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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