Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Glasgow when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Glasgow when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,826 companies were registered in Glasgow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Glasgow UK 2012 1,826 131,491 2011 1,609 116,391 % change 13.5% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (1,826) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 531 633 662 New companies in 2011 463 548 598 % change 14.7% 15.5% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (531) 2012 (633) 2007 (692)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 1,693 companies were dissolved in Glasgow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 84.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Glasgow UK 2012 1,693 67,576 2011 920 90,987 % change 84.0% -25.7% Record Year 2012 (1,693) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Glasgow when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Glasgow when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 751 474 468 Closed companies in 2011 345 271 304 % change 117.7% 74.9% 54% Record Year 2012 (751) 2012 (474) 2010 (515)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Glasgow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 133 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Glasgow UK 2012 133 63,915 2011 689 25,404 Record Year 2003 (901) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 -220 159 194 Net growth in 2011 118 277 294 Record Year 2007 (327) 2011 (277) 2006 (407)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Glasgow formed 1.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Glasgow 2012 1.4% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.5% 2009 1.5% 2008 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (2.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% UK formation share in 2011 1.4% 1.5% 1.3% % change -1.7% -1.2% 3.6% Record Year 1997 (2.8%) 1974 (3.5%) 1979 (16.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Glasgow was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Glasgow in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (SCOTLAND) 2.49% CONSULTING 5.07% GLASGOW 1.90% MANAGEMENT 4.74% SCOTLAND 1.58% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.53% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTING 1.34% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 1.32% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 1.21% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENGINEERING 0.96% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (GLASGOW) 0.91% CONSULTANTS 1.79% TRADING 0.82% BUSINESS 1.73% BUSINESS 0.82% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ENERGY 0.79% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.79% J 1.54% CONSULTANTS 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.51% M 0.72% GLOBAL 1.50% INVESTMENTS 0.68% IT 1.40% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% CARE 1.34% J 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.31% MEDIA 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CONTRACTS 0.62% M 1.27% SOLAR 0.59% BUILDING 1.24% HOME 0.59% ENERGY 1.20% LEISURE 0.56% S 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.55% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 3,316 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 711 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 492 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 263 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 214 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 201 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 186 14,303 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 177 2,902 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 151 9,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 140 13,637 5530 - Restaurants 134 4,633 7414 - Business & management consultancy 121 12,113 5552 - Catering 108 1,960 56101 - Licensed restaurants 107 1,885 7260 - Other computer related activities 105 7,154 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 104 4,427 9305 - Other service activities 100 8,818 62090 - Other information technology service activities 95 8,145 74990 - Non-trading company 84 9,729 5540 - Bars 83 1,978
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC414155 WRW COFFEE LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 SC414393 SWE LEISURE LTD 12 Jan 2012 SC414446 CAMPSTER FISH & CHIPS LTD 13 Jan 2012 SC414775 SCOT COMMERCIALS LTD 17 Jan 2012 SC415305 BIG EVENTS (EUROPE) LTD 24 Jan 2012 SC415592 BEN LOMOND (GLASGOW) LTD 27 Jan 2012 SC415595 GLENANNAN LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 SC415600 INVERWAY LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 SC415609 GLENBEACH LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 SC415610 STRATHBRIDGE LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 SC413897 SALTIREHOSTING LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 SC413912 SHINE WEB DESIGN LTD 04 Jan 2012 SC414153 METRO CARPARKING LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 SC414164 KATANI & CO LTD 09 Jan 2012 SC414335 ECONOMY FLIES LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 SC414350 JGD ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 SC414435 ENTREPRENEURIAL-SPARK LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 SC414487 PEDMYRE PROPERTIES LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 SC414612 AKG PROPERTIES (GLASGOW) LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 SC414650 A & S IRELAND LETTINGS LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 SC414669 G & M MCCULLOSH CARS LTD 16 Jan 2012 SC414722 249 LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 SC414999 ASD TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 SC415071 BRENTWOOD PROPERTIES LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 SC415117 SALTWATER LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
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