Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
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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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC483988 ISHOKA LIMITED 08 Aug 2014 SC484003 LIONEL BIDCO LIMITED 11 Aug 2014 SC484030 SMELLYOLEDOG WINES LTD 11 Aug 2014 SC484092 MD AMPLITUDE LTD 11 Aug 2014 SC484696 ACFR LIMITED 19 Aug 2014 SC484865 STUART HODGSON LIMITED 21 Aug 2014 SC484914 LEDARD ESTATE LIMITED 21 Aug 2014 SC485394 AB11 PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED 28 Aug 2014 SC483572 THE TRUTH CONSULT LIMITED 04 Aug 2014 SC483777 GMD INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED 06 Aug 2014 SC483972 SILVER CITY ENERGY LIMITED 08 Aug 2014 SC483984 RPOIL LIMITED 08 Aug 2014 SC485249 FYW TECH CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Aug 2014 SC483783 QINTERRA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 06 Aug 2014 SC483831 QINTERRA TECHNOLOGIES (ME) LIMITED 07 Aug 2014 SC484450 OPTIMUM UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Aug 2014 SC484451 GLASS ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED 15 Aug 2014 SC485516 CYVIZ RESEARCH CENTER LIMITED 29 Aug 2014 SC483643 ACTIVE LOGISTICS (SCOTLAND) LTD 05 Aug 2014 SC485265 ABERTAY HOMECARE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014 SC483864 ABERNEVIS LIMITED 07 Aug 2014 SC485341 P.D.L RESPONSE LTD 28 Aug 2014 SC483656 NEWBURGH BOGART LTD 05 Aug 2014 SC484075 ARABESQUE VENTURES LIMITED 11 Aug 2014 SC483617 CPS GRAMPIAN LTD 05 Aug 2014
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