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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Edinburgh UK 2013 1,517 132,684 2012 1,285 118,868 % change 18.1% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (1,517) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 613 447 457 New companies in 2012 422 415 448 % change 45.3% 7.7% 2.0% Record Year 2013 (613) 2011 (496) 2013 (457)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Edinburgh UK 2013 709 86,170 2012 661 75,908 % change 7.3% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (751) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 253 283 173 Closed companies in 2012 224 223 214 % change 12.9% 26.9% -19% Record Year 2010 (267) 2009 (369) 2010 (277)
Net Company Growth
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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) Edinburgh UK 2013 808 46,514 2012 624 42,960 Record Year 2013 (808) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2013 360 164 284 Net growth in 2012 198 192 234 Record Year 2013 (360) 2011 (260) 2013 (284)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 1.1% 2012 1.1% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.1% 2009 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% % change 30.0% -1.2% -10.5% Record Year 1994 (1.4%) 1991 (1.4%) 1989 (1.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LP 16.83% CONSULTING 5.27% L.P. 7.84% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CAPITAL 2.26% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTING 2.16% PROPERTY 2.53% EDINBURGH 2.05% TRADING 2.08% MANAGEMENT 1.87% ENGINEERING 1.83% INVESTMENTS 1.86% LONDON 1.79% TRADING 1.71% DESIGN 1.78% PARTNERS 1.55% BUSINESS 1.74% CORPORATION 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% TRADE 1.23% CONSULTANTS 1.69% SCOTLAND 1.17% CARE 1.64% (SCOTLAND) 1.13% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CONSULTANCY 1.10% GLOBAL 1.59% GROUP 1.07% J 1.54% ACCESS 0.89% MEDIA 1.54% GP 0.88% INVESTMENTS 1.53% BUSINESS 0.83% PROPERTIES 1.45% PARTNERSHIP 0.82% IT 1.39% GLOBAL 0.79% M 1.25% ENERGY 0.76% ELECTRICAL 1.20% II 0.74% BUILDING 1.19% ALLIANCE 0.71% CAPITAL 1.19% SALES 0.70% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% PROPERTY 0.68% TRAINING 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 4,799 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 449 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 319 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 298 26,675 99999 - Dormant Company 281 46,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 223 17,715 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 163 6,651 74990 - Non-trading company 143 14,228 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 135 25,547 56101 - Licensed restaurants 121 7,531 62090 - Other information technology service activities 105 12,516 62012 - Business and domestic software development 101 9,104 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 90 8,312 41100 - Development of building projects 77 9,271 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 64 5,430 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 57 5,322 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 56 5,160 70100 - Activities of head offices 56 3,929 56302 - Public houses and bars 55 5,437 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 55 6,979
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC458137 THE WATERMELON STUDIO LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 SL014101 VELLOR TRADING LP 04 Sep 2013 SL014104 BURIN MARITIME LP 05 Sep 2013 SC458490 ANGUS CATERING LTD 06 Sep 2013 SC458600 SHOWLER BUSINESS LTD 09 Sep 2013 SL014199 SILVERALL INVEST LP 19 Sep 2013 SL014201 DENTOTRANS DESIGN LP 19 Sep 2013 SL014204 DAMLUX TRADING LP 19 Sep 2013 SL014205 WOODLAKE VENTURES LP 19 Sep 2013 SC459600 ELTAS (UK) LTD 19 Sep 2013 SC459817 SOUTER FT HOLDINGS LIMITED 23 Sep 2013 SC459818 SOUTER FT FINANCE LIMITED 23 Sep 2013 SL014231 OX TRADING LP 24 Sep 2013 SC460137 BAY OF BENGAL SPICE LTD 26 Sep 2013 SC458598 BOYD LEGAL LIMITED 09 Sep 2013 SC458834 SUNDIAL RUTLAND LIMITED 10 Sep 2013 SC459067 UTILITY DIRECT LIMITED 12 Sep 2013 SC459359 SHAREIN SIGNATORY SERVICES LTD 17 Sep 2013 SC459462 GS ESTATES II LIMITED 18 Sep 2013 SC459687 GLEN DESSARY ESCO (1) LIMITED 20 Sep 2013 SC460277 CATHCART ASSOCIATES ENERGY LIMITED 27 Sep 2013 SC458180 CONFERENCE PARTNERS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 SC458250 THE VAPOUR LOUNGE LIMITED 03 Sep 2013 SC458302 NOVA INITIA CONSULTING LTD 03 Sep 2013 SC458462 ARIL MANCHESTER LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
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