Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous March.
- March 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any month in history.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Glasgow was in 2013 when 29.8% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,872 companies were registered in Glasgow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Glasgow UK 2013 1,872 134,802 2012 1,826 131,491 % change 2.5% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (1,872) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous March.
March 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any month in history.
January 2013 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 2013 588 570 714 New companies in 2012 531 633 662 % change 10.7% -10.0% 7.9% Record Year 2013 (588) 2012 (633) 2013 (714)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 1,236 companies were dissolved in Glasgow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 27.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Glasgow UK 2013 1,236 77,914 2012 1,692 67,576 % change -27.0% 15.3% Record Year 2012 (1,692) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 425 369 442 Closed companies in 2012 751 473 468 % change -43.4% -22.0% -6% Record Year 2012 (751) 2012 (473) 2010 (515)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Glasgow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 636 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Glasgow UK 2013 636 56,888 2012 134 63,915 Record Year 2006 (804) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 163 201 272 Net growth in 2012 -220 160 194 Record Year 2007 (327) 2011 (277) 2006 (407)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Glasgow formed 1.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Glasgow 2013 1.4% 2012 1.4% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.5% 2009 1.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (2.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% UK formation share in 2012 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% % change -0.7% -10.6% 11.5% Record Year 1997 (2.8%) 1991 (2.5%) 1985 (2.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Glasgow was in 2013 when 29.8% of all directors were female.
29.8% of all director appointments in Glasgow in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (SCOTLAND) 2.55% CONSULTING 5.18% GLASGOW 1.87% MANAGEMENT 4.78% LP 1.79% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.61% PROPERTY 2.44% SCOTLAND 1.60% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTING 1.53% DESIGN 1.79% (GLASGOW) 1.23% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONSULTANCY 1.17% BUSINESS 1.77% PROPERTY 1.15% ASSOCIATES 1.75% TRADING 1.02% LONDON 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.71% DESIGN 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ENERGY 0.79% MEDIA 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.69% GLOBAL 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.68% J 1.56% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% CARE 1.46% BUSINESS 0.65% IT 1.43% J 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CONSULTANTS 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.36% MARKETING 0.62% M 1.25% MEDIA 0.58% BUILDING 1.21% FOOD 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.19% ENTERPRISES 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.18% BEAUTY 0.57% TRAINING 1.17% M 0.56% SECURITY 1.15%
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 3,795 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 629 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 458 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 303 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 297 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 243 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 237 16,448 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 234 5,629 56101 - Licensed restaurants 188 6,894 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 170 7,507 62090 - Other information technology service activities 160 12,664 56302 - Public houses and bars 147 4,952 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 130 6,954 7487 - Other business activities 121 7,556 62012 - Business and domestic software development 114 8,099 74990 - Non-trading company 111 14,129 56210 - Event catering activities 109 1,797 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 97 5,248 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 94 2,989 86900 - Other human health activities 92 8,465
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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