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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.

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 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)EdinburghUK
    20111,308114,512
    20101,099101,492
    % change19.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (1,308) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011432496380
    New companies in 2010350341408
    % change23.4%45.5%-6.9%
    Record Year2011 (432)2011 (496)2010 (408)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)EdinburghUK
    201162272,230
    201065687,705
    % change-5.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (750) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011196236190
    Closed companies in 2010267112277
    % change-26.6%110.7%-31%
    Record Year2010 (267)2009 (368)2010 (277)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)EdinburghUK
    201168642,282
    201044313,787
    Record Year 2011 (686) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011236260190
    Net growth in 201083229131
    Record Year2011 (236)2011 (260)2008 (268)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20111.1%
    20101.1%
    20090.9%
    20081.0%
    20070.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (1.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20111.2%1.3%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20101.0%1.1%1.2%
    % change12.9%22.4%-15.9%
    Record Year1975 (1.7%)1987 (1.4%)1974 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    L.P.17.25%CONSULTING5.11%
    PARTNERS5.99%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    GROUP5.57%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ACCESS5.36%PROPERTY2.41%
    LP5.09%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING2.25%DESIGN1.94%
    EDINBURGH1.96%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MANAGEMENT1.83%BUSINESS1.82%
    CORPORATION1.58%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INVESTMENTS1.58%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CAPITAL1.24%MEDIA1.72%
    (SCOTLAND)1.22%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SCOTLAND1.22%LONDON1.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.14%J1.47%
    BUSINESS1.01%GLOBAL1.46%
    PROPERTY0.97%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PARTNERSHIP0.91%CARE1.42%
    ENERGY0.88%IT1.38%
    GLOBAL0.88%BUILDING1.30%
    TRADE0.88%PROPERTIES1.28%
    (EDINBURGH)0.80%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRADING0.76%M1.25%
    GP0.74%ENERGY1.22%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%TRAINING1.21%
    EUROPE0.71%S1.21%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,832204,493
    7487 - Other business activities47565,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified24429,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15515,760
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12610,137
    7414 - Business & management consultancy11514,755
    9999 - Dormant Company10122,587
    7499 - Non-trading company9511,543
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified957,551
    99999 - Dormant Company9118,281
    74990 - Non-trading company878,064
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8710,018
    5552 - Catering802,363
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply748,345
    5530 - Restaurants715,640
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands701,777
    7260 - Other computer related activities568,686
    56101 - Licensed restaurants542,332
    62090 - Other information technology service activities516,798
    9305 - Other service activities4610,525

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC407230 SCENE CONSULTING LTD. 12 Sep 2011
    SC407771 VERTECH TS LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    SC407775 HOLBURN PROPERTY GROUP LTD. 20 Sep 2011
    SL009607 F&C CLIMATE OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS LP 08 Sep 2011
    SO303560 BRANTON TRADING LLP 20 Sep 2011
    SO303566 BRAMERTON SALES LLP 22 Sep 2011
    SO303579 MHD LAW LLP 30 Sep 2011
    SC407122 SALMON FINANCE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    SC407510 ETIVE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    SC407883 SHORE PRODUCT GROUP LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    SC407921 SHORE EQUITY LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    SL009559 POLAR CAPITAL SCOTS, L.P. 01 Sep 2011
    SL009605 HGPE FOUNDER PARTNER LP 08 Sep 2011
    SO303551 VG GRAHAM (BROADSTONEHALL) LLP 15 Sep 2011
    SO303561 GLENMORIE WIND FARM LLP 20 Sep 2011
    SC406539 DEVAL EVENTS LTD 01 Sep 2011
    SC406591 RUSCAS LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    SC406594 TRICORN PROPERTIES LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    SC406611 DUE NORTH BREW COMPANY LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    SC406677 CONVERSIO CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    SC406847 CWP KILDRUMMY LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    SC406951 MCKINLEY MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    SC407102 TREBLE 2 LTD 08 Sep 2011
    SC407152 CARBON CLOTHING LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    SC407323 GET STUCK IN LIMITED 13 Sep 2011

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