Dundee, Angus
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 170 companies were registered in Dundee during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 22.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dundee UK 2011 170 114,512 2010 139 101,492 % change 22.3% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (170) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 52 60 58 New companies in 2010 35 50 54 % change 48.6% 20.0% 7.4% Record Year 2003 (54) 2011 (60) 2011 (58)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Dundee during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 29.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dundee UK 2011 101 72,230 2010 143 87,705 % change -29.4% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 26 35 40 Closed companies in 2010 47 30 66 % change -44.7% 16.7% -39% Record Year 2010 (47) 2009 (76) 2010 (66)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Dundee during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 69 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dundee UK 2011 69 42,282 2010 -4 13,787 Record Year 2008 (89) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 26 25 18 Net growth in 2010 -12 20 -12 Record Year 2003 (46) 2008 (39) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Dundee formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dundee 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 35.9% 1.0% -3.0% Record Year 1975 (0.6%) 1962 (0.4%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Dundee was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Dundee in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (DUNDEE) 3.06% CONSULTING 5.11% DUNDEE 1.67% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (SCOTLAND) 1.67% CONSULTANCY 3.19% PROPERTY 0.83% PROPERTY 2.41% ENGINEERING 0.83% TRADING 2.06% CLEANING 0.83% DESIGN 1.94% ELECTRICAL 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.85% H 0.83% BUSINESS 1.82% ASSOCIATES 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTIES 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.74% PLUMBING 0.74% MEDIA 1.72% DEVELOPMENTS 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BAR 0.65% LONDON 1.63% SCOTLAND 0.65% J 1.47% CONTRACTS 0.65% GLOBAL 1.46% EAST 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SECURITY 0.56% CARE 1.42% TRADING 0.56% IT 1.38% CONSULTANCY 0.56% BUILDING 1.30% BUILDING 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.28% ENERGY 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CONSULTING 0.46% M 1.25% HEATING 0.46% ENERGY 1.22% INVESTMENTS 0.46% TRAINING 1.21% TAXIS 0.46% S 1.21%
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 290 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 90 65,177 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 10,018 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 19 22,587 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 7,551 5530 - Restaurants 16 5,640 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 16 2,426 9305 - Other service activities 14 10,525 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 15,760 99999 - Dormant Company 12 18,281 74990 - Non-trading company 12 8,064 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 10,137 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 3,614 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 11 1,777 5552 - Catering 11 2,363 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 3,271 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 8,686 86900 - Other human health activities 9 4,019 41100 - Development of building projects 9 3,697
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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