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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
    SC427471 ARZO PROPERTIES LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    SC427488 EEZY KLEEN LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    SC427695 MEET2MOAN LTD 05 Jul 2012
    SC428704 INTERIORS 4 ALL (DUNDEE) LTD 20 Jul 2012
    SC428912 PLATINUM CONSULT LTD 24 Jul 2012
    SC429417 WESTPORT PROPERTY LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    SC427480 QI DISCOVERY LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    SC427713 LOCHEE WHITE GOODS LTD 05 Jul 2012
    SC427868 ABBEY MUSIC LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    SC428396 DUNDEE ACADEMY OF BEAUTY LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    SC429024 UBUNTU MEDIA GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LTD 25 Jul 2012
    SC429227 MYPRECIOUSONLINE.COM LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    SC429413 SARAJEVO LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    SC429419 OVERANDER LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    SC429441 SCOTCLAIMS LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    SC428576 TOSH INNS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    SC428884 ROBBINS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    SC429231 BOPPARD INVESTMENTS LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    SC427672 MR BRICK LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    SC428714 DRL OFFSHORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 20 Jul 2012
    SC428717 ANDERWELL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    SC429156 DOUGLAS CONVENIENCE LTD 27 Jul 2012
    SO304011 LAWSUITE.CO.UK LLP 19 Jul 2012
    SC428104 MURIE LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    SC428854 FINDHORN RECRUITMENT LTD 23 Jul 2012

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