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
    SC381316 FLUFF HEID LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    SC381869 CTAC (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    SC382264 ABODE BAR LTD 20 Jul 2010
    SC382272 OSPREY AH35 LTD. 20 Jul 2010
    SC382327 INDIAN OCEAN MPS LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    SC382386 FAIRFAX HOTEL MARKETING LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    SC382817 AMLC LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    SC382823 PIXEL RESOURCES LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    SC382892 DUNDEE BAR 2 LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    SC381376 BARDEE LTD 02 Jul 2010
    SC381499 GFS CONSULTING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    SC382857 MA INDIA LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    SC381306 SAMZO LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    SC381504 STYLISH HAIR & BEAUTY SALON LTD 06 Jul 2010
    SC381506 DRAFTROCK LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    SC382282 THE MODERN LAUNDRY COMPANY LTD 21 Jul 2010
    SO302942 RITCHIE DAGEN & ALLAN DESIGN LLP 29 Jul 2010
    SC381769 GAGIE HOME FARM HOLDINGS LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    SC382002 MILLAR'S SPECIALIST DECORATORS LTD 15 Jul 2010
    SC382030 GAT PRECISION LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    SC382859 CAVAN DRYWALL SERVICES LTD. 30 Jul 2010
    SC381679 TAYSIDE PRECISION TOOLS LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    SC381732 COMPONO LTD 09 Jul 2010
    SC381760 UNITED INNS LTD 09 Jul 2010
    SC382576 TYKO PERSONNEL LIMITED 26 Jul 2010