Dundee, Angus

Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 192 companies were registered in Dundee during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DundeeUK
    2013192132,684
    2012189118,868
    % change1.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (192) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013547860
    New companies in 2012636066
    % change-14.3%30.0%-9.1%
    Record Year2012 (63)2013 (78)2012 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Dundee during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DundeeUK
    201311586,170
    201212075,908
    % change-4.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013374929
    Closed companies in 2012364440
    % change2.8%11.4%-28%
    Record Year2010 (47)2009 (76)2010 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Dundee during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 77 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DundeeUK
    20137746,514
    20126942,960
    Record Year 2008 (89) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013172931
    Net growth in 2012271626
    Record Year2003 (46)2008 (39)2008 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Dundee formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Dundee
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-23.2%19.3%-20.3%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)1989 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dundee was in 2004 when 32.2% of all directors were female.

    24.0% of all director appointments in Dundee in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DUNDEE2.83%CONSULTING5.27%
    (DUNDEE)2.28%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (SCOTLAND)1.57%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    ELECTRICAL1.49%PROPERTY2.53%
    MANAGEMENT1.18%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING1.02%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%LONDON1.79%
    SCOTLAND0.94%DESIGN1.78%
    G0.94%BUSINESS1.74%
    INVESTMENTS0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTY0.63%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    HAIR0.63%CARE1.64%
    EAST0.55%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    RESTAURANT0.55%GLOBAL1.59%
    HOUSE0.55%J1.54%
    CONTRACTS0.55%MEDIA1.54%
    FOOD0.55%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    TAYSIDE0.47%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CAR0.47%IT1.39%
    PROPERTIES0.47%M1.25%
    CONSULTING0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    OFFSHORE0.47%BUILDING1.19%
    RETAIL0.47%CAPITAL1.19%
    CLUB0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    TRADING0.39%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied388260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company6246,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5854,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3834,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3426,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3225,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3117,715
    56302 - Public houses and bars275,437
    56101 - Licensed restaurants257,531
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate248,312
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands236,651
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,516
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment165,859
    41100 - Development of building projects169,271
    49320 - Taxi operation151,611
    43210 - Electrical installation155,724
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,228
    43320 - Joinery installation142,030
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating133,404
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate125,430

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC455900 BEDAZZLED CLEANING SERVICES LTD 02 Aug 2013
    SC456090 LAMIA RESTAURANT LTD 05 Aug 2013
    SC456094 GURMAN'S DISTRIBUTION LTD. 05 Aug 2013
    SC456348 TAYGLEN LTD 08 Aug 2013
    SC456670 WESTPORT PROPERTY MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 14 Aug 2013
    SC456683 CAR ADS FOR YOU LTD 14 Aug 2013
    SC456729 G D DUNDEE LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    SC456770 STARCLEAN COMMERCIAL LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    SC457144 EAGLEISYSTEMS LTD 20 Aug 2013
    SC457195 SMITH'S HAIR AND BEAUTY LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    SC457469 PIPPA HOLDINGS LTD 22 Aug 2013
    SC457812 BUILD ME UP LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    SC457875 KYD SOFTWARE AND SERVICES EU LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    SC456380 STIRLING MOSS MOTOR COMPANY LTD 09 Aug 2013
    SC456573 NL SOFTWARE LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    SC456655 CA CARRIERS LTD 14 Aug 2013
    SC456613 SPIRIT SCOTLAND LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    SC456843 JAM BARS (DUNDEE) LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    SC456896 ALPINE FENCING LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    SC457917 SNAX R US LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    SC456122 THESPIRITOFSTANDREWS LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    SC456301 GLASGOW CELTIC FOOTBALL CLUB LTD 08 Aug 2013
    SC457342 CREATION ELEVEN LTD 21 Aug 2013
    SC456274 YEWBANK LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    SC457434 M2B ASSOCIATES LIMITED 22 Aug 2013