Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)AberdeenUK
    2014414143,414
    2013578132,684
    % change-28.4%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (578) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014148124142
    New companies in 2013217161200
    % change-31.8%-23.0%-29.0%
    Record Year2013 (217)2002 (194)2013 (200)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)AberdeenUK
    2014316101,670
    201333886,170
    % change-6.5%18.0%
    Record Year 2010 (423) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201411312875
    Closed companies in 201313113572
    % change-13.7%-5.2%4%
    Record Year2010 (235)2009 (173)2010 (125)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)AberdeenUK
    20149841,744
    201324046,514
    Record Year 2008 (255) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201435-467
    Net growth in 20138626128
    Record Year2002 (110)2002 (134)2008 (137)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.3%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.5%0.4%0.4%
    % change-38.0%-26.6%-34.9%
    Record Year1991 (0.8%)1989 (1.0%)2001 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING3.70%CONSULTING5.17%
    ABERDEEN2.63%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    LP2.32%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING1.98%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.71%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANTS1.37%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ENERGY1.22%TRADING2.00%
    (ABERDEEN)1.18%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%CARE1.94%
    OIL1.10%TRANSPORT1.76%
    SUBSEA1.10%DESIGN1.70%
    PROJECT0.99%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.91%PROPERTIES1.63%
    INSPECTION0.88%BUSINESS1.62%
    GLOBAL0.88%J1.53%
    PROPERTY0.84%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    OFFSHORE0.84%GLOBAL1.51%
    (SCOTLAND)0.80%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    DESIGN0.76%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    GAS0.69%MEDIA1.38%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%CO.,1.36%
    PACIFIC0.61%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    SHELF0.61%BUILDING1.30%
    GROUP0.57%IT1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%M1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied840278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified50357,264
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified38618,890
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management31940,717
    71129 - Other engineering activities3125,930
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified16328,224
    09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction1221,039
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities1023,143
    99999 - Dormant Company8448,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8329,313
    06100 - Extraction of crude petroleum56514
    74990 - Non-trading company4914,006
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production411,560
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands387,917
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3710,361
    41100 - Development of building projects3410,604
    56101 - Licensed restaurants328,546
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment236,630
    86230 - Dental practice activities222,061
    70100 - Activities of head offices224,108

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC485591 ARGYLL HOTELS ABERDEEN LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    SC485874 BG PAINTING LTD 03 Sep 2014
    SC486095 D A LISTON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    SC486226 JIM B. LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    SC486586 AMSTER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    SC486828 HIGHLAND DREAMS GP UNLIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    SC486906 DISTINCTION HAIR DESIGN LTD 17 Sep 2014
    SC487046 REPUOL LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    SC487065 TYNAN 55 LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    SC487767 DEEPWELL UK LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    SC485524 LE DESIGN LTD 01 Sep 2014
    SC485563 NERD STUDIOS DEVELOPMENT LTD 01 Sep 2014
    SC485733 THE APDW COMPANY LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    SC487411 VICTORIA ROAD 1969 LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    SC487500 GM & RAY LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    SC487700 JB FLEET LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    SC487743 GIRDLENESS ROAD 1968 LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    SC487148 LBL OFFSHORE SERVICES LTD 19 Sep 2014
    SC485747 ABERDEEN MACHINING AND PROFILING LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    SC486399 SRIG CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    SC486475 SETMACH LTD 11 Sep 2014
    SC486631 SIMMS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    SC487539 ELFIFO LTD 25 Sep 2014
    SC487666 PACIFIC SHELF 1788 LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    SC485588 YANGMEI FOOD SERVICES LIMITED 01 Sep 2014