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 SC415886 THE GIFT BOX (GLASGOW) LTD 01 Feb 2012 SC415947 FRANCES CARE SERVICE LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 SC416016 SCC LEISURE LTD 02 Feb 2012 SC416166 GMG SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 SC416524 CENTRAL CAFE GLASGOW LTD 08 Feb 2012 SC416583 SPAR MOUNT LTD 09 Feb 2012 SC416641 KILLYGOLA LTD 09 Feb 2012 SC416646 STOCKWELL NEWSMART LTD 09 Feb 2012 SC416858 CLEARWATER ENERGY LTD 13 Feb 2012 SC416871 THEWATT LTD 13 Feb 2012 SO303790 PTARMIGAN PARTNERSHIP LLP 13 Feb 2012 SC416970 CPL STADIA LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 SC417191 SHELTER SCOTLAND LIMITED 16 Feb 2012 SC417222 ATO INSTALLATIONS LTD 16 Feb 2012 SC417323 CROFTTAY LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 SC417324 TAYHALL LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 SC417337 TOWNBELL LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 SC417783 TOM HAMILTON COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 SC417929 SYNERGY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 SC418229 RA ASSET CONSULTANTS LTD 29 Feb 2012 SO303822 WIREFRAME 3D LLP 28 Feb 2012 SC416017 CALEDONIA BITES LTD 02 Feb 2012 SC416052 TAB (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 SC416327 PINNACLE PROJECTIONS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 SC416599 AGR SEABED INTERVENTION LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
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