Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,689 companies were registered in Glasgow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GlasgowUK
    20121,689118,868
    20111,589114,512
    % change6.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (1,689) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous September.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012518593578
    New companies in 2011423602564
    % change22.5%-1.5%2.5%
    Record Year2012 (518)2011 (602)2012 (578)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 1,214 companies were dissolved in Glasgow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GlasgowUK
    20121,21474,772
    20111,25672,230
    % change-3.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,640) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012399426389
    Closed companies in 2011356416484
    % change12.1%2.4%-20%
    Record Year2010 (569)2009 (799)2010 (493)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Glasgow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 475 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GlasgowUK
    201247544,096
    201133342,282
    Record Year 2008 (716) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012119167189
    Net growth in 20116718680
    Record Year2003 (243)2008 (385)2008 (317)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Glasgow formed 1.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Glasgow
    20121.4%
    20111.4%
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    20081.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (2.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.3%1.6%1.5%
    UK formation share in 20111.1%1.6%1.4%
    % change9.9%-0.7%1.4%
    Record Year1975 (3.5%)1967 (2.4%)1990 (2.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    21.4% of all director appointments in Glasgow in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (SCOTLAND)2.52%CONSULTING5.05%
    GLASGOW1.93%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SCOTLAND1.56%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT1.49%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTING1.29%TRADING2.08%
    (GLASGOW)1.22%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY1.08%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRADING1.03%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.97%BUSINESS1.72%
    DESIGN0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.81%MEDIA1.67%
    M0.78%LONDON1.67%
    BUSINESS0.75%J1.55%
    ENERGY0.74%GLOBAL1.53%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    PROPERTIES0.71%IT1.43%
    FOOD0.68%PROPERTIES1.34%
    LP0.63%CARE1.32%
    J0.63%M1.27%
    MEDIA0.62%BUILDING1.22%
    HOME0.60%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    C0.60%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    D0.59%S1.17%
    CONTRACTS0.59%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied4,650331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified49633,677
    7487 - Other business activities46835,545
    99999 - Dormant Company27525,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management21419,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities20614,774
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands1953,094
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1719,891
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15413,716
    9999 - Dormant Company13512,598
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1161,396
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1094,294
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1027,869
    74990 - Non-trading company929,203
    5530 - Restaurants913,142
    7414 - Business & management consultancy788,437
    56302 - Public houses and bars772,823
    62012 - Business and domestic software development764,584
    7260 - Other computer related activities734,979
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified703,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC431731 AIYAZ AHMED LTD 03 Sep 2012
    SC432071 OPUSSOL LTD 06 Sep 2012
    SC433067 ETIQUETTE BRIDAL COUTURE @ FRASERS LTD 20 Sep 2012
    SC433219 FIRE IN BABYLON 24 Sep 2012
    SC433310 JCP PIPING DESIGN LTD 25 Sep 2012
    SC433403 GLASGOW TIGERS SPEEDWAY LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    SC433404 KAPAMA LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    SC431678 MILLAR CAMPBELL LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    SC431758 SOUTHERN FLAVA PRODUCTIONS LTD 03 Sep 2012
    SC431769 X-MET FABRICATION LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    SC431782 AMG SEARCH LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    SC431783 PEPPERMINT LASHES CLINIC LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    SC431939 NT123 LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    SC431941 PMA SHELF101 LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    SC431987 G2 PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    SC432042 FIRST FLOORS (SCOTLAND) LTD 06 Sep 2012
    SC432167 HOME DETAIL LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    SC432289 EDINBURGH LODGE LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    SC432467 PEACOCK JOHNSTON LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    SC432472 THE RASUL PROPERTY CO. LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    SC432475 KITTY CAT PUBLISHING LTD 12 Sep 2012
    SC432584 A H HOUSING LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    SC432636 C BEVERAGES LTD 14 Sep 2012
    SC432638 EXCEPTIONAL TOBACCO LTD 14 Sep 2012
    SC432668 RETAIL EXPANSION AND REBRANDING LIMITED 14 Sep 2012