Dundee, Angus
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dundee when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 182 companies were registered in Dundee during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dundee UK 2012 182 131,491 2011 163 116,391 % change 11.7% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (182) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 46 63 73 New companies in 2011 38 49 76 % change 21.1% 28.6% -3.9% Record Year 2007 (54) 2012 (63) 2011 (76)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Dundee during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 46.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dundee UK 2012 111 67,576 2011 76 90,987 % change 46.1% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (112) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dundee when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 37 42 32 Closed companies in 2011 27 29 20 % change 37.0% 44.8% 60% Record Year 2012 (37) 2009 (49) 2010 (42)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Dundee during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 71 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dundee UK 2012 71 63,915 2011 87 25,404 Record Year 2008 (97) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 9 21 41 Net growth in 2011 11 20 56 Record Year 2007 (44) 2008 (26) 2011 (56)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Dundee formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dundee 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 3.7% 9.9% -10.1% Record Year 1971 (0.4%) 1968 (0.9%) 1979 (1.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dundee was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.4% of all director appointments in Dundee in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (DUNDEE) 2.86% CONSULTING 5.07% DUNDEE 1.97% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTY 1.43% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (SCOTLAND) 1.16% PROPERTY 2.37% ENGINEERING 0.89% TRADING 2.07% TAXIS 0.81% DESIGN 1.93% CLEANING 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.86% DEVELOPMENTS 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MANAGEMENT 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ENERGY 0.63% BUSINESS 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.63% MEDIA 1.72% SCOTLAND 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TAYSIDE 0.54% LONDON 1.66% H 0.54% J 1.54% SECURITY 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONSULTANCY 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% INSPECTION 0.54% IT 1.40% RESTAURANTS 0.54% CARE 1.34% ASSOCIATES 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.31% ELECTRICAL 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MAINTENANCE 0.45% M 1.27% JOINERY 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% FERRY 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% DEVELOPMENT 0.45% S 1.20% BAR 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 318 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 75 52,735 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 22 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 35,233 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 9,892 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 14,303 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,729 9999 - Dormant Company 14 18,617 41100 - Development of building projects 13 4,984 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 13 3,072 5530 - Restaurants 12 4,633 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 12 2,902 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 4,427 56302 - Public houses and bars 10 2,795 9305 - Other service activities 10 8,818 4545 - Other building completion 9 2,196 5552 - Catering 9 1,960 62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development 9 740
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC415896 BLUE BLAZER LTD 01 Feb 2012 SC416096 MY PENSION ACCOUNT LTD 03 Feb 2012 SC416822 BAR TAP BEERS LTD 10 Feb 2012 SC417037 UNION INNS (DUNDEE) LTD. 14 Feb 2012 SC417074 MOTOR TECHNOLOGY (2001) LIMITED 15 Feb 2012 SC417370 CELESTIAL FIRE LTD 20 Feb 2012 SC417466 MEMENTO STUDIOS LTD 20 Feb 2012 SC417505 IMPC (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 SC418180 DBE SOLAR LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 SC415870 JF PUB COMPANY LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 SC416488 CASOGERA CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 SC416602 PITEMPTON HOLDINGS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 SC417514 BNK INSTALLATION LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 SC418233 SLA BEAUTY LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 SC416102 GAIA INTERIOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 SC416979 ALPHA SYNERGY LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 SC418137 FORSETI ENGINEERING LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 SC416215 GREEN2POWER LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 SC416961 FUSECORP LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 SC416989 BILJ INTEGRITY & ACCESS SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 SC417243 SHANRY WIND LTD 17 Feb 2012 SC416828 KILTED KITCHEN LTD 10 Feb 2012 SC416894 HERON BISTRO LIMITED 13 Feb 2012 SC417168 OUTDOOR POWER MACHINERY LIMITED 16 Feb 2012 SC418103 MUSIC TUITION SCOTLAND LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
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