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
New Company Registrations
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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) Dundee UK 2014 199 143,414 2013 192 132,684 % change 3.6% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (199) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 60 55 84 New companies in 2013 54 78 60 % change 11.1% -29.5% 40.0% Record Year 2012 (63) 2013 (78) 2014 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dundee UK 2014 141 101,670 2013 115 86,170 % change 22.6% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 44 57 40 Closed companies in 2013 37 49 29 % change 18.9% 16.3% 38% Record Year 2010 (47) 2009 (76) 2010 (67)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dundee UK 2014 58 41,744 2013 77 46,514 Record Year 2008 (89) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 16 -2 44 Net growth in 2013 17 29 31 Record Year 2003 (46) 2008 (39) 2008 (45)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 0.9% -32.8% 28.4% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%) 1989 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DUNDEE 2.41% CONSULTING 5.17% (DUNDEE) 2.19% MANAGEMENT 4.63% ENGINEERING 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.55% (SCOTLAND) 1.24% PROPERTY 2.62% ELECTRICAL 1.17% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 1.10% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% DEVELOPMENTS 1.02% TRADING 2.00% PROPERTIES 0.95% LONDON 1.95% PROPERTY 0.95% CARE 1.94% SCOTLAND 0.95% TRANSPORT 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.88% DESIGN 1.70% TRAINING 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.70% M 0.73% PROPERTIES 1.63% FOODS 0.66% BUSINESS 1.62% OFFSHORE 0.66% J 1.53% BAR 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.53% TAY 0.66% GLOBAL 1.51% CITY 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.50% STREET 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.48% D 0.58% MEDIA 1.38% WEST 0.58% CO., 1.36% WELDING 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% MANAGEMENT 0.51% BUILDING 1.30% CONSULTING 0.51% IT 1.30% INVESTMENTS 0.51% M 1.23%
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 391 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 65 57,264 99999 - Dormant Company 57 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 28,224 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 33 7,917 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 32 10,361 56302 - Public houses and bars 31 6,056 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 18,890 56101 - Licensed restaurants 29 8,546 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 28 6,630 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 29,313 43210 - Electrical installation 22 5,922 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,795 86900 - Other human health activities 19 11,807 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 18 1,039 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 17 3,969 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 9,675 49320 - Taxi operation 16 1,693 71129 - Other engineering activities 15 5,930
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC485719 CPF DEVELOPMENTS LTD. 02 Sep 2014 SC485844 DECADES NIGHTCLUBS (DUNDEE) LIMITED 03 Sep 2014 SC486292 K D DEVELOPMENTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 09 Sep 2014 SC486046 DUNDEE TRADE LTD 05 Sep 2014 SC486142 RYMAN BUILDERS LIMITED 08 Sep 2014 SC486816 TECH & NDT LTD 16 Sep 2014 SC487136 ECOBEN LTD 19 Sep 2014 SC487316 EXPLORER HEAT LIMITED 23 Sep 2014 SC487542 TANNADICE ENGINEERING LIMITED 25 Sep 2014 SC487802 DA WILLIAMSON LIMITED 30 Sep 2014 SC485979 JADE PALACE NG LIMITED 05 Sep 2014 SC486022 EASTERN GOURMET LTD 05 Sep 2014 SC486074 DISCOVERY SPIRITS LTD. 05 Sep 2014 SC487770 VERDANT SPIRITS LTD. 30 Sep 2014 SC486671 I & G BARS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014 SC487235 DUNCAN CONTRACTORS LIMITED 22 Sep 2014 SC487789 DD RECRUITMENT LIMITED 30 Sep 2014 SC485645 SJG WELL SERVICES LTD 01 Sep 2014 SC485791 ROBMAL LIMITED 03 Sep 2014 SC486118 203020 ELECTRIC LIMITED 08 Sep 2014 SC486684 JAMIE ADDISON FLOORING LIMITED 16 Sep 2014 SC486872 TAIT COMPANY SCOTLAND LTD 16 Sep 2014 SC487327 WILLO LIMITED 23 Sep 2014 SC487810 PAUL CONSTABLE ENGINEERING LTD 30 Sep 2014 SC487826 HOSTELS (SCOTLAND) LTD. 30 Sep 2014
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