Dundee, Angus

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dundee when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dundee 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 2010)

    A total of 139 companies were registered in Dundee during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 31.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DundeeUK
    2010139101,492
    200910694,671
    % change31.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (143) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010355054
    New companies in 2009253843
    % change40.0%31.6%25.6%
    Record Year2003 (54)2006 (55)2010 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 143 companies were dissolved in Dundee during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DundeeUK
    201014387,705
    2009148159,401
    % change-3.4%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dundee when compared to any previous September.

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dundee when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010473066
    Closed companies in 2009297643
    % change62.1%-60.5%53%
    Record Year2010 (47)2009 (76)2010 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Dundee during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -4 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DundeeUK
    2010-413,787
    2009-42-64,730
    Record Year 2008 (89) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-1220-12
    Net growth in 2009-4-380
    Record Year2003 (46)2008 (39)2008 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Dundee formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Dundee
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change30.2%19.4%20.4%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1962 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    21.7% of all director appointments in Dundee in the third quarter of 2010 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 (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (SCOTLAND)2.60%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    DUNDEE1.92%CONSULTING4.99%
    (DUNDEE)1.69%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING0.90%PROPERTY2.38%
    BAR0.90%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTY0.90%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    TAYSIDE0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTIES0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.79%BUSINESS1.80%
    TRADING0.68%MEDIA1.75%
    DESIGN0.68%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    INVESTMENTS0.68%LONDON1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%ENGINEERING1.59%
    WEST0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    R0.56%CARE1.44%
    ENGINEERING0.56%J1.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    HOUSE0.56%GLOBAL1.42%
    RETAIL0.56%IT1.35%
    SPORTS0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONTRACTS0.45%BUILDING1.32%
    ENTERPRISES0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    BUILDING0.45%M1.28%
    H0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    NEW0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied286202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8769,802
    9999 - Dormant Company2621,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1925,053
    9305 - Other service activities169,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified157,767
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate153,631
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities158,292
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1413,161
    4542 - Joinery installation131,100
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate122,447
    5540 - Bars112,208
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering117,634
    99999 - Dormant Company1114,072
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1114,940
    5530 - Restaurants115,181
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,183
    74990 - Non-trading company97,649
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified96,460
    41100 - Development of building projects93,688

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SO302988 S&V MOTORS LLP 27 Aug 2010
    SC383290 KEEP CALM RECORDS LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    SC383398 PND OFFSHORE LTD 10 Aug 2010
    SC383655 CASTLELAW PROPERTY INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    SC384178 KOOGOO LTD 24 Aug 2010
    SC384259 T.L.C DUNDEE LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    SC384303 RJC (BANKHEAD) LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    SC384194 MATRIX PROJECT MAINTENANCE LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    SC384201 CARROTPAY LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    SC384015 EMMOCK BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    SC384191 NEW LIFE GAMES LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    SC384406 CAMPERDOWN CAR SALES LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    SC382951 GTM SERVICE LTD 02 Aug 2010
    SC383397 WEIGHT SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Aug 2010
    SC383466 VILORY CONSULT LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    SC383998 KINNESSBURN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    SC384564 CHEVALIER INVESTMENTS LTD 31 Aug 2010
    SC382913 IPLUMB IGAS LTD 02 Aug 2010
    SC382976 20/20 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    SC383188 WORLD OF TIGHTS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    SC383277 WPT CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    SC383514 TIGH-NA-MUIRN LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    SC383571 STAGE 2000 STUDIOS LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    SC383919 QUALITY KINGDOM LTD 19 Aug 2010
    SC384107 SPIRIT AUTOBODY LTD 23 Aug 2010