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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

  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 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)LanarkshireUK
    20122,407131,491
    20111,992116,391
    % change20.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (2,407) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012685819903
    New companies in 2011569678745
    % change20.4%20.8%21.2%
    Record Year2012 (685)2012 (819)2012 (903)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LanarkshireUK
    20122,01767,576
    20111,13790,986
    % change77.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2012 (2,017) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012854577586
    Closed companies in 2011424334379
    % change101.4%72.8%55%
    Record Year2012 (854)2012 (577)2010 (628)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LanarkshireUK
    201239063,915
    201185525,405
    Record Year 2003 (1,044) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012-169242317
    Net growth in 2011145344366
    Record Year2007 (403)2011 (344)2009 (500)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.8%
    20111.7%
    20101.9%
    20091.9%
    20081.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (2.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20121.7%1.9%1.9%
    UK formation share in 20111.7%1.8%1.7%
    % change3.2%3.3%13.4%
    Record Year1988 (3.1%)1974 (3.7%)1979 (17.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.18%CONSULTING5.07%
    (SCOTLAND)2.61%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    GLASGOW1.62%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SCOTLAND1.51%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY1.47%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY1.29%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING1.28%ENGINEERING1.86%
    INVESTMENT1.06%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENGINEERING1.00%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.87%BUSINESS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.84%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (GLASGOW)0.82%LONDON1.66%
    CONSTRUCTION0.81%J1.54%
    BUSINESS0.80%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ENERGY0.79%GLOBAL1.50%
    J0.76%IT1.40%
    M0.75%CARE1.34%
    TRADING0.74%PROPERTIES1.31%
    INVESTMENTS0.68%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CONTRACTS0.68%M1.27%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%BUILDING1.24%
    LEISURE0.65%ENERGY1.20%
    MEDIA0.62%S1.20%
    SOLAR0.60%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied4,075216,665
    7487 - Other business activities87752,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified58435,233
    99999 - Dormant Company34625,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management28019,704
    9999 - Dormant Company25918,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities22514,303
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands2022,902
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1909,892
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified18713,637
    5530 - Restaurants1534,633
    7414 - Business & management consultancy14712,113
    9305 - Other service activities1298,818
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1284,427
    7260 - Other computer related activities1197,154
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1171,885
    5552 - Catering1151,960
    74990 - Non-trading company1149,729
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1128,145
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering1085,169

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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