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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

  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 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)DundeeUK
    2012182131,491
    2011163116,391
    % change11.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (182) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012466373
    New companies in 2011384976
    % change21.1%28.6%-3.9%
    Record Year2007 (54)2012 (63)2011 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DundeeUK
    201211167,576
    20117690,987
    % change46.1%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (112) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012374232
    Closed companies in 2011272920
    % change37.0%44.8%60%
    Record Year2012 (37)2009 (49)2010 (42)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DundeeUK
    20127163,915
    20118725,404
    Record Year 2008 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201292141
    Net growth in 2011112056
    Record Year2007 (44)2008 (26)2011 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change3.7%9.9%-10.1%
    Record Year1971 (0.4%)1968 (0.9%)1979 (1.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (DUNDEE)2.86%CONSULTING5.07%
    DUNDEE1.97%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PROPERTY1.43%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    (SCOTLAND)1.16%PROPERTY2.37%
    ENGINEERING0.89%TRADING2.07%
    TAXIS0.81%DESIGN1.93%
    CLEANING0.72%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.72%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MANAGEMENT0.72%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ENERGY0.63%BUSINESS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.63%MEDIA1.72%
    SCOTLAND0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TAYSIDE0.54%LONDON1.66%
    H0.54%J1.54%
    SECURITY0.54%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONSULTANCY0.54%GLOBAL1.50%
    INSPECTION0.54%IT1.40%
    RESTAURANTS0.54%CARE1.34%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MAINTENANCE0.45%M1.27%
    JOINERY0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    FERRY0.45%ENERGY1.20%
    DEVELOPMENT0.45%S1.20%
    BAR0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied318216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7552,735
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2413,637
    99999 - Dormant Company2225,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2135,233
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified219,892
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1719,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1714,303
    74990 - Non-trading company169,729
    9999 - Dormant Company1418,617
    41100 - Development of building projects134,984
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate133,072
    5530 - Restaurants124,633
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands122,902
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate114,427
    56302 - Public houses and bars102,795
    9305 - Other service activities108,818
    4545 - Other building completion92,196
    5552 - Catering91,960
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development9740

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC414242 PROPERTYLETS4U LTD 10 Jan 2012
    SC414328 MW CONTRACTS (UK) LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    SC414389 WOODPINE DOUGAL LTD 12 Jan 2012
    SC415249 NAMDIM SAFETY SERVICES LTD 23 Jan 2012
    SC415417 BUEY INVEST NORTH LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    SC415493 MLD WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD 26 Jan 2012
    SC415507 WORKPLACE PENSION SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Jan 2012
    SC415527 WORKPLACE BENEFIT PARTNERS LTD 26 Jan 2012
    SC415553 WORKPLACE BENEFIT SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Jan 2012
    SC415773 DD2 (CATERING) LTD 31 Jan 2012
    SC414341 BYTE TRADING LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    SC414344 JON FRULLANI ARCHITECT LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    SC414464 BILKO DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    SC414684 INVERALDIE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    SC414770 BELLTOWN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    SC415023 CTS (DUNDEE) LTD 20 Jan 2012
    SC415621 HEK PROPERTIES LTD 27 Jan 2012
    SC413894 DUNDEE DISCOS LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    SC414904 CITY NEWSBUSTERS LTD 18 Jan 2012
    SC414452 PROFESSI CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    SC414048 CLEAN HYDRO ELECTRIC ENERGY PROVIDERS LTD 06 Jan 2012
    SC414078 ANDRA SPORTS LTD 06 Jan 2012
    SC414587 VINE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    SC415108 GENETIX PT LTD. 20 Jan 2012
    SC415363 RUGRATS PRIVATE DAY NURSERY LTD 25 Jan 2012