Dundee, Angus
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous March.
- March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Dundee when compared to any month in history.
- March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dundee when compared to any previous March.
- March 2011 was a record month for net growth in Dundee when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 163 companies were registered in Dundee during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 27.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Dundee UK 2011 163 116,391 2010 128 105,137 % change 27.3% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (163) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous March.
March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Dundee when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 38 49 76 New companies in 2010 38 37 53 % change 0.0% 32.4% 43.4% Record Year 2007 (54) 2007 (52) 2011 (76)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Dundee during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 32.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Dundee UK 2011 76 90,986 2010 112 82,677 % change -32.1% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (112) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 27 29 20 Closed companies in 2010 32 38 42 % change -15.6% -23.7% -52% Record Year 2010 (32) 2009 (49) 2010 (42)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Dundee during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 87 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Dundee UK 2011 87 25,405 2010 16 22,460 Record Year 2008 (97) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dundee when compared to any previous March.
March 2011 was a record month for net growth in Dundee when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 11 20 56 Net growth in 2010 6 -1 11 Record Year 2007 (44) 2008 (26) 2011 (56)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Dundee formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Dundee 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -13.7% 16.5% 36.8% Record Year 1971 (0.4%) 1968 (0.9%) 1979 (1.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dundee was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Dundee in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (SCOTLAND) 2.32% CONSULTING 5.04% (DUNDEE) 2.21% MANAGEMENT 4.97% DUNDEE 1.26% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTING 1.16% PROPERTY 2.38% PLUMBING 0.95% TRADING 2.10% ENGINEERING 0.74% DESIGN 1.93% BAR 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.92% TAYSIDE 0.74% BUSINESS 1.87% PROPERTY 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% PROPERTIES 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.74% MEDIA 1.69% TRADING 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.61% DEVELOPMENTS 0.74% LONDON 1.60% INVESTMENTS 0.74% CARE 1.45% HEATING 0.63% J 1.45% CONSULTANCY 0.53% GLOBAL 1.44% STREET 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SCOTLAND 0.53% IT 1.41% PRECISION 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENTERPRISES 0.53% BUILDING 1.34% CONTRACTS 0.53% M 1.30% H 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.28% DESIGN 0.42% S 1.24% KITCHEN 0.42% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% PROJECT 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 291 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 78 60,968 9999 - Dormant Company 26 19,765 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 19 30,253 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 10,085 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 3,895 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 15 2,528 99999 - Dormant Company 14 18,336 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,695 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,788 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,740 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 16,150 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 10,246 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 12,916 86900 - Other human health activities 11 4,092 4542 - Joinery installation 11 899 5530 - Restaurants 11 4,898 41100 - Development of building projects 10 3,921 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 3,436 4545 - Other building completion 9 2,483
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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