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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.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)AngusUK
    2012250131,491
    2011221116,391
    % change13.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (250) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012678697
    New companies in 20115266103
    % change28.8%30.3%-5.8%
    Record Year2007 (74)2012 (86)2011 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)AngusUK
    201213967,576
    20119690,986
    % change44.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (144) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012455737
    Closed companies in 2011373326
    % change21.6%72.7%42%
    Record Year2009 (46)2009 (57)2010 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)AngusUK
    201211163,915
    201112525,405
    Record Year 2007 (144) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012222960
    Net growth in 2011153377
    Record Year2007 (61)2008 (40)2011 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change10.5%11.4%-11.9%
    Record Year1971 (0.4%)1968 (1.2%)1979 (2.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (DUNDEE)2.49%CONSULTING5.07%
    DUNDEE1.57%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    (SCOTLAND)1.49%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.28%PROPERTY2.37%
    ENGINEERING1.14%TRADING2.07%
    MANAGEMENT0.93%DESIGN1.93%
    SCOTLAND0.93%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTIES0.78%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.78%BUSINESS1.73%
    J0.78%MEDIA1.72%
    SECURITY0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ENERGY0.64%LONDON1.66%
    TAXIS0.64%J1.54%
    CLEANING0.57%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    BAR0.57%GLOBAL1.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%IT1.40%
    JOINERY0.50%CARE1.34%
    INSPECTION0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    TAYSIDE0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%M1.27%
    H0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    CARE0.43%ENERGY1.20%
    CONSULTANTS0.43%S1.20%
    RESTAURANTS0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied397216,665
    7487 - Other business activities10052,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5235,233
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3313,637
    99999 - Dormant Company3025,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified299,892
    74990 - Non-trading company229,729
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2119,704
    9999 - Dormant Company2018,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1914,303
    43320 - Joinery installation181,262
    41100 - Development of building projects174,984
    9305 - Other service activities168,818
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate164,427
    5530 - Restaurants154,633
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate133,072
    56302 - Public houses and bars132,795
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities124,132
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands122,902
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles122,832

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC415493 MLD WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD 26 Jan 2012
    SC415527 WORKPLACE BENEFIT PARTNERS LTD 26 Jan 2012
    SC415776 DD3 (ST ANDREWS) LTD 31 Jan 2012
    SC414259 OSCAR TANKS & AQUATICS LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    SC414341 BYTE TRADING LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    SC414344 JON FRULLANI ARCHITECT LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    SO303738 JON FRULLANI ARCHITECT LLP 12 Jan 2012
    SC414376 TCL TECH SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    SC414464 BILKO DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    SC415621 HEK PROPERTIES LTD 27 Jan 2012
    SC415650 SHARP INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    SC413894 DUNDEE DISCOS LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    SC414048 CLEAN HYDRO ELECTRIC ENERGY PROVIDERS LTD 06 Jan 2012
    SC414626 SIRAIG LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    SC414909 KK JOINERY (DUNDEE) LTD 18 Jan 2012
    SC415363 RUGRATS PRIVATE DAY NURSERY LTD 25 Jan 2012
    SC415740 ROSSIT . CO . UK LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    SC414068 PRESTIGE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    SC414475 AUCHTERLESS FOODS LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    SC414970 J.H.SCOTT ENGINEERING LTD 19 Jan 2012
    SC414106 ABBEY CARE (KIRRIEMUIR) LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    SC415714 THRUMS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    SC414077 PROJECT LOGIX LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    SC414507 DJR INVERKEILOR LTD 13 Jan 2012
    SC415699 LUNAN LEISURE LTD 30 Jan 2012