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
    SC384635 HOT CHOCOLATE TRUST 01 Sep 2010
    SC385481 UK SOFTWARE TESTING LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    SC385739 4PIE RESEARCH LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    SC386029 XENON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    SC386036 THE LAUNDRY SHOP (ARBROATH) LTD 27 Sep 2010
    SC386038 ZALA DEVELOPMENTS LTD 27 Sep 2010
    SC386040 ZALA INVESTMENTS LTD 27 Sep 2010
    SO302993 ACCEL BUSINESS LLP 02 Sep 2010
    SC384789 BARCELUS LTD 03 Sep 2010
    SC384950 RAMPANT GAMES LTD 07 Sep 2010
    SC385058 HR COMPUTING SERVICES LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    SC385141 GREENLIGHT INNOVATION LTD 09 Sep 2010
    SC385262 THE DOGS FROLLICKS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    SC386046 NOJREW LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    SC386048 EMILIO PLACES-REY LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    SC384980 WILSON DATA MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    SC385198 ACCENAR LTD 10 Sep 2010
    SC385229 TWO J'S TAXIS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    SC386068 CONTRACT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    SC384964 ROBERTSON SIGNS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    SC385022 ALBERTS TAVERNS LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    SC385545 STOBSWELL CABS LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    SC385555 PREMIER VEHICLE HIRE LTD 16 Sep 2010
    SC385630 DOUGLAS RETAIL LTD 21 Sep 2010
    SC386240 ABERTAY COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 30 Sep 2010