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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

  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 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)AberdeenUK
    2012556131,491
    2011473116,391
    % change17.5%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (556) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012150217189
    New companies in 2011136133204
    % change10.3%63.2%-7.4%
    Record Year2006 (199)2012 (217)2001 (275)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)AberdeenUK
    201253467,576
    201133890,987
    % change58.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2012 (534) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012287140107
    Closed companies in 20111578695
    % change82.8%62.8%13%
    Record Year2012 (287)2010 (163)2010 (207)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)AberdeenUK
    20122263,915
    201113525,404
    Record Year 2006 (312) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012-1377782
    Net growth in 2011-2147109
    Record Year2006 (152)2005 (142)2001 (202)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.3%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.5%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.5%
    % change-5.4%39.6%-13.3%
    Record Year1991 (1.1%)1990 (1.2%)1979 (5.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING6.88%CONSULTING5.07%
    DESIGN2.20%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY2.12%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ABERDEEN2.01%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTING1.93%TRADING2.07%
    ENERGY1.81%DESIGN1.93%
    MANAGEMENT1.69%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANTS1.49%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    (ABERDEEN)1.26%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    SUBSEA1.26%BUSINESS1.73%
    PROJECT0.94%MEDIA1.72%
    OIL0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    OFFSHORE0.83%LONDON1.66%
    PROPERTY0.75%J1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.67%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    GLOBAL0.63%GLOBAL1.50%
    PROPERTIES0.63%IT1.40%
    OILFIELD0.59%CARE1.34%
    PLANNING0.59%PROPERTIES1.31%
    TRADING0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DRILLING0.55%M1.27%
    BUSINESS0.51%BUILDING1.24%
    WELL0.51%ENERGY1.20%
    SHELF0.47%S1.20%
    PACIFIC0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied631216,665
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified34935,233
    7487 - Other business activities30552,735
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2029,892
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10613,637
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9719,704
    71129 - Other engineering activities802,217
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5212,113
    09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction52272
    74990 - Non-trading company439,729
    99999 - Dormant Company3825,084
    9999 - Dormant Company3618,617
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities341,011
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3014,303
    9305 - Other service activities298,818
    1120 - Services to oil and gas extraction29182
    5530 - Restaurants234,633
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production21513
    56101 - Licensed restaurants191,885
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate194,427

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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