Lanarkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any month in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 2,407 companies were registered in Lanarkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 20.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lanarkshire UK 2012 2,407 131,491 2011 1,992 116,391 % change 20.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (2,407) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any month in history.
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 685 819 903 New companies in 2011 569 678 745 % change 20.4% 20.8% 21.2% Record Year 2012 (685) 2012 (819) 2012 (903)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 2,017 companies were dissolved in Lanarkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 77.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lanarkshire UK 2012 2,017 67,576 2011 1,137 90,986 % change 77.4% -25.7% Record Year 2012 (2,017) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 854 577 586 Closed companies in 2011 424 334 379 % change 101.4% 72.8% 55% Record Year 2012 (854) 2012 (577) 2010 (628)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Lanarkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 390 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lanarkshire UK 2012 390 63,915 2011 855 25,405 Record Year 2003 (1,044) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 -169 242 317 Net growth in 2011 145 344 366 Record Year 2007 (403) 2011 (344) 2009 (500)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Lanarkshire formed 1.8% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Lanarkshire 2012 1.8% 2011 1.7% 2010 1.9% 2009 1.9% 2008 1.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (2.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% UK formation share in 2011 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% % change 3.2% 3.3% 13.4% Record Year 1988 (3.1%) 1974 (3.7%) 1979 (17.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Lanarkshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.3% of all director appointments in Lanarkshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 3.18% CONSULTING 5.07% (SCOTLAND) 2.61% MANAGEMENT 4.74% GLASGOW 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.30% SCOTLAND 1.51% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 1.47% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 1.29% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTING 1.28% ENGINEERING 1.86% INVESTMENT 1.06% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ENGINEERING 1.00% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.87% BUSINESS 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.84% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (GLASGOW) 0.82% LONDON 1.66% CONSTRUCTION 0.81% J 1.54% BUSINESS 0.80% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENERGY 0.79% GLOBAL 1.50% J 0.76% IT 1.40% M 0.75% CARE 1.34% TRADING 0.74% PROPERTIES 1.31% INVESTMENTS 0.68% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CONTRACTS 0.68% M 1.27% ELECTRICAL 0.65% BUILDING 1.24% LEISURE 0.65% ENERGY 1.20% MEDIA 0.62% S 1.20% SOLAR 0.60% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 4,075 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 877 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 584 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 346 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 280 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 259 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 225 14,303 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 202 2,902 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 190 9,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 187 13,637 5530 - Restaurants 153 4,633 7414 - Business & management consultancy 147 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 129 8,818 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 128 4,427 7260 - Other computer related activities 119 7,154 56101 - Licensed restaurants 117 1,885 5552 - Catering 115 1,960 74990 - Non-trading company 114 9,729 62090 - Other information technology service activities 112 8,145 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 108 5,169
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC415886 THE GIFT BOX (GLASGOW) LTD 01 Feb 2012 SC416016 SCC LEISURE LTD 02 Feb 2012 SC416229 BANDAY & MACKENZIE CONSULTANTS LTD 06 Feb 2012 SC416396 74 DEGREES CYCLING LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 SC416508 OGRAC LTD 08 Feb 2012 SC416871 THEWATT LTD 13 Feb 2012 SC417011 MUNRO HEALTHCARE GROUP LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 SC417066 INTERVIN LIMITED 15 Feb 2012 SC417292 3PM PROPERTY (SCOTLAND) LTD. 17 Feb 2012 SC417323 CROFTTAY LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 SC417325 SCOTPARK LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 SC417338 FERNDAWN LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 SC417590 SALTMARKET TRADING LTD 22 Feb 2012 SC417824 MEGA SPARK LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 SC417946 RANDAK LIMITED 27 Feb 2012 SC418004 MJM DEVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2012 SC418040 KELVIN TRADING LTD 27 Feb 2012 SC418115 JAMIESON MEDICAL SERVICES LTD. 28 Feb 2012 SO303822 WIREFRAME 3D LLP 28 Feb 2012 SC415933 BMV CATERING COMPANY LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 SC415979 TM ASSETS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 SC416216 A PLUS SHUTTLES LTD 06 Feb 2012 SC416302 BEARDMORE ENGINEERING LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 SC416378 WAXING COMPANY LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 SC416387 CREAG MHOR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
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