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
    SC483735 CGJO PROPERTIES LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    SC484167 BRODIE CONTRACTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    SC484198 PRO PERSONAL TRAINERS LTD 13 Aug 2014
    SC484742 KURUKA LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    SC484906 REBEL ACCESS LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    SC485257 KABAYAN DUNDEE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    SC484013 AMBIZI PROMOTIONS LTD 11 Aug 2014
    SC485295 TERRIER STUDIOS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    SC483696 TIMBA-EMMANUEL LTD 06 Aug 2014
    SC483716 MURPHYS BAR DUNDEE LTD 06 Aug 2014
    SC485083 DAVID GRAY CONSTRUCTION LTD 28 Aug 2014
    SC483791 FIFTAYS TAXIS (DUNDEE) LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    SC484329 WEST BARBERS LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    SC484727 PLUCKING GORGEOUS LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    SC485321 JLC RECRUITMENT LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    SC483644 PLUMBARR PLUMBERS LTD 05 Aug 2014
    SC484352 TAYSIDE OFFSHORE CONSULTANTS LTD 14 Aug 2014
    SC484354 HARECRAIG HOUSE LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    SC484378 CCA (DUNDEE) LTD 14 Aug 2014
    SC484496 ROSS MCFARLANE ELECTRICAL LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    SC484632 MUSCLE JUICE LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    SC485000 DOUGIE MCMILLAN WELDING LTD 22 Aug 2014
    SC485384 QR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    SC485390 S.O. DESIGN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    SC484468 STRACHANS TYRES LIMITED 15 Aug 2014