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
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