Lanarkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous March.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 2,762 companies were registered in Lanarkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Lanarkshire UK 2015 2,762 161,156 2014 2,922 150,722 % change -5.5% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (2,922) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 791 944 1,027 New companies in 2014 822 978 1,122 % change -3.8% -3.5% -8.5% Record Year 2014 (822) 2014 (978) 2014 (1,122)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 1,693 companies were dissolved in Lanarkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Lanarkshire UK 2015 1,693 89,523 2014 1,793 82,370 % change -5.6% 8.7% Record Year 2012 (2,016) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 755 475 463 Closed companies in 2014 636 443 714 % change 18.7% 7.2% -35% Record Year 2012 (854) 2012 (576) 2014 (714)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Lanarkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 1,069 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Lanarkshire UK 2015 1,069 71,633 2014 1,129 68,352 Record Year 2014 (1,129) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Lanarkshire when compared to any previous March.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 36 469 564 Net growth in 2014 186 535 408 Record Year 2007 (403) 2014 (535) 2015 (564)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Lanarkshire formed 1.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Lanarkshire 2015 1.7% 2014 1.9% 2013 1.8% 2012 1.8% 2011 1.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (2.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% UK formation share in 2014 1.8% 2.0% 2.0% % change -5.6% -11.1% -16.6% Record Year 1997 (2.9%) 1991 (2.7%) 1995 (2.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Lanarkshire was in 2008 when 29.6% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Lanarkshire in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (SCOTLAND) 2.66% CONSULTING 5.23% SCOTLAND 1.85% MANAGEMENT 4.56% GLASGOW 1.82% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTING 1.70% PROPERTY 2.72% MANAGEMENT 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 1.62% CARE 2.13% ENGINEERING 1.45% ENGINEERING 2.12% PROPERTY 1.13% LONDON 1.91% ELECTRICAL 1.10% TRADING 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.87% TRANSPORT 1.82% L.P. 0.86% ELECTRICAL 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.83% DESIGN 1.65% PROPERTIES 0.80% PROPERTIES 1.63% J 0.76% CO., 1.58% S 0.74% J 1.55% DESIGN 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.54% GROUP 0.71% BUSINESS 1.49% CONTRACTS 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.67% GLOBAL 1.46% ENERGY 0.67% ASSOCIATES 1.44% TRADING 0.66% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% LEISURE 0.64% BUILDING 1.31% (GLASGOW) 0.63% IT 1.30% M 0.63% MEDIA 1.28% ENTERPRISES 0.61% M 1.27%
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 6,752 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 877 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 635 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 545 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 477 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 388 30,825 74990 - Non-trading company 383 13,794 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 379 19,098 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 376 8,607 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 315 11,600 56101 - Licensed restaurants 285 8,909 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 235 9,080 56302 - Public houses and bars 227 6,355 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 216 6,815 71129 - Other engineering activities 206 6,278 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 193 4,256 62090 - Other information technology service activities 176 12,862 56210 - Event catering activities 165 2,454 86900 - Other human health activities 156 13,990 41100 - Development of building projects 154 11,863
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC496656 THISTLE (EDINBURGH) LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 SC497194 GARDNER & MAY LTD 06 Feb 2015 SC497452 RMK TAX CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 SC497537 AIRPORT PARKING GLASGOW LTD 11 Feb 2015 SC497818 THISTLE & ROSE LTD 13 Feb 2015 SC498434 THE ORIGINAL GERMAN SAUSAGE LTD 20 Feb 2015 SC498807 MIDNIGHT MANAGEMENT (GLASGOW) LTD 24 Feb 2015 SC498831 BLUEROM SERVICES LIMITED 25 Feb 2015 SC498888 FRESHORIENT LTD 25 Feb 2015 SC498940 MINTED SHOP LTD 25 Feb 2015 SC499052 BARIO BROTHERS LTD 26 Feb 2015 SC496520 TEAM GAMES LTD 02 Feb 2015 SC496632 GLOBAL CAFE LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 SC496658 INPRACTICE TRAINING LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 SC496659 ETHICO LIVE LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 SC496671 EECA ENTERPRISE LTD 03 Feb 2015 SC496749 DARVIC 6 LIMITED 04 Feb 2015 SC497014 MONEY SENSE MORTGAGES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 05 Feb 2015 SC497025 YS MASTER BUILDERS LIMITED 05 Feb 2015 SC497132 JC INTERNATIONAL LTD 06 Feb 2015 SC497327 MAYFAIR NORTHERN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 SC497500 SOUND INFLUENCE LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 SC497723 CITI SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 SC497757 LMG (DMG) LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 SC497767 STRUCTURED HOUSE (BARRACK ST) LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
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