Lanarkshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 2,196 companies were registered in Lanarkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Lanarkshire UK 2012 2,196 118,868 2011 2,022 114,512 % change 8.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (2,196) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 692 769 735 New companies in 2011 545 768 709 % change 27.0% 0.1% 3.7% Record Year 2012 (692) 2012 (769) 2012 (735)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 1,514 companies were dissolved in Lanarkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 0.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Lanarkshire UK 2012 1,514 74,772 2011 1,510 72,230 % change 0.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,953) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 481 538 495 Closed companies in 2011 428 502 580 % change 12.4% 7.2% -15% Record Year 2010 (691) 2009 (956) 2010 (591)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Lanarkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 682 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Lanarkshire UK 2012 682 44,096 2011 512 42,282 Record Year 2008 (930) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 211 231 240 Net growth in 2011 117 266 129 Record Year 2003 (308) 2008 (463) 2008 (414)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Lanarkshire formed 1.8% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Lanarkshire 2012 1.8% 2011 1.8% 2010 1.7% 2009 1.7% 2008 1.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (2.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.7% 2.0% 1.9% UK formation share in 2011 1.5% 2.0% 1.8% % change 14.0% 0.9% 2.5% Record Year 1975 (4.2%) 1967 (2.4%) 1990 (3.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Lanarkshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.1% of all director appointments in Lanarkshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 4.45% CONSULTING 5.06% (SCOTLAND) 2.60% MANAGEMENT 4.77% ILI 1.97% CONSULTANCY 3.29% INVESTMENT 1.70% PROPERTY 2.36% GLASGOW 1.63% TRADING 2.08% SCOTLAND 1.45% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTANCY 1.27% ASSOCIATES 1.83% CONSULTING 1.23% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 1.16% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (GLASGOW) 1.02% BUSINESS 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.95% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% TRADING 0.93% MEDIA 1.68% DESIGN 0.90% LONDON 1.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% J 1.55% M 0.79% GLOBAL 1.54% J 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.47% PROPERTIES 0.75% IT 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.73% PROPERTIES 1.34% C 0.72% CARE 1.32% BUSINESS 0.67% M 1.27% ENERGY 0.67% BUILDING 1.22% LEISURE 0.66% ENTERPRISES 1.21% CONTRACTS 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MEDIA 0.64% S 1.17% FOOD 0.61% SECURITY 1.16%
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 4,221 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 764 50,446 99999 - Dormant Company 528 37,912 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 384 28,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 330 21,969 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 319 14,809 7487 - Other business activities 307 16,361 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 301 20,742 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 273 4,745 56101 - Licensed restaurants 190 6,004 62090 - Other information technology service activities 177 11,950 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 167 6,519 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 161 6,008 56302 - Public houses and bars 150 4,262 74990 - Non-trading company 149 13,641 62012 - Business and domestic software development 115 6,943 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 110 2,548 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 109 4,426 9999 - Dormant Company 108 6,793 86900 - Other human health activities 104 7,550
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC429566 MERCHANT CITY MILL LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 SC430006 AABSOLUTE HOME CARE LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 SC430009 FIRST STORE LTD. 08 Aug 2012 SC430221 CUPCAKERY BAKEHOUSE LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 SC430371 K Y DESIGN & MARKETING LTD 14 Aug 2012 SC430464 FMC CONSULTING LTD 15 Aug 2012 SC430642 SKYNET TELECOMS LTD 17 Aug 2012 SC430754 VTEC COMMUNICATIONS LTD 20 Aug 2012 SC430920 PDUNN ENGINEERING LTD 22 Aug 2012 SC431263 MAGNUS DEVELOPMENTS 2012 LTD 28 Aug 2012 SC431305 WELLGOOD ONLINE LTD 29 Aug 2012 SC431312 BEARVILLE CONSULTANCY LTD 29 Aug 2012 SC431397 BKF SEVENTY-FIVE LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 SC431557 CORINTHIAN CATERING LIMITED 31 Aug 2012 SC429659 INVERSCOT LTD 03 Aug 2012 SL011114 CARTMEL GENERALE LP 06 Aug 2012 SL011115 LADYSWOOD CORPORATION LP 06 Aug 2012 SL011116 MILTON UNITED LP 06 Aug 2012 SC429896 FALCON TRANSPORT SERVICE LTD 07 Aug 2012 SC429991 SCOT-JOBS LTD 08 Aug 2012 SL011158 PLARY LP 09 Aug 2012 SC430152 FAT FROG SOCIAL MEDIA LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 SC430227 LIQUID SCOTLAND LTD 13 Aug 2012 SC430316 STRIVE EQUESTRIAN LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 SC430323 PENTA FOUNDER LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
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