Angus
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Angus when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Angus when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 250 companies were registered in Angus during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Angus UK 2012 250 131,491 2011 221 116,391 % change 13.1% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (250) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 67 86 97 New companies in 2011 52 66 103 % change 28.8% 30.3% -5.8% Record Year 2007 (74) 2012 (86) 2011 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 139 companies were dissolved in Angus during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 44.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Angus UK 2012 139 67,576 2011 96 90,986 % change 44.8% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (144) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 45 57 37 Closed companies in 2011 37 33 26 % change 21.6% 72.7% 42% Record Year 2009 (46) 2009 (57) 2010 (55)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Angus during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 111 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Angus UK 2012 111 63,915 2011 125 25,405 Record Year 2007 (144) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 22 29 60 Net growth in 2011 15 33 77 Record Year 2007 (61) 2008 (40) 2011 (77)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Angus formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Angus 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 10.5% 11.4% -11.9% Record Year 1971 (0.4%) 1968 (1.2%) 1979 (2.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Angus was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Angus in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (DUNDEE) 2.49% CONSULTING 5.07% DUNDEE 1.57% MANAGEMENT 4.74% (SCOTLAND) 1.49% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.28% PROPERTY 2.37% ENGINEERING 1.14% TRADING 2.07% MANAGEMENT 0.93% DESIGN 1.93% SCOTLAND 0.93% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTIES 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DEVELOPMENTS 0.78% BUSINESS 1.73% J 0.78% MEDIA 1.72% SECURITY 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ENERGY 0.64% LONDON 1.66% TAXIS 0.64% J 1.54% CLEANING 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BAR 0.57% GLOBAL 1.50% ASSOCIATES 0.50% IT 1.40% JOINERY 0.50% CARE 1.34% INSPECTION 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% TAYSIDE 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ELECTRICAL 0.50% M 1.27% H 0.43% BUILDING 1.24% CARE 0.43% ENERGY 1.20% CONSULTANTS 0.43% S 1.20% RESTAURANTS 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 397 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 100 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 35,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 30 25,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 9,892 74990 - Non-trading company 22 9,729 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 20 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 19 14,303 43320 - Joinery installation 18 1,262 41100 - Development of building projects 17 4,984 9305 - Other service activities 16 8,818 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 4,427 5530 - Restaurants 15 4,633 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 13 3,072 56302 - Public houses and bars 13 2,795 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 4,132 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 12 2,902 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 12 2,832
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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