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Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,589 companies were registered in Glasgow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)GlasgowUK
    20111,589114,512
    20101,376101,492
    % change15.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (1,589) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011423602564
    New companies in 2010427470479
    % change-0.9%28.1%17.7%
    Record Year2010 (427)2011 (602)2011 (564)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 1,256 companies were dissolved in Glasgow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)GlasgowUK
    20111,25672,230
    20101,34587,705
    % change-6.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (1,640) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011356416484
    Closed companies in 2010569283493
    % change-37.4%47.0%-2%
    Record Year2010 (569)2009 (799)2010 (493)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Glasgow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 333 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)GlasgowUK
    201133342,282
    20103113,787
    Record Year 2008 (716) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20116718680
    Net growth in 2010-142187-14
    Record Year2003 (243)2008 (385)2008 (317)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Glasgow formed 1.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Glasgow
    20111.4%
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    20081.3%
    20071.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (2.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20111.1%1.6%1.4%
    UK formation share in 20101.3%1.5%1.4%
    % change-9.3%7.8%6.3%
    Record Year1975 (3.5%)1967 (2.4%)1990 (2.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Glasgow was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.4% of all director appointments in Glasgow in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (SCOTLAND)2.96%CONSULTING5.11%
    SCOTLAND1.73%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.59%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%PROPERTY2.41%
    GLASGOW1.55%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY1.32%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY1.25%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    TRADING0.86%BUSINESS1.82%
    ENERGY0.79%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (GLASGOW)0.79%ENGINEERING1.74%
    BUSINESS0.77%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CENTRE0.70%LONDON1.63%
    ENTERPRISES0.67%J1.47%
    ENGINEERING0.65%GLOBAL1.46%
    DESIGN0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONTRACTS0.64%CARE1.42%
    M0.62%IT1.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%BUILDING1.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    J0.59%M1.25%
    SYSTEMS0.55%ENERGY1.22%
    SOLAR0.55%TRAINING1.21%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,153204,493
    7487 - Other business activities89865,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified39529,245
    9999 - Dormant Company23922,587
    99999 - Dormant Company19618,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management18215,760
    5530 - Restaurants1585,640
    7414 - Business & management consultancy15114,755
    5552 - Catering1282,363
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12610,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities1268,686
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1207,551
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands1161,777
    9305 - Other service activities11510,525
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10310,018
    5540 - Bars982,379
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply908,345
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering856,321
    7499 - Non-trading company8411,543
    62090 - Other information technology service activities816,798

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC404798 UNDERGROUND GLASGOW LTD. 04 Aug 2011
    SC404834 CARLETON SURFACING LTD 05 Aug 2011
    SC404993 BLESSING MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 09 Aug 2011
    SC405424 CLRS TECHNOLOGIES LTD 16 Aug 2011
    SC405501 CPD 4 EXCELLENCE LTD 16 Aug 2011
    SC405515 MERCHANT SOUL HOLDINGS LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    SC405545 HMS (886) LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    SC405973 DIAMOND GENERAL SERVICES LTD 23 Aug 2011
    SC406001 ESJ ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 24 Aug 2011
    SC406218 ENERGY REDEFINED LTD. 26 Aug 2011
    SC406245 EDH 1 LTD 26 Aug 2011
    SC406262 SINGH TRADERS (UK) LTD 26 Aug 2011
    SL009507 THORPE PARK PETERBOROUGH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 18 Aug 2011
    SO303470 GML PARTNERSHIP LLP 01 Aug 2011
    SC404456 MAINTAIN-US BUILDING LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    SC404471 SPECTRUM84 LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    SC404638 INDIBA PARTNERS LTD 03 Aug 2011
    SC404641 BP BUILDINGS & DEMOLITION LTD. 03 Aug 2011
    SC404753 VERANETSOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    SC404781 RAW DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Aug 2011
    SC405124 AR 2011 LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    SC405140 G1 MAINTENANCE LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    SC405148 TOP TIER CAKES LTD 10 Aug 2011
    SC405318 SARAMAGO LTD 12 Aug 2011
    SC405366 ILI (YONDERTON) LIMITED 15 Aug 2011