Angus

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 248 companies were registered in Angus during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 9.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well 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)AngusUK
    2012248118,868
    2011226114,512
    % change9.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (248) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous September.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012917780
    New companies in 2011727777
    % change26.4%0.0%3.9%
    Record Year2012 (91)2006 (78)2012 (80)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 159 companies were dissolved in Angus during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 22.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly 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)AngusUK
    201215974,772
    201113072,230
    % change22.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2010 (183) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012496248
    Closed companies in 2011354649
    % change40.0%34.8%-2%
    Record Year2010 (66)2009 (91)2010 (81)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Angus during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 89 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)AngusUK
    20128944,096
    20119642,282
    Record Year 2003 (140) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012421532
    Net growth in 2011373128
    Record Year2003 (58)2007 (50)2008 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Angus formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Angus
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change13.5%0.8%2.8%
    Record Year1975 (0.7%)1962 (0.5%)1976 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Angus was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.7% of all director appointments in Angus 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (DUNDEE)2.83%CONSULTING5.06%
    DUNDEE1.73%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    (SCOTLAND)1.45%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    PROPERTY1.24%PROPERTY2.36%
    PROPERTIES1.10%TRADING2.08%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.97%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CONSULTING0.90%ENGINEERING1.83%
    R0.83%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.83%BUSINESS1.72%
    M0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SCOTLAND0.69%MEDIA1.68%
    ENGINEERING0.69%LONDON1.67%
    TAXIS0.69%J1.55%
    TAYSIDE0.62%GLOBAL1.54%
    J0.62%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    GAMES0.62%IT1.43%
    LEISURE0.55%PROPERTIES1.34%
    OFFSHORE0.55%CARE1.32%
    BAR0.55%M1.27%
    JOINERY0.55%BUILDING1.22%
    C0.48%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    CO0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENERGY0.48%S1.17%
    SAFETY0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied447228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8650,446
    99999 - Dormant Company5037,912
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4314,809
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4320,742
    7487 - Other business activities3716,361
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3621,969
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3028,990
    74990 - Non-trading company2713,641
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands264,745
    41100 - Development of building projects247,545
    56302 - Public houses and bars234,262
    43320 - Joinery installation221,826
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles194,070
    56101 - Licensed restaurants196,004
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate176,519
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating162,548
    09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction15618
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified156,008
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate144,518

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC427598 FRESH2FRESH LTD 04 Jul 2012
    SC427695 MEET2MOAN LTD 05 Jul 2012
    SC427737 MASTERCARE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    SC428704 INTERIORS 4 ALL (DUNDEE) LTD 20 Jul 2012
    SC429042 DUNS INSOLVENCY LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    SC429411 DATA PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS INC LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    SC429417 WESTPORT PROPERTY LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    SC427480 QI DISCOVERY LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    SC429227 MYPRECIOUSONLINE.COM LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    SC429332 SAEEDA LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    SC427439 LAHORI GRILL HOUSE LTD 02 Jul 2012
    SC428703 SLS VISIONS LTD 20 Jul 2012
    SC428717 ANDERWELL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    SC427804 BROUGHTY FERRY LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    SC428719 ROSINA 567 LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    SC429381 NORTH COAST ENGINEERING LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    SC427377 MAKE A BEAR LTD 02 Jul 2012
    SC428546 SMART COOKIE CONSULTANCY LTD 18 Jul 2012
    SC429089 EAST COAST SURFACING LTD 26 Jul 2012
    SC427452 CAIRIN LTD 02 Jul 2012
    SC428392 B MCRAE CONTRACTORS LTD 16 Jul 2012
    SC428828 ROV EIRE LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    SC428480 PAULMAC68 LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    SC428955 ALEXINA VINTAGE LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    SC428965 HUNTLYHILL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jul 2012