Edinburgh, Midlothian
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 983 companies were registered in Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 35.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Edinburgh UK 2014 983 143,414 2013 1,517 132,684 % change -35.2% 8.1% Record Year 2013 (1,517) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 344 283 356 New companies in 2013 613 447 457 % change -43.9% -36.7% -22.1% Record Year 2013 (613) 2011 (496) 2013 (457)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 751 companies were dissolved in Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Edinburgh UK 2014 751 101,670 2013 709 86,170 % change 5.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (751) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 228 332 191 Closed companies in 2013 253 283 173 % change -9.9% 17.3% 10% Record Year 2010 (267) 2009 (369) 2010 (277)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Edinburgh during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 232 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Edinburgh UK 2014 232 41,744 2013 808 46,514 Record Year 2013 (808) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 116 -49 165 Net growth in 2013 360 164 284 Record Year 2013 (360) 2011 (260) 2013 (284)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Edinburgh formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Edinburgh 2014 0.7% 2013 1.1% 2012 1.1% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% UK formation share in 2013 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% % change -49.0% -39.6% -28.5% Record Year 1994 (1.4%) 1991 (1.4%) 1989 (1.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Edinburgh was in 2009 when 27.4% of all directors were female.
24.9% of all director appointments in Edinburgh in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LP 13.96% CONSULTING 5.17% L.P. 3.29% MANAGEMENT 4.63% EDINBURGH 2.30% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTING 2.17% PROPERTY 2.62% MANAGEMENT 1.63% ENGINEERING 2.07% GP 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CAPITAL 1.42% TRADING 2.00% TRADING 1.39% LONDON 1.95% SCOTLAND 1.22% CARE 1.94% PARTNERS 1.22% TRANSPORT 1.76% GROUP 1.16% DESIGN 1.70% PROPERTY 1.11% CONSULTANTS 1.70% CONSULTANCY 1.08% PROPERTIES 1.63% (SCOTLAND) 1.06% BUSINESS 1.62% TRADE 0.96% J 1.53% ACCESS 0.93% ELECTRICAL 1.53% BUSINESS 0.90% GLOBAL 1.51% INVESTMENTS 0.83% INVESTMENTS 1.50% GLOBAL 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ASSOCIATES 0.59% MEDIA 1.38% ENERGY 0.54% CO., 1.36% SYSTEMS 0.54% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% II 0.51% BUILDING 1.30% CO 0.49% IT 1.30% DESIGN 0.49% M 1.23%
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 5,503 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 455 57,264 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 346 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 346 29,313 99999 - Dormant Company 298 48,286 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 287 18,890 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 162 7,917 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 140 28,224 56101 - Licensed restaurants 140 8,546 74990 - Non-trading company 135 14,006 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 130 10,361 62012 - Business and domestic software development 122 9,675 62090 - Other information technology service activities 103 12,795 41100 - Development of building projects 85 10,604 56302 - Public houses and bars 77 6,056 70100 - Activities of head offices 72 4,108 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 70 6,595 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 69 5,940 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 67 7,401 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 65 8,501
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC485530 THE ORIGINAL BIER COMPANY LIMITED 01 Sep 2014 SC485533 DEUTSCHES BIER LIMITED 01 Sep 2014 SC485770 MORNINGSIDE MANOR LIMITED 02 Sep 2014 SC485776 THE ORIGINAL BEER COMPANY LIMITED 03 Sep 2014 SC485897 DEUTSCHES BEER LIMITED 04 Sep 2014 SC486140 ZHU LIMITED 08 Sep 2014 SC486397 SCOTT FRIED CHICKEN LTD 10 Sep 2014 SC486582 EQUITIX MA EPS GP 1 LIMITED 12 Sep 2014 SC486593 P P GRILL LTD 12 Sep 2014 SC486651 DUNWILCO (1836) LIMITED 12 Sep 2014 SC486814 SB PROJECT CONSULTING LTD 16 Sep 2014 SC487083 JS SCOT NEWS LTD 19 Sep 2014 SC485598 BALAGOWAN HYDRO LIMITED 01 Sep 2014 SC485891 STIRLING FORD LTD 04 Sep 2014 SC486115 UNITED LAWYERS LIMITED 08 Sep 2014 SC486120 MAYSHADE PROPERTIES LIMITED 08 Sep 2014 SC486121 YUMMY HOUSE TAKEAWAY LTD 08 Sep 2014 SC486196 ERICHT DEVELOPMENTS LTD 08 Sep 2014 SC486383 GRE (SCOTLAND) LTD 10 Sep 2014 SC486453 GREEN HELP EDINBURGH LIMITED 10 Sep 2014 SC486598 CEPF II SUB-FUND (SCOTS) GP LIMITED 12 Sep 2014 SC486758 ARGANTE CONSULTING LTD 16 Sep 2014 SC486829 SPE SELECT GP II LIMITED 16 Sep 2014 SC486878 CONNECTIONS NETWORKING GROUP LIMITED 16 Sep 2014 SC486886 CAFE DE PARIS LTD 17 Sep 2014
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