Angus

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous March.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Angus when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    A total of 300 companies were registered in Angus during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.0% 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)AngusUK
    2015300161,156
    2014303150,722
    % change-1.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (303) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous March.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Angus when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20159392115
    New companies in 201483106114
    % change12.0%-13.2%0.9%
    Record Year2015 (93)2013 (109)2015 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 222 companies were dissolved in Angus during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 22.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly 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)AngusUK
    201522289,523
    201418182,370
    % change22.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (222) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Angus when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20151005072
    Closed companies in 2014554878
    % change81.8%4.2%-8%
    Record Year2015 (100)2009 (57)2014 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Angus during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 78 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)AngusUK
    20157871,633
    201412268,352
    Record Year 2007 (144) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015-74243
    Net growth in 2014285836
    Record Year2007 (61)2013 (79)2011 (77)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Angus formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Angus
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change9.9%-20.0%-8.0%
    Record Year1991 (0.3%)1994 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% 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

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Angus was in 2006 when 34.3% of all directors were female.

    26.3% of all director appointments in Angus 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (DUNDEE)1.89%CONSULTING5.23%
    DUNDEE1.84%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ENGINEERING1.26%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ELECTRICAL0.98%PROPERTY2.72%
    (SCOTLAND)0.98%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTY0.92%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTIES0.92%LONDON1.91%
    BAR0.80%TRADING1.88%
    ANGUS0.80%TRANSPORT1.82%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.75%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%DESIGN1.65%
    INVESTMENTS0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    OFFSHORE0.63%CO.,1.58%
    MANAGEMENT0.57%J1.55%
    SCOTLAND0.57%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ENERGY0.57%BUSINESS1.49%
    CONTRACTS0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%GLOBAL1.46%
    G0.52%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    CITY0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TRAINING0.52%BUILDING1.31%
    M0.52%IT1.30%
    WELDING0.52%MEDIA1.28%
    HOME0.46%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied542288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13758,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6243,081
    99999 - Dormant Company6149,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6029,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5319,098
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4811,600
    09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction451,109
    56302 - Public houses and bars446,355
    56101 - Licensed restaurants408,909
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands398,607
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3730,825
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment326,815
    43210 - Electrical installation296,139
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate287,450
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings277,797
    71129 - Other engineering activities266,278
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities233,174
    43320 - Joinery installation232,261
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified229,080

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC494445 PARKER SIGNS LTD. 06 Jan 2015
    SC494474 NORAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    SC495012 NORCOX SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    SC495322 SIMON KNOX LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    SC495327 MORLA LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    SC495656 BROUGH TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    SC496003 QUALITY HOME DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    SC494950 REDMAC LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    SC495792 INNOVUN LTD 23 Jan 2015
    SC496156 BOOKING EXPO LTD. 27 Jan 2015
    SC496242 OLIVE GROVE FOUNDATION 28 Jan 2015
    SC494524 TASTY PORTIONS LTD 07 Jan 2015
    SC494703 JOHN T ELECTRICAL LTD 09 Jan 2015
    SC495298 ANCRUM WINDOWS LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    SC494540 HORNE LOGISTICS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    SC494746 ECO ENERGY FM LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    SC495186 SCOTT CRAMB CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    SC495243 LEVENGLEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    SC495631 MULLIGAN CONSULTANCY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    SC494227 JUST FOR TOGS LTD 05 Jan 2015
    SC495888 K9 FORECOURT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    SC496324 ZIGZAK COMPUTERS LTD 29 Jan 2015
    SC496012 ROBMAR MERCHANDISING LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    SC495406 HSEQ CONSULTING LTD 19 Jan 2015
    SC494455 BOOTY BOUTIQUE LTD 06 Jan 2015