Edinburgh, Midlothian
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Contents
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
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