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.

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 (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)GlasgowUK
    20131,872134,802
    20121,826131,491
    % change2.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (1,872) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013588570714
    New companies in 2012531633662
    % change10.7%-10.0%7.9%
    Record Year2013 (588)2012 (633)2013 (714)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GlasgowUK
    20131,23677,914
    20121,69267,576
    % change-27.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2012 (1,692) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013425369442
    Closed companies in 2012751473468
    % change-43.4%-22.0%-6%
    Record Year2012 (751)2012 (473)2010 (515)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GlasgowUK
    201363656,888
    201213463,915
    Record Year 2006 (804) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013163201272
    Net growth in 2012-220160194
    Record Year2007 (327)2011 (277)2006 (407)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20131.4%
    20121.4%
    20111.4%
    20101.5%
    20091.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (2.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20131.3%1.3%1.5%
    UK formation share in 20121.3%1.4%1.4%
    % change-0.7%-10.6%11.5%
    Record Year1997 (2.8%)1991 (2.5%)1985 (2.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (SCOTLAND)2.55%CONSULTING5.18%
    GLASGOW1.87%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    LP1.79%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.61%PROPERTY2.44%
    SCOTLAND1.60%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING1.53%DESIGN1.79%
    (GLASGOW)1.23%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.17%BUSINESS1.77%
    PROPERTY1.15%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    TRADING1.02%LONDON1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.84%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DESIGN0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ENERGY0.79%MEDIA1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.69%GLOBAL1.57%
    INVESTMENTS0.68%J1.56%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%CARE1.46%
    BUSINESS0.65%IT1.43%
    J0.65%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%PROPERTIES1.36%
    MARKETING0.62%M1.25%
    MEDIA0.58%BUILDING1.21%
    FOOD0.58%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ENTERPRISES0.58%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    BEAUTY0.57%TRAINING1.17%
    M0.56%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,795249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified62954,531
    99999 - Dormant Company45843,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management30332,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities29724,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified24323,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified23716,448
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands2345,629
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1886,894
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1707,507
    62090 - Other information technology service activities16012,664
    56302 - Public houses and bars1474,952
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1306,954
    7487 - Other business activities1217,556
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1148,099
    74990 - Non-trading company11114,129
    56210 - Event catering activities1091,797
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment975,248
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating942,989
    86900 - Other human health activities928,465

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC444087 AMERICAN CANDY 'N' SODA CO LTD 04 Mar 2013
    SC444119 151 STORE LTD 04 Mar 2013
    SC444123 SOFTTECH TECHNO LTD 04 Mar 2013
    SC444261 RIVER NILE LTD 05 Mar 2013
    SC444851 CLYDE CHEMICAL & HYGIENE SUPPLIES LTD 12 Mar 2013
    SC444998 OROMEN SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    SC445056 DOLLEDUP LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    SC445287 ST ENOCH BUSINESS CENTRE LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    SC445516 STUDENTS FOR MALAWI 19 Mar 2013
    SC445519 YOUR DEBT EXPERT LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    SC445729 RENAISSANCE HEALTH & FITNESS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    SC446051 FAKE BAKE UNITED LTD 26 Mar 2013
    SC444161 LUCGAN LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    SC444165 FOSTER PRIORY LTD 05 Mar 2013
    SC444175 YOKOSO LTD 05 Mar 2013
    SC444213 THE MARKETING COMPANY ELITE LTD 05 Mar 2013
    SC444276 SPJ RECRUITMENT LTD 05 Mar 2013
    SC444372 THE FERGUSON BEQUEST FUND 06 Mar 2013
    SC444405 VIRTUAL VIP LTD 06 Mar 2013
    SC444462 NPL GROUP (UK) LTD 07 Mar 2013
    SL012568 TOWERLEAD ALLIANCE LP 07 Mar 2013
    SL012571 WIGON ESTATE LP 07 Mar 2013
    SC444735 ALLY BALLY BEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    SC444932 MEDISCAN DEVICES LTD 12 Mar 2013
    SL012594 EXTRANS CARGO LP 12 Mar 2013