Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 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 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 1,891 companies were registered in Glasgow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Glasgow UK 2013 1,891 132,684 2012 1,689 118,868 % change 12.0% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (1,891) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Glasgow when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 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 2013 626 646 619 New companies in 2012 518 593 578 % change 20.8% 8.9% 7.1% Record Year 2013 (626) 2013 (646) 2013 (619)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 1,366 companies were dissolved in Glasgow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 12.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Glasgow UK 2013 1,366 86,170 2012 1,214 75,908 % change 12.5% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (1,640) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 504 519 343 Closed companies in 2012 399 426 389 % change 26.3% 21.8% -12% Record Year 2010 (569) 2009 (799) 2010 (493)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Glasgow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 525 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Glasgow UK 2013 525 46,514 2012 475 42,960 Record Year 2008 (716) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 122 127 276 Net growth in 2012 119 167 189 Record Year 2003 (243) 2008 (385) 2008 (317)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Glasgow formed 1.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Glasgow 2013 1.4% 2012 1.4% 2011 1.4% 2010 1.4% 2009 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 1.4% 1.6% 1.4% UK formation share in 2012 1.3% 1.6% 1.5% % change 8.2% -0.1% -6.1% Record Year 1990 (2.0%) 1991 (1.9%) 1990 (2.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Glasgow was in 2006 when 27.2% of all directors were female.
24.7% of all director appointments in Glasgow in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LP 4.46% CONSULTING 5.27% (SCOTLAND) 2.59% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.66% CONSULTANCY 3.45% SCOTLAND 1.56% PROPERTY 2.53% MANAGEMENT 1.53% TRADING 2.08% GLASGOW 1.53% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 1.37% LONDON 1.79% PROPERTY 1.21% DESIGN 1.78% TRADING 0.99% BUSINESS 1.74% (GLASGOW) 0.94% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ENERGY 0.94% CONSULTANTS 1.69% PROPERTIES 0.82% CARE 1.64% DESIGN 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CONSULTANTS 0.75% GLOBAL 1.59% ENGINEERING 0.74% J 1.54% INVESTMENTS 0.69% MEDIA 1.54% J 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.53% TRADE 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.45% BUSINESS 0.63% IT 1.39% CENTRE 0.57% M 1.25% ENTERPRISES 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BEAUTY 0.55% BUILDING 1.19% MARKETING 0.54% CAPITAL 1.19% CONTRACTS 0.54% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% FOOD 0.53% TRAINING 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 3,868 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 614 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 511 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 321 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 317 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 265 17,715 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 258 25,547 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 248 6,651 56101 - Licensed restaurants 229 7,531 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 206 8,312 56302 - Public houses and bars 166 5,437 56210 - Event catering activities 154 2,042 62090 - Other information technology service activities 154 12,516 74990 - Non-trading company 143 14,228 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 131 5,859 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 131 7,590 62012 - Business and domestic software development 120 9,104 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 118 8,475 71129 - Other engineering activities 110 4,894 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 108 3,404
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC455994 A J CABLE JOINTING LTD 05 Aug 2013 SC456469 BORDERS INSULATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Aug 2013 SC456497 BFE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2013 SC456689 SYMCOOD CONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Aug 2013 SC456775 GSC CATERING LTD 14 Aug 2013 SC456817 G2 AC LIMITED 15 Aug 2013 SC457167 WHITEROCK ENERGY (COWDENHEAD) LIMITED 20 Aug 2013 SC457226 DL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 20 Aug 2013 SC457659 METASCAN LIMITED 27 Aug 2013 SC457669 D1 RETAIL LTD 27 Aug 2013 SC457804 TMVM ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 28 Aug 2013 SC457975 HERITAGE CAPITAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Aug 2013 SC455905 THREE TEQUILAS LIMITED 02 Aug 2013 SC455946 MILLAR CAMPBELL LEGAL LIMITED 02 Aug 2013 SC455950 MILLAR CAMPBELL SECRETARIAL LIMITED 02 Aug 2013 SC456001 LYNSEY LOU LIMITED 05 Aug 2013 SC456132 LAPSLEY MCMANUS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LTD 06 Aug 2013 SL013797 TREEDWAL LP 07 Aug 2013 SL013798 MARKATON LP 07 Aug 2013 SC456212 SCIENTA TECHNOLOGY LTD 07 Aug 2013 SC456423 KJP ENTERTAINMENT LTD 09 Aug 2013 SC456471 FOREBIO LTD 12 Aug 2013 SC456552 LARGS CARDS AND GIFTS LTD 12 Aug 2013 SC456565 OLD SALTY'S LIMITED 12 Aug 2013 SC456608 VIRTUAL SUNSHINE UK LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
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