Edinburgh, Midlothian
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous March.
- March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous March.
- March 2011 was a record month for net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
- February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,113 companies were registered in Edinburgh during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Edinburgh UK 2011 1,113 116,391 2010 914 105,137 % change 21.8% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (1,113) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous March.
March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 302 384 427 New companies in 2010 232 304 378 % change 30.2% 26.3% 13.0% Record Year 2011 (302) 2011 (384) 2011 (427)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 534 companies were dissolved in Edinburgh during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 18.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Edinburgh UK 2011 534 90,986 2010 655 82,677 % change -18.5% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (655) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 208 168 158 Closed companies in 2010 189 219 247 % change 10.1% -23.3% -36% Record Year 2009 (228) 2009 (248) 2010 (247)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Edinburgh during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 579 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Edinburgh UK 2011 579 25,405 2010 259 22,460 Record Year 2011 (579) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous March.
March 2011 was a record month for net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 94 216 269 Net growth in 2010 43 85 131 Record Year 2007 (177) 2011 (216) 2011 (269)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Edinburgh formed 1.0% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Edinburgh 2011 1.0% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% UK formation share in 2010 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% % change 12.3% 11.1% 7.8% Record Year 1960 (1.6%) 1974 (1.7%) 1979 (12.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Edinburgh was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.7% of all director appointments in Edinburgh in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage L.P. 14.95% CONSULTING 5.04% PARTNERS 4.53% MANAGEMENT 4.97% GROUP 4.14% CONSULTANCY 3.16% ACCESS 3.73% PROPERTY 2.38% LP 2.99% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTING 2.50% DESIGN 1.93% EDINBURGH 1.97% ASSOCIATES 1.92% INVESTMENTS 1.83% BUSINESS 1.87% CORPORATION 1.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% (SCOTLAND) 1.48% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MANAGEMENT 1.46% MEDIA 1.69% SCOTLAND 1.39% ENGINEERING 1.61% CAPITAL 1.29% LONDON 1.60% PARTNERSHIP 1.23% CARE 1.45% TRADING 1.07% J 1.45% PROPERTY 1.03% GLOBAL 1.44% CONSULTANCY 1.01% INVESTMENTS 1.43% BUSINESS 0.88% IT 1.41% GLOBAL 0.88% PROPERTIES 1.36% ASSOCIATES 0.80% BUILDING 1.34% (EDINBURGH) 0.76% M 1.30% GP 0.74% ELECTRICAL 1.28% CONSULTANTS 0.70% S 1.24% EUROPE 0.62% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% ENTERPRISES 0.62% SYSTEMS 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 2,648 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 467 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 227 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 137 16,150 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 106 10,246 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 102 7,788 7414 - Business & management consultancy 94 12,916 7499 - Non-trading company 93 11,316 9999 - Dormant Company 91 19,765 74990 - Non-trading company 90 8,695 99999 - Dormant Company 89 18,336 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 87 10,085 5552 - Catering 71 2,128 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 61 7,000 5530 - Restaurants 60 4,898 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 58 1,765 62090 - Other information technology service activities 50 6,996 7260 - Other computer related activities 45 7,789 9305 - Other service activities 40 8,740 56101 - Licensed restaurants 39 2,736
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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