Edinburgh, Midlothian
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous January.
- March 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Edinburgh when compared to any previous March.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Edinburgh was in 2013 when 32.2% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 1,485 companies were registered in Edinburgh during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Edinburgh UK 2013 1,485 134,802 2012 1,417 131,491 % change 4.8% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (1,485) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 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 2013 459 522 504 New companies in 2012 382 500 535 % change 20.2% 4.4% -5.8% Record Year 2013 (459) 2013 (522) 2012 (535)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 724 companies were dissolved in Edinburgh during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Edinburgh UK 2013 724 77,914 2012 730 67,576 % change -0.8% 15.3% Record Year 2012 (730) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Edinburgh when compared to any previous March.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 238 211 275 Closed companies in 2012 255 238 237 % change -6.7% -11.3% 16% Record Year 2012 (255) 2009 (248) 2013 (275)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Edinburgh during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 761 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Edinburgh UK 2013 761 56,888 2012 687 63,915 Record Year 2013 (761) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 221 311 229 Net growth in 2012 127 262 298 Record Year 2013 (221) 2013 (311) 2012 (298)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Edinburgh formed 1.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Edinburgh 2013 1.1% 2012 1.1% 2011 1.0% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 1.0% 1.2% 1.1% UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% % change 7.7% 3.6% -2.6% Record Year 1988 (1.4%) 1993 (1.6%) 1993 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Edinburgh was in 2013 when 32.2% of all directors were female.
32.2% of all director appointments in Edinburgh in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LP 16.26% CONSULTING 5.18% L.P. 10.97% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 2.24% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 1.99% PROPERTY 2.44% CAPITAL 1.98% TRADING 2.06% EDINBURGH 1.95% DESIGN 1.79% INVESTMENTS 1.77% ENGINEERING 1.78% CORPORATION 1.71% BUSINESS 1.77% TRADING 1.54% ASSOCIATES 1.75% TRADE 1.29% LONDON 1.72% (SCOTLAND) 1.19% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSULTANCY 1.11% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PARTNERSHIP 1.05% MEDIA 1.63% BUSINESS 0.97% GLOBAL 1.57% GLOBAL 0.96% J 1.56% GP 0.96% CARE 1.46% SCOTLAND 0.94% IT 1.43% PROPERTY 0.88% INVESTMENTS 1.41% ALLIANCE 0.86% PROPERTIES 1.36% TECHNOLOGY 0.83% M 1.25% PARTNERS 0.72% BUILDING 1.21% IMPEX 0.69% ENTERPRISES 1.19% SALES 0.69% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ENERGY 0.67% TRAINING 1.17% DEVELOPMENT 0.64% SECURITY 1.15%
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 4,348 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 450 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 321 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 284 24,894 99999 - Dormant Company 257 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 208 16,448 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 156 5,629 74990 - Non-trading company 151 14,129 56101 - Licensed restaurants 132 6,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 122 23,532 62090 - Other information technology service activities 104 12,664 62012 - Business and domestic software development 95 8,099 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 74 5,059 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 74 7,507 41100 - Development of building projects 66 8,637 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 60 4,819 86900 - Other human health activities 58 8,465 7487 - Other business activities 57 7,556 56302 - Public houses and bars 46 4,952 70100 - Activities of head offices 45 3,950
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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