Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 414 companies were registered in Aberdeen during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 28.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Aberdeen UK 2014 414 143,414 2013 578 132,684 % change -28.4% 8.1% Record Year 2013 (578) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 148 124 142 New companies in 2013 217 161 200 % change -31.8% -23.0% -29.0% Record Year 2013 (217) 2002 (194) 2013 (200)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 316 companies were dissolved in Aberdeen during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 6.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Aberdeen UK 2014 316 101,670 2013 338 86,170 % change -6.5% 18.0% Record Year 2010 (423) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 113 128 75 Closed companies in 2013 131 135 72 % change -13.7% -5.2% 4% Record Year 2010 (235) 2009 (173) 2010 (125)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Aberdeen during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 98 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Aberdeen UK 2014 98 41,744 2013 240 46,514 Record Year 2008 (255) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 35 -4 67 Net growth in 2013 86 26 128 Record Year 2002 (110) 2002 (134) 2008 (137)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Aberdeen formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Aberdeen 2014 0.3% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% % change -38.0% -26.6% -34.9% Record Year 1991 (0.8%) 1989 (1.0%) 2001 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Aberdeen was in 2013 when 28.6% of all directors were female.
22.1% of all director appointments in Aberdeen in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 3.70% CONSULTING 5.17% ABERDEEN 2.63% MANAGEMENT 4.63% LP 2.32% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTING 1.98% PROPERTY 2.62% MANAGEMENT 1.71% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 1.37% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% ENERGY 1.22% TRADING 2.00% (ABERDEEN) 1.18% LONDON 1.95% CONSULTANCY 1.18% CARE 1.94% OIL 1.10% TRANSPORT 1.76% SUBSEA 1.10% DESIGN 1.70% PROJECT 0.99% CONSULTANTS 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.91% PROPERTIES 1.63% INSPECTION 0.88% BUSINESS 1.62% GLOBAL 0.88% J 1.53% PROPERTY 0.84% ELECTRICAL 1.53% OFFSHORE 0.84% GLOBAL 1.51% (SCOTLAND) 0.80% INVESTMENTS 1.50% DESIGN 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.48% GAS 0.69% MEDIA 1.38% INVESTMENTS 0.65% CO., 1.36% PACIFIC 0.61% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% SHELF 0.61% BUILDING 1.30% GROUP 0.57% IT 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.57% M 1.23%
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 840 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 503 57,264 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 386 18,890 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 319 40,717 71129 - Other engineering activities 312 5,930 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 163 28,224 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 122 1,039 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 102 3,143 99999 - Dormant Company 84 48,286 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 83 29,313 06100 - Extraction of crude petroleum 56 514 74990 - Non-trading company 49 14,006 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 41 1,560 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 38 7,917 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 37 10,361 41100 - Development of building projects 34 10,604 56101 - Licensed restaurants 32 8,546 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 23 6,630 86230 - Dental practice activities 22 2,061 70100 - Activities of head offices 22 4,108
Recent Companies
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