Dundee, Angus
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous January.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Dundee when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 217 companies were registered in Dundee during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 4.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dundee UK 2015 217 161,156 2014 227 150,722 % change -4.4% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (227) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dundee when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 68 66 83 New companies in 2014 59 85 83 % change 15.3% -22.4% 0.0% Record Year 2015 (68) 2013 (85) 2014 (83)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 165 companies were dissolved in Dundee during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dundee UK 2015 165 89,523 2014 143 82,370 % change 15.4% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (165) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Dundee when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 71 37 57 Closed companies in 2014 44 38 61 % change 61.4% -2.6% -7% Record Year 2015 (71) 2009 (49) 2014 (61)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Dundee during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 52 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dundee UK 2015 52 71,633 2014 84 68,352 Record Year 2008 (97) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 -3 29 26 Net growth in 2014 15 47 22 Record Year 2007 (44) 2013 (65) 2011 (56)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Dundee formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dundee 2015 0.1% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 13.1% -28.5% -8.9% Record Year 1990 (0.3%) 2013 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dundee was in 2013 when 31.3% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in Dundee in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DUNDEE 2.33% CONSULTING 5.23% (DUNDEE) 2.33% MANAGEMENT 4.56% ELECTRICAL 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTIES 0.87% PROPERTY 2.72% BAR 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.80% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 0.80% ENGINEERING 2.12% INVESTMENTS 0.80% LONDON 1.91% ENGINEERING 0.80% TRADING 1.88% (SCOTLAND) 0.73% TRANSPORT 1.82% DEVELOPMENTS 0.73% ELECTRICAL 1.76% M 0.65% DESIGN 1.65% OFFSHORE 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.63% WELDING 0.58% CO., 1.58% MANAGEMENT 0.58% J 1.55% CITY 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% BUSINESS 1.49% CONSULTANTS 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.49% RETAIL 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% HOME 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% G 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% TRAINING 0.51% BUILDING 1.31% SCOTLAND 0.51% IT 1.30% ENERGY 0.51% MEDIA 1.28% FOODS 0.51% M 1.27%
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 435 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 83 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 53 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 44 29,218 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 43,081 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 37 11,600 56302 - Public houses and bars 36 6,355 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 36 8,607 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 19,098 56101 - Licensed restaurants 32 8,909 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 30 6,815 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 30,825 43210 - Electrical installation 26 6,139 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 25 7,450 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 19 7,797 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 19 4,256 09100 - Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 19 1,109 71129 - Other engineering activities 19 6,278 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,080 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 9,651
Recent Companies
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