Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 460 companies were registered in Aberdeen during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 0.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Aberdeen UK 2012 460 118,868 2011 458 114,512 % change 0.4% 3.8% Record Year 2002 (461) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 147 156 157 New companies in 2011 142 139 177 % change 3.5% 12.2% -11.3% Record Year 2005 (165) 2002 (194) 2003 (185)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 319 companies were dissolved in Aberdeen during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Aberdeen UK 2012 319 74,772 2011 377 72,230 % change -15.4% 3.5% Record Year 2010 (423) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 128 102 89 Closed companies in 2011 111 158 108 % change 15.3% -35.4% -18% Record Year 2010 (235) 2009 (173) 2010 (125)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Aberdeen during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 141 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Aberdeen UK 2012 141 44,096 2011 81 42,282 Record Year 2002 (305) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 19 54 68 Net growth in 2011 31 -19 69 Record Year 2002 (110) 2002 (134) 2008 (137)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Aberdeen formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Aberdeen 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% % change -7.1% 13.1% -12.3% Record Year 1975 (0.8%) 1989 (1.0%) 2001 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Aberdeen was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.5% of all director appointments in Aberdeen in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 5.99% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 2.37% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 2.10% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ABERDEEN 2.02% PROPERTY 2.35% ENERGY 1.67% TRADING 2.08% MANAGEMENT 1.56% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTANTS 1.36% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (ABERDEEN) 1.32% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 1.32% CONSULTANTS 1.76% SUBSEA 1.05% BUSINESS 1.72% PROJECT 0.93% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PACIFIC 0.74% MEDIA 1.67% WELL 0.74% LONDON 1.67% SHELF 0.74% J 1.55% (SCOTLAND) 0.66% GLOBAL 1.53% OIL 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.46% OFFSHORE 0.66% IT 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.34% PROPERTY 0.62% CARE 1.32% TECHNICAL 0.58% M 1.27% SAFETY 0.54% BUILDING 1.22% ELECTRICAL 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.20% GLOBAL 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% G 0.47% S 1.17% GAS 0.47% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,000 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 404 33,677 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 244 9,891 7487 - Other business activities 213 35,545 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 134 13,716 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 103 19,425 71129 - Other engineering activities 100 2,350 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 60 283 74990 - Non-trading company 45 9,203 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 43 1,157 99999 - Dormant Company 41 25,035 7414 - Business & management consultancy 39 8,437 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 14,774 9999 - Dormant Company 28 12,598 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 26 556 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 4,294 06100 - Extraction of crude petroleum 20 216 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 7,869 56101 - Licensed restaurants 19 1,396 1120 - Services to oil and gas extraction 19 119
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC429523 ACCOMMODATE ENERGY LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 SC429676 DRUM KINGSWELLS 8 LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 SC429692 R.B. FARQUHAR LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 SC430032 GAEL-SAFE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 SC430364 JAM CABLING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 SC430932 QUICKBOLT LIMITED 22 Aug 2012 SC431036 SPARROWS OFFSHORE GROUP LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 SC429904 HTS1952 LTD 07 Aug 2012 SC430226 DUNCANA LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 SC430519 WELL OPTIMATION LTD 16 Aug 2012 SC430547 MKMG SERVICES LTD 16 Aug 2012 SC430807 ACSO LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 SC431365 KBJ GOLD LTD. 29 Aug 2012 SC430784 EXTENSIONS BY NIKI (ABERDEEN) LTD 21 Aug 2012 SC430814 MLEASING LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 SC431130 STEWART BAIN LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 SC431582 GFW CONSULTANCY LIMITED 31 Aug 2012 SC429919 HARKAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 SC430723 TOUGH INTERVENTION LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 SC430811 SCAMPS OUT OF SCHOOL CLUBS LTD 21 Aug 2012 SC431250 MCBRIDE PLANNING SOLUTIONS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 SC431389 HUB SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 SC431510 BEYOND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 SC431536 SUSAN MCGINTY LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 SC431561 ABERDEEN CONSULTING ROOMS LTD 31 Aug 2012
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