Aberdeenshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeenshire when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeenshire when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeenshire when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 756 companies were registered in Aberdeenshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Aberdeenshire UK 2012 756 118,868 2011 742 114,512 % change 1.9% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (756) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Aberdeenshire when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 249 264 243 New companies in 2011 238 230 274 % change 4.6% 14.8% -11.3% Record Year 2012 (249) 2006 (281) 2003 (283)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 486 companies were dissolved in Aberdeenshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Aberdeenshire UK 2012 486 74,772 2011 532 72,230 % change -8.6% 3.5% Record Year 2010 (591) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 185 158 143 Closed companies in 2011 168 207 157 % change 10.1% -23.7% -9% Record Year 2010 (298) 2009 (264) 2010 (188)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Aberdeenshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 270 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Aberdeenshire UK 2012 270 44,096 2011 210 42,282 Record Year 2003 (466) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 64 106 100 Net growth in 2011 70 23 117 Record Year 2003 (175) 2006 (189) 2008 (212)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Aberdeenshire formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Aberdeenshire 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1989 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% % change -6.1% 15.7% -12.3% Record Year 1975 (1.3%) 1989 (1.3%) 1989 (1.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Aberdeenshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
31.6% of all director appointments in Aberdeenshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 5.65% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTING 2.33% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTANCY 2.06% CONSULTANCY 3.29% ENERGY 1.78% PROPERTY 2.36% ABERDEEN 1.67% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 1.52% DESIGN 1.87% SUBSEA 1.44% ASSOCIATES 1.83% CONSULTANTS 1.39% ENGINEERING 1.83% MANAGEMENT 1.25% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (ABERDEEN) 1.20% BUSINESS 1.72% WELL 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% J 0.91% MEDIA 1.68% OFFSHORE 0.84% LONDON 1.67% SAFETY 0.84% J 1.55% TECHNICAL 0.81% GLOBAL 1.54% PROJECT 0.76% INVESTMENTS 1.47% (SCOTLAND) 0.73% IT 1.43% ELECTRICAL 0.73% PROPERTIES 1.34% INSPECTION 0.65% CARE 1.32% ASSOCIATES 0.63% M 1.27% G 0.58% BUILDING 1.22% PROPERTY 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.21% IT 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.20% RENEWABLES 0.55% S 1.17% PROPERTIES 0.52% SECURITY 1.16%
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 974 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 718 50,446 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 449 14,809 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 283 20,742 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 238 28,990 71129 - Other engineering activities 223 3,434 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 220 618 7487 - Other business activities 124 16,361 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 107 1,771 99999 - Dormant Company 97 37,912 74990 - Non-trading company 79 13,641 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 72 21,969 06100 - Extraction of crude petroleum 51 312 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 49 6,519 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 48 847 62090 - Other information technology service activities 43 11,950 43320 - Joinery installation 42 1,826 03110 - Marine fishing 42 200 56101 - Licensed restaurants 36 6,004 41100 - Development of building projects 30 7,545
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC429467 MED FOOD CATERING LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 SC429505 INOAPPS LICENCE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 SC430146 SVB SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Aug 2012 SC430361 STRAVAIG I.T. LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 SC431036 SPARROWS OFFSHORE GROUP LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 SC431106 EYE OPENING MEDIA LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 SC431388 CUP (ABERDEEN) LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 SC429904 HTS1952 LTD 07 Aug 2012 SC430226 DUNCANA LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 SC430547 MKMG SERVICES LTD 16 Aug 2012 SC430559 SCB CONSULTANTS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 SC430807 ACSO LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 SC430813 ZYGULA LTD. 21 Aug 2012 SC431171 RKAB LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 SC431273 KRAM ENGINEERING LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 SC431359 NEWSLINE MEDIA LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 SC430814 MLEASING LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 SC431495 G TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 SC429921 AMIKABLE LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 SC430723 TOUGH INTERVENTION LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 SC430811 SCAMPS OUT OF SCHOOL CLUBS LTD 21 Aug 2012 SC431258 ZENITH ENERGY LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 SC431541 RENOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 SC430771 AC BOLTING AND TESTING LTD 20 Aug 2012 SC431095 STOMPERS CHILDCARE SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
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