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
New Company Registrations
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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) Dundee UK 2013 192 132,684 2012 189 118,868 % change 1.6% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (192) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 54 78 60 New companies in 2012 63 60 66 % change -14.3% 30.0% -9.1% Record Year 2012 (63) 2013 (78) 2012 (66)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dundee UK 2013 115 86,170 2012 120 75,908 % change -4.2% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 37 49 29 Closed companies in 2012 36 44 40 % change 2.8% 11.4% -28% Record Year 2010 (47) 2009 (76) 2010 (67)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dundee UK 2013 77 46,514 2012 69 42,960 Record Year 2008 (89) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 17 29 31 Net growth in 2012 27 16 26 Record Year 2003 (46) 2008 (39) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -23.2% 19.3% -20.3% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%) 1989 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DUNDEE 2.83% CONSULTING 5.27% (DUNDEE) 2.28% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (SCOTLAND) 1.57% CONSULTANCY 3.45% ELECTRICAL 1.49% PROPERTY 2.53% MANAGEMENT 1.18% TRADING 2.08% ENGINEERING 1.02% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.94% LONDON 1.79% SCOTLAND 0.94% DESIGN 1.78% G 0.94% BUSINESS 1.74% INVESTMENTS 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTY 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.69% HAIR 0.63% CARE 1.64% EAST 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.61% RESTAURANT 0.55% GLOBAL 1.59% HOUSE 0.55% J 1.54% CONTRACTS 0.55% MEDIA 1.54% FOOD 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.53% TAYSIDE 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.45% CAR 0.47% IT 1.39% PROPERTIES 0.47% M 1.25% CONSULTING 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% OFFSHORE 0.47% BUILDING 1.19% RETAIL 0.47% CAPITAL 1.19% CLUB 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% TRADING 0.39% TRAINING 1.15%
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 388 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 62 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 58 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 17,715 56302 - Public houses and bars 27 5,437 56101 - Licensed restaurants 25 7,531 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 24 8,312 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 23 6,651 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,516 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 16 5,859 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,271 49320 - Taxi operation 15 1,611 43210 - Electrical installation 15 5,724 74990 - Non-trading company 14 14,228 43320 - Joinery installation 14 2,030 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 13 3,404 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 12 5,430
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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