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.

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 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)DundeeUK
    2012189118,868
    2011170114,512
    % change11.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (189) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012636066
    New companies in 2011526058
    % change21.2%0.0%13.8%
    Record Year2012 (63)2011 (60)2012 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DundeeUK
    201212074,772
    201110172,230
    % change18.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012364440
    Closed companies in 2011263540
    % change38.5%25.7%0%
    Record Year2010 (47)2009 (76)2010 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DundeeUK
    20126944,096
    20116942,282
    Record Year 2008 (89) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012271626
    Net growth in 2011262518
    Record Year2003 (46)2008 (39)2008 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change8.8%0.8%12.6%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1962 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (DUNDEE)3.52%CONSULTING5.05%
    DUNDEE2.11%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.41%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    (SCOTLAND)1.15%PROPERTY2.35%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTIES0.97%DESIGN1.87%
    TAXIS0.88%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SCOTLAND0.88%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTING0.88%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TAYSIDE0.79%BUSINESS1.72%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    R0.62%MEDIA1.67%
    GAMES0.62%LONDON1.67%
    JOINERY0.62%J1.55%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%GLOBAL1.53%
    CO0.53%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.53%IT1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    OFFSHORE0.53%CARE1.32%
    CITY0.44%M1.27%
    BAR0.44%BUILDING1.22%
    MAINTENANCE0.44%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    STORE0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    INNS0.44%S1.17%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.44%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied487331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5035,545
    99999 - Dormant Company2825,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2633,677
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2513,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified239,891
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2014,774
    74990 - Non-trading company199,203
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1519,425
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands153,094
    56302 - Public houses and bars152,823
    41100 - Development of building projects124,965
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate113,003
    9999 - Dormant Company1012,598
    43320 - Joinery installation101,220
    62090 - Other information technology service activities107,869
    5530 - Restaurants93,142
    71111 - Architectural activities91,705
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate94,294
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development8763

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC431635 BEARTRAP GAMES LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    SC431637 EDINBURGH IRONING SERVICES LTD 03 Sep 2012
    SC431770 ACUMENPRO LTD 04 Sep 2012
    SC431857 BLUEBATNG UK LTD 04 Sep 2012
    SC432497 M & G CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    SC432964 AH BUILDING SOLUTIONS UK LTD 19 Sep 2012
    SC433246 CRISS CROSS GAMES LTD. 24 Sep 2012
    SC433397 THE FISH & CHIP CO (STONEHAVEN) LTD 26 Sep 2012
    SC433480 THE CHARLIE FUNCTION SUITE LTD 27 Sep 2012
    SC433525 BAD BOYS ENTERTAINMENT INC LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    SC431650 GLENCLOSE LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    SC432214 INVANHOE INNS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    SC432379 CARPET DISCOUNT (DUNDEE) LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    SC432478 TAY DB LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    SC433653 BELLYBABIES PHOTOGRAPHY LTD. 28 Sep 2012
    SC431938 HADDINGTON (DUNDEE) LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    SC433478 RSH QUALITY SURVEILLANCE SERVICES LTD. 27 Sep 2012
    SC431874 MOTEST TAYSIDE LTD 04 Sep 2012
    SC432072 L & H LEISURE LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    SC433063 FOR SALE BY THE OWNER LTD 20 Sep 2012
    SC433080 FOR SALE BY OWNER LTD 20 Sep 2012
    SC431950 STRIKEFORCE SECURITY (EVENTS) LTD 05 Sep 2012
    SC431982 MAKENCHI & HANNA LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    SC432109 JOSHIYAMA LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    SC432628 SAB CONSULTING (DUNDEE) LIMITED 14 Sep 2012