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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.

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 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)DundeeUK
    2011170114,512
    2010139101,492
    % change22.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (170) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011526058
    New companies in 2010355054
    % change48.6%20.0%7.4%
    Record Year2003 (54)2011 (60)2011 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DundeeUK
    201110172,230
    201014387,705
    % change-29.4%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011263540
    Closed companies in 2010473066
    % change-44.7%16.7%-39%
    Record Year2010 (47)2009 (76)2010 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DundeeUK
    20116942,282
    2010-413,787
    Record Year 2008 (89) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011262518
    Net growth in 2010-1220-12
    Record Year2003 (46)2008 (39)2008 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change35.9%1.0%-3.0%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1962 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (DUNDEE)3.06%CONSULTING5.11%
    DUNDEE1.67%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (SCOTLAND)1.67%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    PROPERTY0.83%PROPERTY2.41%
    ENGINEERING0.83%TRADING2.06%
    CLEANING0.83%DESIGN1.94%
    ELECTRICAL0.83%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    H0.83%BUSINESS1.82%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.74%ENGINEERING1.74%
    PLUMBING0.74%MEDIA1.72%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BAR0.65%LONDON1.63%
    SCOTLAND0.65%J1.47%
    CONTRACTS0.65%GLOBAL1.46%
    EAST0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SECURITY0.56%CARE1.42%
    TRADING0.56%IT1.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.56%BUILDING1.30%
    BUILDING0.56%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ENERGY0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CONSULTING0.46%M1.25%
    HEATING0.46%ENERGY1.22%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%TRAINING1.21%
    TAXIS0.46%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied290204,493
    7487 - Other business activities9065,177
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2110,018
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2129,245
    9999 - Dormant Company1922,587
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified187,551
    5530 - Restaurants165,640
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate162,426
    9305 - Other service activities1410,525
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1315,760
    99999 - Dormant Company1218,281
    74990 - Non-trading company128,064
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,137
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate113,614
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands111,777
    5552 - Catering112,363
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities103,271
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,686
    86900 - Other human health activities94,019
    41100 - Development of building projects93,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC404620 THE AMBASSADOR (DUNDEE) LTD 02 Aug 2011
    SC405079 NIC CORABERTO LTD 10 Aug 2011
    SC405431 AAP CONTRACTS LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    SC406108 THE PROPERTY SURGERY (DUNDEE) LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    SC406172 AUTO ENROLMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Aug 2011
    SC406341 GLYCOBIOCHEM LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    SC404750 HRD SURFACES LTD 04 Aug 2011
    SC404524 DENOVAN ALL TRADES MAINTENANCE LTD. 02 Aug 2011
    SC404598 ALEX BLUES LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    SC404657 TAYSIDE ENERGY AND CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING SERVICES LTD 03 Aug 2011
    SC405163 THISTLE CONTRACT CLEANING LTD 11 Aug 2011
    SC405189 JUSTACTPOINT LTD 11 Aug 2011
    SC405510 GOLF VISION LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    SC405764 WARD BUILDERS (DUNDEE) LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    SC405856 NAGA MORICH LTD 22 Aug 2011
    SC406033 NAZ HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    SC404447 H & H BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Aug 2011
    SC404472 CREW YOU LTD 01 Aug 2011
    SC405659 AFFLOCHIE WIND LTD 18 Aug 2011
    SC406471 R.A.O. COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    SC404658 KG RETAIL LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    SC404925 FINDHORN INNS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    SC405298 SEATON CATERING LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    SC405653 KLOOT LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    SC405789 GARDYNE THEATRE LIMITED 22 Aug 2011