Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Aberdeen when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Aberdeen when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 556 companies were registered in Aberdeen during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 17.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Aberdeen UK 2012 556 131,491 2011 473 116,391 % change 17.5% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (556) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 150 217 189 New companies in 2011 136 133 204 % change 10.3% 63.2% -7.4% Record Year 2006 (199) 2012 (217) 2001 (275)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Aberdeen when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 534 companies were dissolved in Aberdeen during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 58.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Aberdeen UK 2012 534 67,576 2011 338 90,987 % change 58.0% -25.7% Record Year 2012 (534) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Aberdeen when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 287 140 107 Closed companies in 2011 157 86 95 % change 82.8% 62.8% 13% Record Year 2012 (287) 2010 (163) 2010 (207)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Aberdeen during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 22 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Aberdeen UK 2012 22 63,915 2011 135 25,404 Record Year 2006 (312) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 -137 77 82 Net growth in 2011 -21 47 109 Record Year 2006 (152) 2005 (142) 2001 (202)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Aberdeen formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Aberdeen 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% % change -5.4% 39.6% -13.3% Record Year 1991 (1.1%) 1990 (1.2%) 1979 (5.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Aberdeen was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.7% of all director appointments in Aberdeen in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 6.88% CONSULTING 5.07% DESIGN 2.20% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 2.12% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ABERDEEN 2.01% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTING 1.93% TRADING 2.07% ENERGY 1.81% DESIGN 1.93% MANAGEMENT 1.69% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 1.49% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (ABERDEEN) 1.26% CONSULTANTS 1.79% SUBSEA 1.26% BUSINESS 1.73% PROJECT 0.94% MEDIA 1.72% OIL 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% OFFSHORE 0.83% LONDON 1.66% PROPERTY 0.75% J 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.51% GLOBAL 0.63% GLOBAL 1.50% PROPERTIES 0.63% IT 1.40% OILFIELD 0.59% CARE 1.34% PLANNING 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.31% TRADING 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DRILLING 0.55% M 1.27% BUSINESS 0.51% BUILDING 1.24% WELL 0.51% ENERGY 1.20% SHELF 0.47% S 1.20% PACIFIC 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 631 216,665 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 349 35,233 7487 - Other business activities 305 52,735 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 202 9,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 106 13,637 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 97 19,704 71129 - Other engineering activities 80 2,217 7414 - Business & management consultancy 52 12,113 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 52 272 74990 - Non-trading company 43 9,729 99999 - Dormant Company 38 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 36 18,617 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 34 1,011 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 14,303 9305 - Other service activities 29 8,818 1120 - Services to oil and gas extraction 29 182 5530 - Restaurants 23 4,633 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 21 513 56101 - Licensed restaurants 19 1,885 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 4,427
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC414213 OFASCIA KITCHEN CREATIONS LTD 10 Jan 2012 SC414489 NOBLE SERVICES SCOTLAND LTD 13 Jan 2012 SC415122 LIBERTAS VERITAS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 SC415166 EMLD LTD 23 Jan 2012 SC415215 CLEARCUT TILING LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 SC415433 MODUL 8 LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 SC415440 ROSS & BONNYMAN XL LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 SC415464 LOVELIES LTD 26 Jan 2012 SC415504 VELOCIOUS LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 SC415689 SCOTFAB LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 SC415695 DOUBLE K ENGINEERING LTD 30 Jan 2012 SC414208 NORTHERN GEOSPATIAL LTD 10 Jan 2012 SC414492 JDH7 LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 SC414535 KIDDIES PLANET LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 SC414602 CJNET CONSULTING LTD 16 Jan 2012 SC414851 SKJL ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 SC415175 C.L.F. STRUCTURES LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 SC415530 EKH READY LTD 26 Jan 2012 SC413941 ASSETNEERING LTD 04 Jan 2012 SC415723 PASARGAD WAREHOUSE LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 SC414137 THAI SEASONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 SC414390 GO CREATIONS LTD 12 Jan 2012 SC414690 ABERDEEN DELIVERY SERVICE LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 SC414694 JEEVAN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 SC415350 NAVIGATOR EUROPE LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
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