Aberdeenshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 716 companies were registered in Aberdeenshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 18.4% 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) Aberdeenshire UK 2015 716 161,156 2014 877 150,722 % change -18.4% 6.9% Record Year 2012 (920) 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 181 233 302 New companies in 2014 289 314 274 % change -37.4% -25.8% 10.2% Record Year 2014 (289) 2012 (335) 2007 (380)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 512 companies were dissolved in Aberdeenshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 3.9% 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) Aberdeenshire UK 2015 512 89,523 2014 493 82,370 % change 3.9% 8.7% Record Year 2012 (717) 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 247 137 128 Closed companies in 2014 190 123 180 % change 30.0% 11.4% -29% Record Year 2012 (347) 2010 (210) 2010 (245)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Aberdeenshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 204 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Aberdeenshire UK 2015 204 71,633 2014 384 68,352 Record Year 2007 (504) 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 -66 96 174 Net growth in 2014 99 191 94 Record Year 2006 (190) 2005 (196) 2007 (227)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Aberdeenshire formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Aberdeenshire 2015 0.4% 2014 0.6% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (1.4%) 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 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2014 0.6% 0.7% 0.5% % change -38.6% -31.7% 0.5% Record Year 1991 (1.6%) 1990 (1.7%) 2001 (1.4%)
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 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% 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 Aberdeenshire was in 2007 when 34.5% of all directors were female.
28.4% of all director appointments in Aberdeenshire 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 3.07% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 2.12% MANAGEMENT 4.56% SUBSEA 1.81% CONSULTANCY 3.62% ABERDEEN 1.70% PROPERTY 2.72% ENERGY 1.40% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% (ABERDEEN) 1.31% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 1.26% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTANTS 1.17% LONDON 1.91% MANAGEMENT 1.12% TRADING 1.88% OFFSHORE 1.01% TRANSPORT 1.82% PROPERTIES 0.92% ELECTRICAL 1.76% (SCOTLAND) 0.89% DESIGN 1.65% PROPERTY 0.87% PROPERTIES 1.63% INSPECTION 0.87% CO., 1.58% J 0.73% J 1.55% PROJECT 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.54% DESIGN 0.70% BUSINESS 1.49% SAFETY 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.49% JOINERY 0.67% GLOBAL 1.46% OIL 0.64% ASSOCIATES 1.44% R 0.59% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ELECTRICAL 0.59% BUILDING 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.59% IT 1.30% SCOTLAND 0.59% MEDIA 1.28% GLOBAL 0.56% 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 1,341 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 686 58,522 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 536 19,098 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 460 43,081 71129 - Other engineering activities 431 6,278 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 350 1,109 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 285 29,218 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities 146 3,174 99999 - Dormant Company 118 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 118 30,825 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 78 11,600 06100 - Extraction of crude petroleum 74 516 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 63 1,666 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 61 8,607 74990 - Non-trading company 60 13,794 41100 - Development of building projects 54 11,863 56101 - Licensed restaurants 53 8,909 43320 - Joinery installation 44 2,261 62090 - Other information technology service activities 42 12,862 71200 - Technical testing and analysis 42 1,162
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC499673 GDK PARK LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 SC500158 J-UNIT BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Mar 2015 SC501078 FARMSPRAYINGSERVICES LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 SC501439 ABERDEEN RUGBY LTD 24 Mar 2015 SC501501 COPPA COFFEE LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 SC502072 SALTIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED 31 Mar 2015 SC499766 DATCH HOLDINGS LTD 06 Mar 2015 SC499806 DATCH ENGINEERING LTD 06 Mar 2015 SC499926 RETRO RONSOLES UK LTD 09 Mar 2015 SC500457 NORTH EAST SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 SC500500 COOKIES CREW LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 SC500588 DATCH ACCOMMODATION LTD 16 Mar 2015 SC500882 BACKSTRONG ADVENTURES LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 SC501338 SUBLIMITY LTD 24 Mar 2015 SC501495 D J CRAWFORD LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 SC501713 GOREAL STRUCT LIMITED 27 Mar 2015 SC501815 ALL ACCESS RIGGING LTD 27 Mar 2015 SC499246 ABERDEEN DOG WALKING SERVICES LTD 02 Mar 2015 SC499597 FORTITUDINE LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 SC499615 ARETE HR SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 SC500821 FLOATEL UK CONTRACTOR LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 SC500960 NO.90 LTD 19 Mar 2015 SC501084 BLW INC. SCOTLAND LTD 20 Mar 2015 SC499562 R&C WALLACE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 04 Mar 2015 SC499835 THE VALUE PROPOSITION LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
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