Edinburgh, Midlothian
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Edinburgh when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,417 companies were registered in Edinburgh during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 27.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Edinburgh UK 2012 1,417 131,491 2011 1,113 116,391 % change 27.3% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (1,417) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous February.
February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 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 2012 382 500 535 New companies in 2011 302 384 427 % change 26.5% 30.2% 25.3% Record Year 2012 (382) 2012 (500) 2012 (535)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 732 companies were dissolved in Edinburgh during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 37.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Edinburgh UK 2012 732 67,576 2011 534 90,987 % change 37.1% -25.7% Record Year 2012 (732) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Edinburgh when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 256 239 237 Closed companies in 2011 208 168 158 % change 23.1% 42.3% 50% Record Year 2012 (256) 2009 (248) 2010 (247)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
Net company growth for Edinburgh during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 685 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Edinburgh UK 2012 685 63,915 2011 579 25,404 Record Year 2012 (685) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
February 2012 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 2012 126 261 298 Net growth in 2011 94 216 269 Record Year 2007 (177) 2012 (261) 2012 (298)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Edinburgh formed 1.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Edinburgh 2012 1.1% 2011 1.0% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% % change 8.4% 11.4% 17.2% Record Year 1960 (1.6%) 1974 (1.7%) 1979 (12.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Edinburgh was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Edinburgh in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage L.P. 15.03% CONSULTING 5.07% LP 9.52% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PARTNERS 4.21% CONSULTANCY 3.30% GROUP 3.77% PROPERTY 2.37% ACCESS 3.59% TRADING 2.07% MANAGEMENT 2.14% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTING 1.95% ENGINEERING 1.86% EDINBURGH 1.83% ASSOCIATES 1.84% INVESTMENTS 1.59% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PARTNERSHIP 1.33% BUSINESS 1.73% BUSINESS 1.32% MEDIA 1.72% CAPITAL 1.28% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CORPORATION 1.18% LONDON 1.66% (SCOTLAND) 1.18% J 1.54% TRADE 1.10% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONSULTANCY 1.10% GLOBAL 1.50% PROPERTY 1.08% IT 1.40% SCOTLAND 1.06% CARE 1.34% GLOBAL 1.04% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENERGY 0.98% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TRADING 0.86% M 1.27% GP 0.79% BUILDING 1.24% (EDINBURGH) 0.75% ENERGY 1.20% ASSOCIATES 0.75% S 1.20% SALES 0.74% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 3,099 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 376 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 291 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 196 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 177 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 120 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 112 13,637 74990 - Non-trading company 111 9,729 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 107 9,892 7414 - Business & management consultancy 92 12,113 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 89 2,902 7499 - Non-trading company 79 9,102 9999 - Dormant Company 79 18,617 56101 - Licensed restaurants 74 1,885 62090 - Other information technology service activities 71 8,145 5552 - Catering 67 1,960 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 66 6,934 5530 - Restaurants 57 4,633 62012 - Business and domestic software development 51 4,356 7260 - Other computer related activities 48 7,154
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC414532 PROBERT TECHNOLOGIES LTD 16 Jan 2012 SC414570 IONIC MEDIA LTD 16 Jan 2012 SC414870 ZEN TOUCH THERAPIES LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 SC415584 DRIVE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Jan 2012 SC415733 CROEXX CLIFF INVESTMENTS LTD 30 Jan 2012 SO303728 ROSTIX LLP 04 Jan 2012 SC414428 CATERPILLAR TRAINING SCOTLAND LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 SC414643 REMARKABLE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 SC415311 SMARTPA FRANCHISE LTD 24 Jan 2012 SO303758 LOVE CANDY LLP 27 Jan 2012 SC415665 UISGE BEATHA LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 SC415828 SF 3084 LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 SC415830 SF 3086 LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 SC415832 SF 3087 LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 SC413878 DYLFIN CONSULTING LTD 04 Jan 2012 SC413998 ST ANDREWS INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 SC414113 MM&S (5688) LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 SC414469 MY-VIEW LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 SC414473 TIGOR LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 SC414875 DEBT SOLVE SCOTLAND LTD 18 Jan 2012 SC414924 DRY ICE INTEGRATION LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 SC414966 MOBILE MCCHANS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 SC415000 APPLECREST REAL ESTATE LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 SC415293 EAST RIVERSIDE (GP1) LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 SC415296 SPRINGCYCLE LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
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