Edinburgh, Midlothian

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,517 companies were registered in Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 18.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)EdinburghUK
    20131,517132,684
    20121,285118,868
    % change18.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (1,517) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any previous July.

    July 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Edinburgh when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013613447457
    New companies in 2012422415448
    % change45.3%7.7%2.0%
    Record Year2013 (613)2011 (496)2013 (457)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 709 companies were dissolved in Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)EdinburghUK
    201370986,170
    201266175,908
    % change7.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (751) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013253283173
    Closed companies in 2012224223214
    % change12.9%26.9%-19%
    Record Year2010 (267)2009 (369)2010 (277)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 808 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)EdinburghUK
    201380846,514
    201262442,960
    Record Year 2013 (808) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Edinburgh when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013360164284
    Net growth in 2012198192234
    Record Year2013 (360)2011 (260)2013 (284)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Edinburgh formed 1.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Edinburgh
    20131.1%
    20121.1%
    20111.1%
    20101.1%
    20090.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (1.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20131.3%1.1%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20121.0%1.1%1.1%
    % change30.0%-1.2%-10.5%
    Record Year1994 (1.4%)1991 (1.4%)1989 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Edinburgh was in 2009 when 27.4% of all directors were female.

    25.5% of all director appointments in Edinburgh in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LP16.83%CONSULTING5.27%
    L.P.7.84%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CAPITAL2.26%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTING2.16%PROPERTY2.53%
    EDINBURGH2.05%TRADING2.08%
    MANAGEMENT1.87%ENGINEERING1.83%
    INVESTMENTS1.86%LONDON1.79%
    TRADING1.71%DESIGN1.78%
    PARTNERS1.55%BUSINESS1.74%
    CORPORATION1.25%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TRADE1.23%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    SCOTLAND1.17%CARE1.64%
    (SCOTLAND)1.13%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%GLOBAL1.59%
    GROUP1.07%J1.54%
    ACCESS0.89%MEDIA1.54%
    GP0.88%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    BUSINESS0.83%PROPERTIES1.45%
    PARTNERSHIP0.82%IT1.39%
    GLOBAL0.79%M1.25%
    ENERGY0.76%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    II0.74%BUILDING1.19%
    ALLIANCE0.71%CAPITAL1.19%
    SALES0.70%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    PROPERTY0.68%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied4,799260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified44954,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management31934,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities29826,675
    99999 - Dormant Company28146,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified22317,715
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands1636,651
    74990 - Non-trading company14314,228
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13525,547
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1217,531
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10512,516
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1019,104
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate908,312
    41100 - Development of building projects779,271
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate645,430
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified575,322
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified565,160
    70100 - Activities of head offices563,929
    56302 - Public houses and bars555,437
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities556,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SL013783 OILFIELD INDUSTRIES LP 06 Aug 2013
    SC456187 JOHN MCCONNELL LTD 07 Aug 2013
    SC456340 MAISON 1803 LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    SC456398 MAKE SCOTLAND LTD. 09 Aug 2013
    SC456724 GREENFISH INVESTMENTS NO 29 LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    SC456726 CORRENNIE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    SC456741 CRONIN 3D LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    SC457296 ALEXANDRINA CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    SC455809 PENTLAND CAPITAL LTD 01 Aug 2013
    SC456061 DAVIOT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    SC456139 ROAD TO INVESTMENT C.I.C. 06 Aug 2013
    SC456345 CITY CENTRE APARTMENTS IR LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    SC456878 DAVIOT GROUP PLANT LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    SC457029 VITRUCO LTD 19 Aug 2013
    SC457463 EL RESTAURANT LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    SC455786 AJT66 LTD 01 Aug 2013
    SC455881 RAINBOW SIU LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    SC455924 CAPRICORN MAURITANIA LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    SC455936 PEEK-A-BOO NURSERY (EDINBURGH) LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    SC456413 SILENT HERDSMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    SL013891 SMITHTON TRADING LP 13 Aug 2013
    SL013892 BOGBAIN TRADING LP 13 Aug 2013
    SL013893 MILL CREEK CAPITAL LP 13 Aug 2013
    SL013894 CAPPADOCIA CAPITAL LP 13 Aug 2013
    SC456916 DANCEBREAK FITNESS LTD 16 Aug 2013