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.

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 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)LanarkshireUK
    20122,196118,868
    20112,022114,512
    % change8.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (2,196) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012692769735
    New companies in 2011545768709
    % change27.0%0.1%3.7%
    Record Year2012 (692)2012 (769)2012 (735)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LanarkshireUK
    20121,51474,772
    20111,51072,230
    % change0.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,953) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012481538495
    Closed companies in 2011428502580
    % change12.4%7.2%-15%
    Record Year2010 (691)2009 (956)2010 (591)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LanarkshireUK
    201268244,096
    201151242,282
    Record Year 2008 (930) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012211231240
    Net growth in 2011117266129
    Record Year2003 (308)2008 (463)2008 (414)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.8%
    20111.8%
    20101.7%
    20091.7%
    20081.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (2.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.7%2.0%1.9%
    UK formation share in 20111.5%2.0%1.8%
    % change14.0%0.9%2.5%
    Record Year1975 (4.2%)1967 (2.4%)1990 (3.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT4.45%CONSULTING5.06%
    (SCOTLAND)2.60%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    ILI1.97%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    INVESTMENT1.70%PROPERTY2.36%
    GLASGOW1.63%TRADING2.08%
    SCOTLAND1.45%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANCY1.27%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CONSULTING1.23%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY1.16%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (GLASGOW)1.02%BUSINESS1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.95%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TRADING0.93%MEDIA1.68%
    DESIGN0.90%LONDON1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%J1.55%
    M0.79%GLOBAL1.54%
    J0.77%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    PROPERTIES0.75%IT1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%PROPERTIES1.34%
    C0.72%CARE1.32%
    BUSINESS0.67%M1.27%
    ENERGY0.67%BUILDING1.22%
    LEISURE0.66%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    CONTRACTS0.65%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.64%S1.17%
    FOOD0.61%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied4,221228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified76450,446
    99999 - Dormant Company52837,912
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management38428,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities33021,969
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified31914,809
    7487 - Other business activities30716,361
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified30120,742
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands2734,745
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1906,004
    62090 - Other information technology service activities17711,950
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1676,519
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1616,008
    56302 - Public houses and bars1504,262
    74990 - Non-trading company14913,641
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1156,943
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating1102,548
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment1094,426
    9999 - Dormant Company1086,793
    86900 - Other human health activities1047,550

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC431825 ARQUILA HOLDINGS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    SC432131 MURRYGATE LTD. 07 Sep 2012
    SC432133 EDINBURGH STORE LTD. 07 Sep 2012
    SC432313 LOVE 2 HATE CLOTHING LTD 11 Sep 2012
    SC432552 COUNTY CP LTD 13 Sep 2012
    SC432648 NATIONWIDE GRANITE LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    SC433062 NAH ASSOCIATES LTD 20 Sep 2012
    SC433119 DELTON & BAILLIE MARKETING LTD 21 Sep 2012
    SC433208 OLDCLYDE SERVICES LTD 24 Sep 2012
    SC433404 KAPAMA LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    SC431805 RENDCORP LTD 04 Sep 2012
    SC431971 DGS OILFIELD SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    SC431985 CEILIDHHUNTER LTD 06 Sep 2012
    SC432025 DIVANIA LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    SC432199 LIGHTING ONLINE LTD. 10 Sep 2012
    SC432285 DLUXE (LIVINGSTON) LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    SC432289 EDINBURGH LODGE LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    SC432315 DARDEEN SERVICES LTD 11 Sep 2012
    SC432332 LAMONT INNOVATION LTD 11 Sep 2012
    SC432355 BABY FLASH LTD. 11 Sep 2012
    SC432430 FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICE LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    SC432472 THE RASUL PROPERTY CO. LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    SC432636 C BEVERAGES LTD 14 Sep 2012
    SC432690 DARE TO DRESS LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    SC432733 BRAND 101 LIMITED 18 Sep 2012