Edinburgh, Midlothian

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 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)EdinburghUK
    2014983143,414
    20131,517132,684
    % change-35.2%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (1,517) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014344283356
    New companies in 2013613447457
    % change-43.9%-36.7%-22.1%
    Record Year2013 (613)2011 (496)2013 (457)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)EdinburghUK
    2014751101,670
    201370986,170
    % change5.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (751) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014228332191
    Closed companies in 2013253283173
    % change-9.9%17.3%10%
    Record Year2010 (267)2009 (369)2010 (277)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)EdinburghUK
    201423241,744
    201380846,514
    Record Year 2013 (808) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014116-49165
    Net growth in 2013360164284
    Record Year2013 (360)2011 (260)2013 (284)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.7%
    20131.1%
    20121.1%
    20111.1%
    20101.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (1.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.7%0.6%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20131.3%1.1%1.0%
    % change-49.0%-39.6%-28.5%
    Record Year1994 (1.4%)1991 (1.4%)1989 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LP13.96%CONSULTING5.17%
    L.P.3.29%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    EDINBURGH2.30%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING2.17%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.63%ENGINEERING2.07%
    GP1.45%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CAPITAL1.42%TRADING2.00%
    TRADING1.39%LONDON1.95%
    SCOTLAND1.22%CARE1.94%
    PARTNERS1.22%TRANSPORT1.76%
    GROUP1.16%DESIGN1.70%
    PROPERTY1.11%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%PROPERTIES1.63%
    (SCOTLAND)1.06%BUSINESS1.62%
    TRADE0.96%J1.53%
    ACCESS0.93%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    BUSINESS0.90%GLOBAL1.51%
    INVESTMENTS0.83%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    GLOBAL0.72%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%MEDIA1.38%
    ENERGY0.54%CO.,1.36%
    SYSTEMS0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    II0.51%BUILDING1.30%
    CO0.49%IT1.30%
    DESIGN0.49%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied5,503278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified45557,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management34640,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities34629,313
    99999 - Dormant Company29848,286
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified28718,890
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands1627,917
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14028,224
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1408,546
    74990 - Non-trading company13514,006
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate13010,361
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1229,675
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10312,795
    41100 - Development of building projects8510,604
    56302 - Public houses and bars776,056
    70100 - Activities of head offices724,108
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate706,595
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified695,940
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities677,401
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified658,501

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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