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.

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 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)GlasgowUK
    20131,891132,684
    20121,689118,868
    % change12.0%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (1,891) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013626646619
    New companies in 2012518593578
    % change20.8%8.9%7.1%
    Record Year2013 (626)2013 (646)2013 (619)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GlasgowUK
    20131,36686,170
    20121,21475,908
    % change12.5%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,640) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013504519343
    Closed companies in 2012399426389
    % change26.3%21.8%-12%
    Record Year2010 (569)2009 (799)2010 (493)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GlasgowUK
    201352546,514
    201247542,960
    Record Year 2008 (716) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013122127276
    Net growth in 2012119167189
    Record Year2003 (243)2008 (385)2008 (317)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20131.4%
    20121.4%
    20111.4%
    20101.4%
    20091.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (2.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20131.4%1.6%1.4%
    UK formation share in 20121.3%1.6%1.5%
    % change8.2%-0.1%-6.1%
    Record Year1990 (2.0%)1991 (1.9%)1990 (2.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LP4.46%CONSULTING5.27%
    (SCOTLAND)2.59%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.66%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    SCOTLAND1.56%PROPERTY2.53%
    MANAGEMENT1.53%TRADING2.08%
    GLASGOW1.53%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY1.37%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTY1.21%DESIGN1.78%
    TRADING0.99%BUSINESS1.74%
    (GLASGOW)0.94%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENERGY0.94%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    PROPERTIES0.82%CARE1.64%
    DESIGN0.75%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%GLOBAL1.59%
    ENGINEERING0.74%J1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.69%MEDIA1.54%
    J0.64%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    TRADE0.64%PROPERTIES1.45%
    BUSINESS0.63%IT1.39%
    CENTRE0.57%M1.25%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BEAUTY0.55%BUILDING1.19%
    MARKETING0.54%CAPITAL1.19%
    CONTRACTS0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    FOOD0.53%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,868260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified61454,854
    99999 - Dormant Company51146,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management32134,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities31726,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified26517,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified25825,547
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands2486,651
    56101 - Licensed restaurants2297,531
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2068,312
    56302 - Public houses and bars1665,437
    56210 - Event catering activities1542,042
    62090 - Other information technology service activities15412,516
    74990 - Non-trading company14314,228
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment1315,859
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1317,590
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1209,104
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1188,475
    71129 - Other engineering activities1104,894
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating1083,404

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC453523 ATHLETIC LABORATORIES NUTRITION LTD 01 Jul 2013
    SC453686 RENNIE MACKINTOSH (UNION STREET) LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    SC453776 ESPERANZA LEISURE LTD 03 Jul 2013
    SC454093 PRIDE GLASGOW (EVENTS) LTD 09 Jul 2013
    SC454328 EXCELL SECURITIES SCOTLAND LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    SC454434 LES MISS CHIEF LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    SC454483 MCINFO LTD 15 Jul 2013
    SC454790 BROUGHTY FERRY ESTATES LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    SC455208 ARRAN AROMATICS HOLDINGS LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    SC455415 CINNAMON GP2 LIMITED 26 Jul 2013
    SC455425 01-110 26 Jul 2013
    SC455479 NORTH SEA IMPORTS & EXTERNAL COMMERCE LTD 29 Jul 2013
    SC455659 BECKDALES (SCOTLAND) LTD 30 Jul 2013
    SC453673 MEDIA IDEE LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    SC453682 LOCKHART JAMES LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    SC453757 FLEXI-TOTS NURSERIES LIMITED 03 Jul 2013
    SC453880 PARISIAN ENTERPRISE LTD 04 Jul 2013
    SO304511 AUREUS VISION LLP 05 Jul 2013
    SC454197 VERTICAL PLANET LTD 10 Jul 2013
    SL013607 GLASTCOST TRADING LP 10 Jul 2013
    SL013608 UNITED CAPITAL PARTNERS LP 10 Jul 2013
    SC454347 RUTHERFORD CROSS LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    SC454359 GRAVITAS CHAMBERS LTD. 12 Jul 2013
    SC454495 MONTROSE SECURITY LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    SC454500 BI-FOLD DOORS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 15 Jul 2013