Dundee, Angus

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous September.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 199 companies were registered in Dundee during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DundeeUK
    2014199143,414
    2013192132,684
    % change3.6%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (199) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014605584
    New companies in 2013547860
    % change11.1%-29.5%40.0%
    Record Year2012 (63)2013 (78)2014 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 141 companies were dissolved in Dundee during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DundeeUK
    2014141101,670
    201311586,170
    % change22.6%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014445740
    Closed companies in 2013374929
    % change18.9%16.3%38%
    Record Year2010 (47)2009 (76)2010 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Dundee during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 58 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DundeeUK
    20145841,744
    20137746,514
    Record Year 2008 (89) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201416-244
    Net growth in 2013172931
    Record Year2003 (46)2008 (39)2008 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Dundee formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Dundee
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change0.9%-32.8%28.4%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)1989 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dundee was in 2006 when 30.3% of all directors were female.

    24.8% of all director appointments in Dundee in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DUNDEE2.41%CONSULTING5.17%
    (DUNDEE)2.19%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    ENGINEERING1.39%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    (SCOTLAND)1.24%PROPERTY2.62%
    ELECTRICAL1.17%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.02%TRADING2.00%
    PROPERTIES0.95%LONDON1.95%
    PROPERTY0.95%CARE1.94%
    SCOTLAND0.95%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.88%DESIGN1.70%
    TRAINING0.73%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    M0.73%PROPERTIES1.63%
    FOODS0.66%BUSINESS1.62%
    OFFSHORE0.66%J1.53%
    BAR0.66%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    TAY0.66%GLOBAL1.51%
    CITY0.66%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    STREET0.66%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    D0.58%MEDIA1.38%
    WEST0.58%CO.,1.36%
    WELDING0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    MANAGEMENT0.51%BUILDING1.30%
    CONSULTING0.51%IT1.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied391278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6557,264
    99999 - Dormant Company5748,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4040,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4028,224
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands337,917
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3210,361
    56302 - Public houses and bars316,056
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2918,890
    56101 - Licensed restaurants298,546
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment286,630
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2829,313
    43210 - Electrical installation225,922
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2012,795
    86900 - Other human health activities1911,807
    09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction181,039
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating173,969
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,675
    49320 - Taxi operation161,693
    71129 - Other engineering activities155,930

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC485525 DUNDEE CITY MOTORS LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    SC486284 LOGICNOW ACQUISITION LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    SC487455 KHALID FOX LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    SC487626 JHB SERVICES DUNDEE LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    SC487829 IT SOLUTIONS 360 LTD 30 Sep 2014
    SC485907 SUB:MERGED LTD 04 Sep 2014
    SC486000 MH CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD 05 Sep 2014
    SC486147 ROGERS STYLE LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    SC486643 WISE OWL HOME LTD 12 Sep 2014
    SC487542 TANNADICE ENGINEERING LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    SC485866 S&J SURFACES LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    SC486207 LINDASTOR LTD 08 Sep 2014
    SC486894 JNS PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    SC487770 VERDANT SPIRITS LTD. 30 Sep 2014
    SC487798 ROSS NOBLE SERVICES LTD 30 Sep 2014
    SC486421 MAINS CASTLE EVENTS LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    SC486606 THE FACTORY V LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    SC486808 HOT SHOTS CAFE LTD 16 Sep 2014
    SC487392 MALSHER ENGINEERING LTD 24 Sep 2014
    SC487789 DD RECRUITMENT LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    SC485645 SJG WELL SERVICES LTD 01 Sep 2014
    SC486684 JAMIE ADDISON FLOORING LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    SC486857 DICKSON CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 16 Sep 2014
    SC486872 TAIT COMPANY SCOTLAND LTD 16 Sep 2014
    SC487175 TIR NA NOG CONSULTANTS LIMITED 22 Sep 2014