Edinburgh, Midlothian
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any quarter in history.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous August.
- August 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,308 companies were registered in Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Edinburgh UK 2011 1,308 114,512 2010 1,099 101,492 % change 19.0% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (1,308) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous August.
August 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 432 496 380 New companies in 2010 350 341 408 % change 23.4% 45.5% -6.9% Record Year 2011 (432) 2011 (496) 2010 (408)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 622 companies were dissolved in Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 5.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Edinburgh UK 2011 622 72,230 2010 656 87,705 % change -5.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (750) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 196 236 190 Closed companies in 2010 267 112 277 % change -26.6% 110.7% -31% Record Year 2010 (267) 2009 (368) 2010 (277)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 686 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Edinburgh UK 2011 686 42,282 2010 443 13,787 Record Year 2011 (686) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 236 260 190 Net growth in 2010 83 229 131 Record Year 2011 (236) 2011 (260) 2008 (268)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Edinburgh formed 1.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Edinburgh 2011 1.1% 2010 1.1% 2009 0.9% 2008 1.0% 2007 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 1.2% 1.3% 1.0% UK formation share in 2010 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% % change 12.9% 22.4% -15.9% Record Year 1975 (1.7%) 1987 (1.4%) 1974 (1.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Edinburgh was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Edinburgh in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage L.P. 17.25% CONSULTING 5.11% PARTNERS 5.99% MANAGEMENT 4.75% GROUP 5.57% CONSULTANCY 3.19% ACCESS 5.36% PROPERTY 2.41% LP 5.09% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTING 2.25% DESIGN 1.94% EDINBURGH 1.96% ASSOCIATES 1.85% MANAGEMENT 1.83% BUSINESS 1.82% CORPORATION 1.58% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INVESTMENTS 1.58% ENGINEERING 1.74% CAPITAL 1.24% MEDIA 1.72% (SCOTLAND) 1.22% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SCOTLAND 1.22% LONDON 1.63% CONSULTANCY 1.14% J 1.47% BUSINESS 1.01% GLOBAL 1.46% PROPERTY 0.97% INVESTMENTS 1.43% PARTNERSHIP 0.91% CARE 1.42% ENERGY 0.88% IT 1.38% GLOBAL 0.88% BUILDING 1.30% TRADE 0.88% PROPERTIES 1.28% (EDINBURGH) 0.80% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TRADING 0.76% M 1.25% GP 0.74% ENERGY 1.22% ASSOCIATES 0.72% TRAINING 1.21% EUROPE 0.71% S 1.21%
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 2,832 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 475 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 244 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 155 15,760 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 126 10,137 7414 - Business & management consultancy 115 14,755 9999 - Dormant Company 101 22,587 7499 - Non-trading company 95 11,543 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 95 7,551 99999 - Dormant Company 91 18,281 74990 - Non-trading company 87 8,064 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 87 10,018 5552 - Catering 80 2,363 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 74 8,345 5530 - Restaurants 71 5,640 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 70 1,777 7260 - Other computer related activities 56 8,686 56101 - Licensed restaurants 54 2,332 62090 - Other information technology service activities 51 6,798 9305 - Other service activities 46 10,525
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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