Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous Q1.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 557 companies were registered in Aberdeen during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Aberdeen UK 2013 557 134,802 2012 556 131,491 % change 0.2% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (557) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 157 171 229 New companies in 2012 150 217 189 % change 4.7% -21.2% 21.2% Record Year 2006 (199) 2012 (217) 2001 (275)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 260 companies were dissolved in Aberdeen during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 51.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Aberdeen UK 2013 260 77,914 2012 534 67,576 % change -51.3% 15.3% Record Year 2012 (534) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 98 60 102 Closed companies in 2012 287 140 107 % change -65.9% -57.1% -5% Record Year 2012 (287) 2010 (163) 2010 (207)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Aberdeen during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 297 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Aberdeen UK 2013 297 56,888 2012 22 63,915 Record Year 2006 (312) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 59 111 127 Net growth in 2012 -137 77 82 Record Year 2006 (152) 2005 (142) 2001 (202)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Aberdeen formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Aberdeen 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% % change -6.2% -21.8% 25.3% Record Year 1991 (1.1%) 1990 (1.2%) 2001 (1.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Aberdeen was in 2008 when 29.3% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Aberdeen in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 5.14% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 2.63% MANAGEMENT 4.78% ABERDEEN 2.48% CONSULTANCY 3.30% LP 2.29% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 1.87% TRADING 2.06% (ABERDEEN) 1.60% DESIGN 1.79% MANAGEMENT 1.49% ENGINEERING 1.78% ENERGY 1.49% BUSINESS 1.77% SUBSEA 1.37% ASSOCIATES 1.75% PROJECT 1.18% LONDON 1.72% CONSULTANTS 1.07% CONSULTANTS 1.71% OFFSHORE 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% TECHNICAL 0.88% MEDIA 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.76% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% J 1.56% OIL 0.61% CARE 1.46% LOGISTICS 0.61% IT 1.43% GAS 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.41% OILFIELD 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.36% IT 0.61% M 1.25% DESIGN 0.57% BUILDING 1.21% MARINE 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.19% RESOURCES 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.18% INSPECTION 0.57% TRAINING 1.17% GLOBAL 0.53% SECURITY 1.15%
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 701 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 553 54,531 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 353 16,448 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 198 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 190 23,532 71129 - Other engineering activities 186 4,226 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 101 750 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 76 2,252 99999 - Dormant Company 72 43,384 74990 - Non-trading company 59 14,129 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 56 24,894 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 44 1,100 7487 - Other business activities 39 7,556 06100 - Extraction of crude petroleum 36 376 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 31 7,507 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 12,664 41100 - Development of building projects 25 8,637 56101 - Licensed restaurants 21 6,894 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 21 6,591 70100 - Activities of head offices 21 3,950
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC439576 ABERDEEN EXPORT LIMITED 04 Jan 2013 SC440027 AQUATERRA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Jan 2013 SC440064 SMB PLANNING LTD 10 Jan 2013 SC440573 CORSKELLIE FARMS LIMITED 17 Jan 2013 SC440750 ANNAHESLOP LIMITED 21 Jan 2013 SC440902 WINDLINE (PEATTIE) LIMITED 22 Jan 2013 SC440903 INOAPPS PROPERTY 1 LIMITED 22 Jan 2013 SC441317 RENOWN ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2013 SC441515 MSBV LIMITED 30 Jan 2013 SC441565 LOVE FLORIST AND WEDDINGS ABERDEEN LTD 30 Jan 2013 SC439721 GARLAW DRILLING LTD 07 Jan 2013 SC439754 JMNICOL CONSULTING LTD 07 Jan 2013 SC440006 TARSUS PRODUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2013 SC440150 D.J.SCOTT ENGINEERING LTD 11 Jan 2013 SC441094 MARKTEN LIMITED 24 Jan 2013 SL012240 SOTTEX INTER LP 25 Jan 2013 SL012243 OMAX NATURE LP 25 Jan 2013 SC441484 HENSMOORE ENGINEERING LTD 30 Jan 2013 SC441590 IGJ ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 30 Jan 2013 SC440692 GJB SALES LTD 18 Jan 2013 SC440702 DMW ENGINEERING LIMITED 21 Jan 2013 SC439722 ELIXIR CONSULTANTS UK LTD 07 Jan 2013 SC439731 MORTY DENHOLM LTD 07 Jan 2013 SC440667 TILLYDRONE SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2013 SC440971 EDECO CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
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