Edinburgh, Midlothian
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 1,285 companies were registered in Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Edinburgh UK 2012 1,285 118,868 2011 1,308 114,512 % change -1.8% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (1,308) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 422 415 448 New companies in 2011 432 496 380 % change -2.3% -16.3% 17.9% Record Year 2011 (432) 2011 (496) 2012 (448)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 660 companies were dissolved in Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Edinburgh UK 2012 660 74,772 2011 622 72,230 % change 6.1% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (750) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 225 222 213 Closed companies in 2011 196 236 190 % change 14.8% -5.9% 12% Record Year 2010 (267) 2009 (368) 2010 (277)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 625 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Edinburgh UK 2012 625 44,096 2011 686 42,282 Record Year 2011 (686) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 197 193 235 Net growth in 2011 236 260 190 Record Year 2011 (236) 2011 (260) 2008 (268)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Edinburgh formed 1.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Edinburgh 2012 1.1% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.1% 2009 0.9% 2008 1.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% UK formation share in 2011 1.2% 1.3% 1.0% % change -12.3% -15.7% 16.6% Record Year 1975 (1.7%) 1987 (1.4%) 1974 (1.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Edinburgh was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Edinburgh in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LP 12.86% CONSULTING 5.05% L.P. 11.70% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 2.17% CONSULTANCY 3.28% EDINBURGH 1.93% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 1.91% TRADING 2.08% INVESTMENTS 1.70% DESIGN 1.87% PARTNERSHIP 1.44% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CORPORATION 1.38% ENGINEERING 1.83% CAPITAL 1.38% CONSULTANTS 1.76% TRADING 1.29% BUSINESS 1.72% (SCOTLAND) 1.23% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUSINESS 1.16% MEDIA 1.67% PROPERTY 1.16% LONDON 1.67% SCOTLAND 1.11% J 1.55% TRADE 1.09% GLOBAL 1.53% GLOBAL 1.02% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CONSULTANCY 0.96% IT 1.43% GP 0.81% PROPERTIES 1.34% TECHNOLOGY 0.81% CARE 1.32% ENTERPRISES 0.79% M 1.27% ENERGY 0.76% BUILDING 1.22% IMPEX 0.74% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PARTNERS 0.74% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SALES 0.74% S 1.17% INTER 0.69% SECURITY 1.16%
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 4,349 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 301 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 265 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 221 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 201 14,774 99999 - Dormant Company 142 25,035 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 125 9,891 74990 - Non-trading company 109 9,203 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 106 13,716 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 102 3,094 56101 - Licensed restaurants 89 1,396 62090 - Other information technology service activities 74 7,869 7414 - Business & management consultancy 70 8,437 62012 - Business and domestic software development 60 4,584 9999 - Dormant Company 54 12,598 7499 - Non-trading company 53 6,164 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 48 4,997 41100 - Development of building projects 47 4,965 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 43 3,003 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 42 4,294
Recent Companies
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