Glasgow, Lanarkshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous May.
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Glasgow when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company closures in Glasgow when compared to any half year in history.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Glasgow when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 3,568 companies were formed in Glasgow. This figure is 11.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Glasgow occurred in 2012 when a total of 3,568 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Glasgow UK 2012 3,568 253,150 2011 3,204 228,735 % change 11.4% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (3,568) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 1,742 companies were registered in Glasgow during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 9.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Glasgow UK 2012 1,742 121,659 2011 1,595 112,344 % change 9.2% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (1,742) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 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 2012 546 653 543 New companies in 2011 525 501 569 % change 4.0% 30.3% -4.6% Record Year 2007 (643) 2012 (653) 2011 (569)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Glasgow when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company closures in Glasgow when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 3,041 companies were dissolved in Glasgow. This figure is 61.7% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Glasgow occurred in 2012 when a total of 3,041 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Glasgow UK 2012 3,041 147,793 2011 1,881 162,310 % change 61.7% -8.9% Record Year 2012 (3,041) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 1,348 companies were dissolved in Glasgow during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 40.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Glasgow UK 2012 1,348 80,218 2011 961 71,324 % change 40.3% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (1,798) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
April 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Glasgow when compared to any previous April.
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 357 491 500 Closed companies in 2011 216 420 325 % change 65.3% 16.9% 54% Record Year 2012 (357) 2009 (1,112) 2009 (651)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Glasgow increased by 527 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Glasgow UK 2012 527 105,357 2011 1,323 66,425 Record Year 2007 (1,619) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Glasgow during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 394 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Glasgow UK 2012 394 41,441 2011 634 41,020 Record Year 2007 (867) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 189 162 43 Net growth in 2011 309 81 244 Record Year 2007 (535) 2007 (231) 2011 (244)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Glasgow formed 1.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 1.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Glasgow 2012 1.4% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.5% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (1.9%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Glasgow formed 1.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Glasgow 2012 1.4% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.5% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1986 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% UK formation share in 2011 1.5% 1.3% 1.4% % change -12.4% 14.2% 1.9% Record Year 1979 (17.0%) 1980 (2.4%) 1968 (3.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 42.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Glasgow was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.1% of all director appointments in Glasgow in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Glasgow was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
21.2% of all director appointments in Glasgow in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (SCOTLAND) 2.53% CONSULTING 5.07% GLASGOW 1.93% MANAGEMENT 4.74% SCOTLAND 1.61% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 1.57% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 1.34% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 1.19% DESIGN 1.89% TRADING 1.01% ENGINEERING 1.87% (GLASGOW) 1.01% ASSOCIATES 1.82% PROPERTY 0.98% CONSULTANTS 1.78% ENGINEERING 0.96% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% DESIGN 0.86% BUSINESS 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.80% MEDIA 1.69% ENERGY 0.79% LONDON 1.68% BUSINESS 0.73% J 1.57% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% GLOBAL 1.51% PROPERTIES 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.48% M 0.68% IT 1.42% J 0.65% CARE 1.31% CONTRACTS 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.31% MEDIA 0.62% M 1.26% LP 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.23% INVESTMENTS 0.60% BUILDING 1.23% FOOD 0.60% SECURITY 1.19% HOME 0.58% S 1.18% C 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 3,536 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 625 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 513 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 282 26,088 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 221 20,390 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 208 15,280 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 197 3,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 175 10,271 9999 - Dormant Company 174 16,469 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 158 14,220 56101 - Licensed restaurants 115 1,551 5530 - Restaurants 114 4,037 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 110 4,535 7414 - Business & management consultancy 106 10,978 62090 - Other information technology service activities 104 8,258 7260 - Other computer related activities 96 6,456 5552 - Catering 95 1,722 74990 - Non-trading company 93 9,706 56302 - Public houses and bars 81 2,913 9305 - Other service activities 78 7,926
Recent Companies
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