Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Q1 2015 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 448 companies were registered in Aberdeen during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)AberdeenUK
    2015448161,156
    2014568150,722
    % change-21.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (568) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015119142187
    New companies in 2014189208171
    % change-37.0%-31.7%9.4%
    Record Year2006 (199)2012 (217)2001 (275)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 334 companies were dissolved in Aberdeen during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)AberdeenUK
    201533489,523
    201431982,370
    % change4.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2012 (534) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20151609381
    Closed companies in 201411990110
    % change34.5%3.3%-26%
    Record Year2012 (287)2010 (163)2010 (207)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Aberdeen during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 114 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)AberdeenUK
    201511471,633
    201424968,352
    Record Year 2006 (312) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015-4149106
    Net growth in 20147011861
    Record Year2006 (152)2005 (142)2001 (202)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Aberdeen formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Aberdeen
    20150.3%
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-38.2%-37.1%-0.3%
    Record Year1991 (1.1%)1990 (1.2%)2001 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Aberdeen was in 2008 when 29.3% of all directors were female.

    25.6% of all director appointments in Aberdeen in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.89%CONSULTING5.23%
    ABERDEEN2.22%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING2.18%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    (ABERDEEN)1.63%PROPERTY2.72%
    SUBSEA1.59%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANTS1.47%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANCY1.30%ENGINEERING2.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%LONDON1.91%
    ENERGY1.22%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTY1.05%TRANSPORT1.82%
    OFFSHORE0.92%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.88%DESIGN1.65%
    OIL0.88%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROJECT0.88%CO.,1.58%
    INSPECTION0.75%J1.55%
    SLLP0.75%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    HOLDINGS0.71%BUSINESS1.49%
    GAS0.67%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    GLOBAL0.67%GLOBAL1.46%
    SAFETY0.63%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    SCOTLAND0.59%BUILDING1.31%
    (SCOTLAND)0.59%IT1.30%
    GROUP0.59%MEDIA1.28%
    DESIGN0.54%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied920288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified49958,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified37119,098
    71129 - Other engineering activities3056,278
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management30043,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12829,218
    09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction1261,109
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities933,174
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8630,825
    99999 - Dormant Company8549,474
    74990 - Non-trading company4913,794
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4711,600
    06100 - Extraction of crude petroleum46516
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands438,607
    41100 - Development of building projects4011,863
    56101 - Licensed restaurants348,909
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production331,666
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate297,450
    86230 - Dental practice activities282,250
    70100 - Activities of head offices244,223

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC494480 EE SUBSEA SERVICES LTD 07 Jan 2015
    SC495096 PLEXUS LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    SC495375 BARCLAY RESIDENCES LTD 19 Jan 2015
    SC494863 BOYNDIE DENTAL CARE LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    SC494885 R & L PROPERTIES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    SC495035 WESTMEADE TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    SC495104 DELI HUT ABERDEEN LTD 14 Jan 2015
    SC495248 PARKER WELL ENGINEERING LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    SC495922 SAVITHA RETAIL LTD 26 Jan 2015
    SC495804 EXCELSIOR RACING LTD 23 Jan 2015
    SC495979 EDWARD WILSON FINANCIAL LTD 26 Jan 2015
    SC494795 COFOLD LTD 12 Jan 2015
    SC494878 THE TACK LOCKER LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    SC495528 FHG ASSOCIATES LTD 20 Jan 2015
    SC496111 C PETERS SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2015
    SC496208 TRUE LABS LTD 28 Jan 2015
    SC495815 SATHYA LAKY LTD. 23 Jan 2015
    SC496287 XACHE CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    SC494224 CRIB MODULAR LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    SC494985 CLEVER PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 13 Jan 2015
    SC495066 TRADEWELL COMMERCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    SC495430 JUST DO IT (HEAVEN 2) LTD 19 Jan 2015
    SC494221 99 BROTHERS LTD 05 Jan 2015
    SC494411 JRS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    SC494719 MAYA INDIAN RESTAURANT LTD 09 Jan 2015