Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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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) Aberdeen UK 2015 448 161,156 2014 568 150,722 % change -21.1% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (568) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 119 142 187 New companies in 2014 189 208 171 % change -37.0% -31.7% 9.4% Record Year 2006 (199) 2012 (217) 2001 (275)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Aberdeen UK 2015 334 89,523 2014 319 82,370 % change 4.7% 8.7% Record Year 2012 (534) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 160 93 81 Closed companies in 2014 119 90 110 % change 34.5% 3.3% -26% Record Year 2012 (287) 2010 (163) 2010 (207)
Net Company Growth
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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) Aberdeen UK 2015 114 71,633 2014 249 68,352 Record Year 2006 (312) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 -41 49 106 Net growth in 2014 70 118 61 Record Year 2006 (152) 2005 (142) 2001 (202)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.3% 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -38.2% -37.1% -0.3% Record Year 1991 (1.1%) 1990 (1.2%) 2001 (1.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 2.89% CONSULTING 5.23% ABERDEEN 2.22% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 2.18% CONSULTANCY 3.62% (ABERDEEN) 1.63% PROPERTY 2.72% SUBSEA 1.59% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANTS 1.47% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 1.30% ENGINEERING 2.12% MANAGEMENT 1.26% LONDON 1.91% ENERGY 1.22% TRADING 1.88% PROPERTY 1.05% TRANSPORT 1.82% OFFSHORE 0.92% ELECTRICAL 1.76% PROPERTIES 0.88% DESIGN 1.65% OIL 0.88% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROJECT 0.88% CO., 1.58% INSPECTION 0.75% J 1.55% SLLP 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.54% HOLDINGS 0.71% BUSINESS 1.49% GAS 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.49% GLOBAL 0.67% GLOBAL 1.46% SAFETY 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.59% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% SCOTLAND 0.59% BUILDING 1.31% (SCOTLAND) 0.59% IT 1.30% GROUP 0.59% MEDIA 1.28% DESIGN 0.54% M 1.27%
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 920 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 499 58,522 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 371 19,098 71129 - Other engineering activities 305 6,278 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 300 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 128 29,218 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 126 1,109 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 93 3,174 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 86 30,825 99999 - Dormant Company 85 49,474 74990 - Non-trading company 49 13,794 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 47 11,600 06100 - Extraction of crude petroleum 46 516 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 43 8,607 41100 - Development of building projects 40 11,863 56101 - Licensed restaurants 34 8,909 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 33 1,666 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 29 7,450 86230 - Dental practice activities 28 2,250 70100 - Activities of head offices 24 4,223
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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