SCOTLAND) 1.25% MEDIA 1.80% SUBSEA 1.14% BUSINESS 1.75% DESIGN 0.99% CONSULTANTS 1.71% OIL 0.83% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% OFFSHORE 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.56% PROPERTY 0.78% LONDON 1.52% PROJECT 0.73% INVESTMENTS 1.49% SCOTLAND 0.67% J 1.46% INSPECTION 0.62% CARE 1.41% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% GLOBAL 1.39% INTERNATIONAL 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.35% ASSOCIATES 0.62% BUILDING 1.33% BUSINESS 0.62% M 1.29% J 0.57% IT 1.28% GAS 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENTERPRISES 0.57% GROUP 1.25% MARINE 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 710 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 438 68,525 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 274 25,942 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 131 6,684 7414 - Business & management consultancy 69 14,598 1120 - Services to oil and gas extraction 61 310 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 13,490 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 48 290 9305 - Other service activities 45 8,822 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 7,922 71129 - Other engineering activities 39 1,480 9999 - Dormant Company 33 19,842 7499 - Non-trading company 32 13,997 74990 - Non-trading company 30 7,893 5530 - Restaurants 26 4,879 06100 - Extraction of crude petroleum 26 182 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 24 706 7011 - Development & sell real estate 24 4,579 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 8,590 99999 - Dormant Company 19 14,342
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC377916 OAG FOCUS UK LTD 04 May 2010 SC378115 ABERDEEN MOTORCYCLE SERVICE CENTRE LTD. 06 May 2010 SC378319 LIANA EVENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 May 2010 SC378344 VALLEY EAST 111 LIMITED 11 May 2010 SC378378 FISHBAY LIMITED 11 May 2010 SC378526 CFF TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 13 May 2010 SC378586 ROAD2BUILD LIMITED 14 May 2010 SC378694 PRUNUS LIMITED 18 May 2010 SC378976 THE EDGE (INVERURIE) LIMITED 21 May 2010 SC379155 SDFR LIMITED 25 May 2010 SC379353 CLOUDY TEAPOT RECORDS LIMITED 27 May 2010 SC377904 PALBEACH LIMITED 04 May 2010 SC377979 JWC QUALITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 May 2010 SC378105 TTL (TAVERNS) LIMITED 06 May 2010 SC378277 DORIC PIPING SOLUTIONS LTD 10 May 2010 SC378638 DH SUBSEA CONSTRUCTION LTD 18 May 2010 SC378642 TITAN STEEL LIMITED 18 May 2010 SC378756 LJB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 May 2010 SC379204 STUARTFIELD WIND POWER LIMITED 26 May 2010 SC379337 DONSIDE WATER LIMITED 27 May 2010 SC377918 AS FALK SERVICES LIMITED 04 May 2010 SC378301 WILLIS ENERGY SERVICES LTD. 10 May 2010 SC378310 THE HAMILTON SCHOOL (ABERDEEN) LIMITED 11 May 2010 SC378362 ID (ABERDEEN) LIMITED 11 May 2010 SC378669 FOREANDMORE LTD. 18 May 2010
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