Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- April 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Aberdeen when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 983 companies were formed in Aberdeen. This figure is 14.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
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 2011 983 228,735 2010 859 203,749 % change 14.4% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (1,449) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 510 companies were registered in Aberdeen during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 19.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Aberdeen UK 2011 510 112,344 2010 426 98,612 % change 19.7% 13.9% Record Year 2007 (985) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 149 178 183 New companies in 2010 136 149 141 % change 9.6% 19.5% 29.8% Record Year 2007 (320) 2007 (344) 2007 (321)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 639 companies were dissolved in Aberdeen. This figure is 28.4% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
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 2011 639 162,310 2010 893 177,631 % change -28.4% -8.6% Record Year 2010 (893) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 301 companies were dissolved in Aberdeen during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 29.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Aberdeen UK 2011 301 71,324 2010 425 94,954 % change -29.2% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (550) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
April 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Aberdeen when compared to any previous April.
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 74 146 81 Closed companies in 2010 60 249 116 % change 23.3% -41.4% -30% Record Year 2011 (74) 2009 (373) 2009 (165)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Aberdeen increased by 344 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Aberdeen UK 2011 344 66,425 2010 -34 26,118 Record Year 2007 (1,059) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Aberdeen during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 209 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Aberdeen UK 2011 209 41,020 2010 1 3,658 Record Year 2007 (805) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 75 32 102 Net growth in 2010 76 -100 25 Record Year 2007 (285) 2007 (285) 2007 (235)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Aberdeen formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Aberdeen 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.9%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Aberdeen formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Aberdeen 2011 0.5% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% % change 6.0% -5.9% 15.0% Record Year 1979 (6.4%) 1981 (1.1%) 1990 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 42.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Aberdeen was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Aberdeen in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Aberdeen was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
26.0% of all director appointments in Aberdeen in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 5.66% CONSULTING 5.09% ABERDEEN 2.87% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTING 2.00% CONSULTANCY 3.17% SUBSEA 1.83% PROPERTY 2.43% (ABERDEEN) 1.78% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 1.78% DESIGN 1.94% DESIGN 1.70% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ENERGY 1.70% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTANTS 1.48% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% MANAGEMENT 1.35% CONSULTANTS 1.76% OFFSHORE 1.04% MEDIA 1.73% OIL 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.67% GLOBAL 0.74% LONDON 1.60% PROJECT 0.70% GLOBAL 1.46% SCOTLAND 0.70% J 1.44% DRILLING 0.61% CARE 1.44% INSPECTION 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.42% GAS 0.61% IT 1.39% S 0.57% BUILDING 1.32% PLANNING 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.31% MARINE 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TECHNOLOGY 0.57% M 1.27% M 0.57% S 1.23% INTEGRITY 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.20% MOUNTWEST 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 598 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 339 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 302 30,647 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 164 7,835 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 72 16,419 7414 - Business & management consultancy 67 13,053 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 62 10,322 71129 - Other engineering activities 55 1,629 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 51 293 1120 - Services to oil and gas extraction 41 251 9305 - Other service activities 35 9,063 9999 - Dormant Company 32 20,111 5530 - Restaurants 31 5,086 74990 - Non-trading company 31 8,481 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 10,545 7499 - Non-trading company 23 10,955 99999 - Dormant Company 23 18,918 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 21 704 06100 - Extraction of crude petroleum 17 177 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 7,095
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