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 SC416069 BARGA (SCOTLAND) LTD 02 Feb 2012 SC416120 OCEAN INSTALLER LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 SC416123 RED THE CONSULTANCY EUROPE LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 SC416173 JAFF DESIGN LTD 03 Feb 2012 SC416288 A-M RAINE LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 SC416751 W N D SALES LTD 10 Feb 2012 SC416936 SWC ENGINEERING DESIGN LTD. 13 Feb 2012 SC417076 FINL ENGINEERING LIMITED 15 Feb 2012 SC417079 ASSET TRACEABILITY SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Feb 2012 SO303803 WE ARE SMART CONSULTANTS LLP 16 Feb 2012 SC417589 SPOIL ME HAIR LIMITED 22 Feb 2012 SC417888 ELLON PLANT HIRE LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 SC418140 VIEWFIRTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 SC418206 HITSTART LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 SC415869 DEPTH TECHNICS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 SC416231 MATRIX HEALTHCARE CONSULTANT LTD 06 Feb 2012 SC416410 KILLEN ENGINEERING LTD 07 Feb 2012 SC416625 EWPM LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 SC417502 PAULINE GERRARD CONSULTANCY LTD 21 Feb 2012 SC417583 ENWRIGHT FINANCIAL LTD 21 Feb 2012 SC417897 BROOMHEAD QA SERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2012 SC417927 FIONA A LAWSON LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 SC415969 JW SUBSEA CONTROLS LTD 02 Feb 2012 SC416114 ALICO PROJECT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 SC416456 DONALD CATERING LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
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