Dundee, Angus
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 189 companies were registered in Dundee during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dundee UK 2012 189 118,868 2011 170 114,512 % change 11.2% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (189) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 63 60 66 New companies in 2011 52 60 58 % change 21.2% 0.0% 13.8% Record Year 2012 (63) 2011 (60) 2012 (66)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 120 companies were dissolved in Dundee during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 18.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dundee UK 2012 120 74,772 2011 101 72,230 % change 18.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 36 44 40 Closed companies in 2011 26 35 40 % change 38.5% 25.7% 0% Record Year 2010 (47) 2009 (76) 2010 (66)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Dundee during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 69 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dundee UK 2012 69 44,096 2011 69 42,282 Record Year 2008 (89) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 27 16 26 Net growth in 2011 26 25 18 Record Year 2003 (46) 2008 (39) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Dundee formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dundee 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 8.8% 0.8% 12.6% Record Year 1975 (0.6%) 1962 (0.4%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Dundee was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.9% of all director appointments in Dundee in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (DUNDEE) 3.52% CONSULTING 5.05% DUNDEE 2.11% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.28% (SCOTLAND) 1.15% PROPERTY 2.35% MANAGEMENT 1.06% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTIES 0.97% DESIGN 1.87% TAXIS 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SCOTLAND 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTING 0.88% CONSULTANTS 1.76% TAYSIDE 0.79% BUSINESS 1.72% DEVELOPMENTS 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% R 0.62% MEDIA 1.67% GAMES 0.62% LONDON 1.67% JOINERY 0.62% J 1.55% CONSULTANCY 0.62% GLOBAL 1.53% CO 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ENGINEERING 0.53% IT 1.43% INVESTMENTS 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.34% OFFSHORE 0.53% CARE 1.32% CITY 0.44% M 1.27% BAR 0.44% BUILDING 1.22% MAINTENANCE 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.20% STORE 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INNS 0.44% S 1.17% COMMUNICATIONS 0.44% SECURITY 1.16%
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 487 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 50 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 28 25,035 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 33,677 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 13,716 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 9,891 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 14,774 74990 - Non-trading company 19 9,203 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 15 19,425 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 15 3,094 56302 - Public houses and bars 15 2,823 41100 - Development of building projects 12 4,965 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 11 3,003 9999 - Dormant Company 10 12,598 43320 - Joinery installation 10 1,220 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 7,869 5530 - Restaurants 9 3,142 71111 - Architectural activities 9 1,705 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 4,294 62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development 8 763
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC430269 NORTH SEA DIESEL LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 SC430562 MPGH1 LTD 16 Aug 2012 SC430836 WINDFARM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 SC431482 C & A THOMPSON LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 SC431547 P QUAYSIDE LTD 30 Aug 2012 SC431601 C COMPANY RESTAURANTS LTD 31 Aug 2012 SO304039 NEWGATE BAR LLP 09 Aug 2012 SC429563 SQUIDTUSK GAMES LTD. 02 Aug 2012 SC430423 CALEDONIAN SIGNAGE LTD 15 Aug 2012 SC430776 TAYSIDE AUTO ELECTRICS LTD 20 Aug 2012 SC431354 GJB OFFSHORE SERVICES LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 SC430481 BRIDGE VIEW WINDOWS LTD 15 Aug 2012 SC430755 COLOURBOXARENA LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 SC430868 WHYTE'S ROOFING LIMITED 22 Aug 2012 SC431206 UNIVERCITY TRANSFERS LTD 28 Aug 2012 SC429715 PLATINUM GOLF SCOTLAND LTD 03 Aug 2012 SC429901 TAY TAXIS LTD 07 Aug 2012 SC430183 CAMPBELL SHAW CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 SC430978 ANGELICA LAIRD LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 SC431595 WIZARDHAT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012 SC430856 D1 (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 SC431014 SAPPHIRE PROPERTIES DUNDEE LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 SC431058 AA (CARNOUSTIE) LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 SC431314 RELIAQUIP OILFIELD RENTALS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 SC431317 FLICKFORKICKS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
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