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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Glasgow UK 2012 1,689 118,868 2011 1,589 114,512 % change 6.3% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (1,689) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 518 593 578 New companies in 2011 423 602 564 % change 22.5% -1.5% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (518) 2011 (602) 2012 (578)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Glasgow UK 2012 1,214 74,772 2011 1,256 72,230 % change -3.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,640) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 399 426 389 Closed companies in 2011 356 416 484 % change 12.1% 2.4% -20% Record Year 2010 (569) 2009 (799) 2010 (493)
Net Company Growth
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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) Glasgow UK 2012 475 44,096 2011 333 42,282 Record Year 2008 (716) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 119 167 189 Net growth in 2011 67 186 80 Record Year 2003 (243) 2008 (385) 2008 (317)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.4% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.4% 2009 1.4% 2008 1.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (2.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.3% 1.6% 1.5% UK formation share in 2011 1.1% 1.6% 1.4% % change 9.9% -0.7% 1.4% Record Year 1975 (3.5%) 1967 (2.4%) 1990 (2.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (SCOTLAND) 2.52% CONSULTING 5.05% GLASGOW 1.93% MANAGEMENT 4.75% SCOTLAND 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 1.49% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 1.29% TRADING 2.08% (GLASGOW) 1.22% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTANCY 1.16% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 1.08% ENGINEERING 1.83% TRADING 1.03% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.97% BUSINESS 1.72% DESIGN 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.81% MEDIA 1.67% M 0.78% LONDON 1.67% BUSINESS 0.75% J 1.55% ENERGY 0.74% GLOBAL 1.53% CONSULTANTS 0.74% INVESTMENTS 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.71% IT 1.43% FOOD 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.34% LP 0.63% CARE 1.32% J 0.63% M 1.27% MEDIA 0.62% BUILDING 1.22% HOME 0.60% ENTERPRISES 1.20% C 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.20% D 0.59% S 1.17% CONTRACTS 0.59% SECURITY 1.16%
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 4,650 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 496 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 468 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 275 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 214 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 206 14,774 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 195 3,094 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 171 9,891 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 154 13,716 9999 - Dormant Company 135 12,598 56101 - Licensed restaurants 116 1,396 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 109 4,294 62090 - Other information technology service activities 102 7,869 74990 - Non-trading company 92 9,203 5530 - Restaurants 91 3,142 7414 - Business & management consultancy 78 8,437 56302 - Public houses and bars 77 2,823 62012 - Business and domestic software development 76 4,584 7260 - Other computer related activities 73 4,979 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 70 3,943
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC429552 EAST BAR TRADING LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 SC429673 CARGO SEAT LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 SC430009 FIRST STORE LTD. 08 Aug 2012 SC430026 CITIZENS ADVICE DIRECT LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 SC430285 BMAC FALKIRK LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 SC430349 SRR ENTERPRISES LTD 14 Aug 2012 SC430367 BROOMHOUSE INNS LTD 14 Aug 2012 SC430374 GENERAL METALS PROCESSORS LTD 14 Aug 2012 SC430681 D D GLASGOW LTD 20 Aug 2012 SC430860 CLYDE CARD COMPANY LTD 21 Aug 2012 SC431008 GLASGOW PUB PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 SC431098 MCKAY CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 SC431305 WELLGOOD ONLINE LTD 29 Aug 2012 SC431312 BEARVILLE CONSULTANCY LTD 29 Aug 2012 SC431335 ASB 5 2013 LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 SC431449 T M FRESH DIRECT LTD 29 Aug 2012 SC431508 QUARTILE STEP LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 SC431577 CALTOM LIMITED 31 Aug 2012 SC429659 INVERSCOT LTD 03 Aug 2012 SC429850 SAMURAI SOFTWARE LTD 07 Aug 2012 SL011158 PLARY LP 09 Aug 2012 SC430152 FAT FROG SOCIAL MEDIA LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 SC430190 BONNYGATE LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 SC430256 STEWART BEATON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 SL011169 EURO-EXPERT MINING INDUSTRY LP 15 Aug 2012
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