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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.

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 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)DundeeUK
    2011163116,391
    2010128105,137
    % change27.3%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (163) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011384976
    New companies in 2010383753
    % change0.0%32.4%43.4%
    Record Year2007 (54)2007 (52)2011 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DundeeUK
    20117690,986
    201011282,677
    % change-32.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (112) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011272920
    Closed companies in 2010323842
    % change-15.6%-23.7%-52%
    Record Year2010 (32)2009 (49)2010 (42)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DundeeUK
    20118725,405
    20101622,460
    Record Year 2008 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011112056
    Net growth in 20106-111
    Record Year2007 (44)2008 (26)2011 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.7%16.5%36.8%
    Record Year1971 (0.4%)1968 (0.9%)1979 (1.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (SCOTLAND)2.32%CONSULTING5.04%
    (DUNDEE)2.21%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    DUNDEE1.26%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING1.16%PROPERTY2.38%
    PLUMBING0.95%TRADING2.10%
    ENGINEERING0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    BAR0.74%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    TAYSIDE0.74%BUSINESS1.87%
    PROPERTY0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PROPERTIES0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.74%MEDIA1.69%
    TRADING0.74%ENGINEERING1.61%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.74%LONDON1.60%
    INVESTMENTS0.74%CARE1.45%
    HEATING0.63%J1.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.53%GLOBAL1.44%
    STREET0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SCOTLAND0.53%IT1.41%
    PRECISION0.53%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    CONTRACTS0.53%M1.30%
    H0.53%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    DESIGN0.42%S1.24%
    KITCHEN0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PROJECT0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied291202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7860,968
    9999 - Dormant Company2619,765
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1930,253
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1710,085
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate163,895
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate152,528
    99999 - Dormant Company1418,336
    74990 - Non-trading company148,695
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,788
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1316,150
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,246
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,916
    86900 - Other human health activities114,092
    4542 - Joinery installation11899
    5530 - Restaurants114,898
    41100 - Development of building projects103,921
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities103,436
    4545 - Other building completion92,483

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC391444 H & WEI LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    SC391828 BAR ASSIST LTD 19 Jan 2011
    SC391895 CARSE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    SC392092 PINKSANDY LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    SC390962 CHASING HORIZONS LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    SC391545 AKS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    SC391546 JR PROPERTIES LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    SC392074 GROSSETTS BUTCHERS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    SC392520 TWICKLER INDUSTRIES LTD 31 Jan 2011
    SC391382 S&D CAMPBELL LTD 12 Jan 2011
    SC391386 STRATHMARTINE COMPUTING LTD 12 Jan 2011
    SC391469 BMD FITNESS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    SC391769 ROCKSPIN LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    SC392112 COURT STREET NEWSAGENTS LTD 25 Jan 2011
    SC392323 ECOSSE PLUMBING LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    SC391277 THERMAL ROOF COATINGS LTD 11 Jan 2011
    SC391747 REDSTONE PUBLISHING LTD 18 Jan 2011
    SC392067 JACK AND SONS PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD 24 Jan 2011
    SC392076 KNIGHTLICITY UK LTD 24 Jan 2011
    SC392487 LEADER AND STRIPE LTD 31 Jan 2011
    SC392530 DENWAY DIP LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    SC391047 HUTCHISON RENEWABLES LTD 06 Jan 2011
    SC391486 RAW WELDING SERVICES LTD 13 Jan 2011
    SC391917 PULMO PROFILE LTD 20 Jan 2011
    SC392053 66 BELL STREET LIMITED 24 Jan 2011