Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous July.
- The record third quarter for female directors in Aberdeen was in 2013 when 28.6% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 578 companies were registered in Aberdeen during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 25.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Aberdeen UK 2013 578 132,684 2012 460 118,868 % change 25.7% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (578) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous September.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeen when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 217 161 200 New companies in 2012 147 156 157 % change 47.6% 3.2% 27.4% Record Year 2013 (217) 2002 (194) 2013 (200)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 338 companies were dissolved in Aberdeen during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Aberdeen UK 2013 338 86,170 2012 318 75,908 % change 6.3% 13.5% Record Year 2010 (423) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 131 135 72 Closed companies in 2012 128 102 88 % change 2.3% 32.4% -18% Record Year 2010 (235) 2009 (173) 2010 (125)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Aberdeen during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 240 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Aberdeen UK 2013 240 46,514 2012 142 42,960 Record Year 2008 (255) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 86 26 128 Net growth in 2012 19 54 69 Record Year 2002 (110) 2002 (134) 2008 (137)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Aberdeen formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Aberdeen 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 32.1% -5.3% 11.7% Record Year 1991 (0.8%) 1989 (1.0%) 2001 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Aberdeen was in 2013 when 28.6% of all directors were female.
28.6% of all director appointments in Aberdeen in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 4.86% CONSULTING 5.27% LP 4.07% MANAGEMENT 4.75% ABERDEEN 2.68% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTING 2.36% PROPERTY 2.53% (ABERDEEN) 1.79% TRADING 2.08% ENERGY 1.72% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 1.64% LONDON 1.79% MANAGEMENT 1.61% DESIGN 1.78% PROJECT 1.39% BUSINESS 1.74% SUBSEA 1.29% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTANTS 1.18% CONSULTANTS 1.69% DESIGN 1.00% CARE 1.64% GLOBAL 0.93% ASSOCIATES 1.61% OFFSHORE 0.86% GLOBAL 1.59% OIL 0.71% J 1.54% LOGISTICS 0.71% MEDIA 1.54% MARINE 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.53% TECHNICAL 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.45% GAS 0.71% IT 1.39% OILFIELD 0.68% M 1.25% RESOURCES 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INTER 0.61% BUILDING 1.19% SCOTLAND 0.61% CAPITAL 1.19% PROPERTIES 0.61% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% TRAINING 0.57% TRAINING 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 681 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 554 54,854 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 375 17,715 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 243 34,970 71129 - Other engineering activities 225 4,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 186 25,547 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 112 900 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 91 2,723 99999 - Dormant Company 77 46,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 63 26,675 74990 - Non-trading company 57 14,228 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 44 1,287 06100 - Extraction of crude petroleum 42 422 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 32 8,312 56101 - Licensed restaurants 28 7,531 41100 - Development of building projects 27 9,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 12,516 62012 - Business and domestic software development 22 9,104 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 22 6,651 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 22 5,430
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC453517 ACFR RECRUITMENT LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 SC453645 SERRECCA LIMITED 02 Jul 2013 SC453792 2W SUBSEA LIMITED 03 Jul 2013 SC453841 DKESMAN LTD 04 Jul 2013 SC454289 LADISOFT LTD 11 Jul 2013 SC454358 VK SOFTECH SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Jul 2013 SO304530 YTHSIE LLP 16 Jul 2013 SC454596 MANI G LTD 16 Jul 2013 SC454705 NM MATERIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 SC454829 CDI EUROPE LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 SC455475 LAUREN ASHLEIGH LIMITED 29 Jul 2013 SC455636 IODAMO CONSULTING LTD 30 Jul 2013 SL013523 GENEVE FOR EVER LP 01 Jul 2013 SL013525 SOIREE A GENEVE LP 01 Jul 2013 SC453698 PRIMERA ENGINEERING LIMITED 02 Jul 2013 SC453932 NINTH & ARDEN LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 SC453960 PRIME GULF RECRUITMENT (UK) LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 SC453961 PRIME GULF TECHNICAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 SC454026 PURPLE JAM MARKETING LIMITED 08 Jul 2013 SL013616 SIGHTS & ATTRACTIONS LP 11 Jul 2013 SC454536 FW ACCOUNTING LTD 15 Jul 2013 SC454718 C4MC LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 SC454739 RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 SC454772 POLEAGENT LTD 18 Jul 2013 SC455049 BURDIE CREATIVE LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
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