Glasgow, Lanarkshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous June.
- May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous May.
- June 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Glasgow when compared to any previous June.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 3,204 companies were formed in Glasgow. This figure is 7.5% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Glasgow occurred in 2007 when a total of 3,237 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Glasgow UK 2011 3,204 228,735 2010 2,980 203,749 % change 7.5% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (3,237) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 1,595 companies were registered in Glasgow during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Glasgow UK 2011 1,595 112,344 2010 1,455 98,612 % change 9.6% 13.9% Record Year 2007 (1,613) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous June.
May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 525 501 569 New companies in 2010 523 423 509 % change 0.4% 18.4% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (643) 2011 (501) 2011 (569)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 1,881 companies were dissolved in Glasgow. This figure is 34.8% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Glasgow occurred in 2010 when a total of 2,883 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Glasgow UK 2011 1,881 162,310 2010 2,883 177,631 % change -34.8% -8.6% Record Year 2010 (2,883) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 961 companies were dissolved in Glasgow during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 44.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Glasgow UK 2011 961 71,324 2010 1,723 94,954 % change -44.2% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (1,798) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 216 420 325 Closed companies in 2010 267 1,052 404 % change -19.1% -60.1% -20% Record Year 2008 (307) 2009 (1,112) 2009 (651)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Glasgow increased by 1,323 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Glasgow UK 2011 1,323 66,425 2010 97 26,118 Record Year 2007 (1,619) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Glasgow during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 634 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Glasgow UK 2011 634 41,020 2010 -268 3,658 Record Year 2007 (867) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
June 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Glasgow when compared to any previous June.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 309 81 244 Net growth in 2010 256 -629 105 Record Year 2007 (535) 2007 (231) 2011 (244)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Glasgow formed 1.4% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2010 figure of 1.5%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Glasgow 2011 1.4% 2010 1.5% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.3% 2007 1.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (1.9%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Glasgow formed 1.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Glasgow 2011 1.4% 2010 1.5% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.3% 2007 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1986 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 1.5% 1.3% 1.4% UK formation share in 2010 1.6% 1.4% 1.4% % change -2.8% -6.7% -1.0% Record Year 1979 (17.0%) 1980 (2.4%) 1968 (3.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 42.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Glasgow was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in Glasgow in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Glasgow was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
25.4% of all director appointments in Glasgow in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (SCOTLAND) 3.06% CONSULTING 5.09% SCOTLAND 1.82% MANAGEMENT 4.86% PROPERTY 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.17% CONSULTING 1.50% PROPERTY 2.43% MANAGEMENT 1.38% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 1.33% DESIGN 1.94% GLASGOW 1.32% ASSOCIATES 1.92% TRADING 0.92% BUSINESS 1.87% (GLASGOW) 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% MARKETING 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENERGY 0.78% MEDIA 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.67% M 0.73% LONDON 1.60% BUSINESS 0.72% GLOBAL 1.46% ENTERPRISES 0.67% J 1.44% CENTRE 0.66% CARE 1.44% DESIGN 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.42% ELECTRICAL 0.64% IT 1.39% ENGINEERING 0.60% BUILDING 1.32% LEISURE 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.31% SYSTEMS 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.30% J 0.55% M 1.27% IT 0.55% S 1.23% CONTRACTS 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CONSULTANTS 0.54% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 3,061 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 854 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 414 30,647 9999 - Dormant Company 231 20,111 99999 - Dormant Company 202 18,918 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 182 16,419 5530 - Restaurants 143 5,086 7414 - Business & management consultancy 137 13,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 130 10,545 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 121 7,835 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 117 1,826 5552 - Catering 115 2,138 9305 - Other service activities 105 9,063 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 103 10,322 7260 - Other computer related activities 102 7,849 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 96 5,928 5540 - Bars 93 2,141 7499 - Non-trading company 87 10,955 62090 - Other information technology service activities 82 7,095 74990 - Non-trading company 79 8,481
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC398747 EDISTANCE LEARNING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 04 May 2011 SC398749 XCL FACADES LTD. 04 May 2011 SC398883 GO BABY MOBILE LTD 05 May 2011 SC399105 VITA INVESTMENT PLANNING LIMITED 09 May 2011 SC399283 GINGERJACKS LEISURE LTD 11 May 2011 SC399569 ANDREW JACK CK LTD 16 May 2011 SC399631 LKB PLUS LIMITED 16 May 2011 SC400292 THERMAL ENERGY GROUP LTD 25 May 2011 SC400359 SCOTGUARD LTD 26 May 2011 SL008991 MAVEN CO-INVEST SPACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 25 May 2011 SO303328 RIVERSIDE ALLIANCE LLP 06 May 2011 SC398751 EMENDIA LIMITED 04 May 2011 SC398763 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PRACTICE LIMITED 04 May 2011 SC398857 OAKTECH SYSTEMS LTD 04 May 2011 SC399046 BARTLE & COMPANY LIMITED 09 May 2011 SC399237 MEOMAR FOODS LIMITED 10 May 2011 SC399261 CAD SCOTLAND LTD. 10 May 2011 SC399323 RAWKODE LTD 11 May 2011 SC399356 CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED 11 May 2011 SC399410 CLOUDLEARN LTD 12 May 2011 SC399413 ADAM GAS LTD 12 May 2011 SC399565 RDA (ACCESS & ROOFING) LIMITED 16 May 2011 SC399773 FREE RANGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 18 May 2011 SC399778 FREE RANGE LAND LIMITED 18 May 2011 SC399858 SCOTROCK LIMITED 19 May 2011
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