Midlothian
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any month in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Midlothian when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Midlothian when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Midlothian when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Midlothian when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Midlothian when compared to any month in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Midlothian when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,529 companies were registered in Midlothian during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 26.2% 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) Midlothian UK 2012 1,529 131,491 2011 1,212 116,391 % change 26.2% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (1,529) 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 Midlothian when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any month in history.
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any previous February.
February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 420 536 573 New companies in 2011 332 410 470 % change 26.5% 30.7% 21.9% Record Year 2012 (420) 2012 (536) 2012 (573)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Midlothian when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 788 companies were dissolved in Midlothian during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 35.4% 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) Midlothian UK 2012 788 67,576 2011 582 90,986 % change 35.4% -25.7% Record Year 2012 (788) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Midlothian when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 271 261 256 Closed companies in 2011 232 179 171 % change 16.8% 45.8% 50% Record Year 2012 (271) 2009 (271) 2010 (268)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Midlothian when compared to any previous Q1.
Net company growth for Midlothian during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 741 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Midlothian UK 2012 741 63,915 2011 630 25,405 Record Year 2012 (741) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Midlothian when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Midlothian when compared to any month in history.
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Midlothian when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 149 275 317 Net growth in 2011 100 231 299 Record Year 2007 (195) 2012 (275) 2012 (317)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Midlothian formed 1.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Midlothian 2012 1.2% 2011 1.0% 2010 1.0% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (1.4%) 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 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% UK formation share in 2011 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% % change 8.5% 11.8% 14.0% Record Year 1960 (1.6%) 1993 (1.7%) 1979 (13.0%)
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 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% 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 Midlothian was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.4% of all director appointments in Midlothian 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 L.P. 14.27% CONSULTING 5.07% LP 9.04% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PARTNERS 4.01% CONSULTANCY 3.30% GROUP 3.59% PROPERTY 2.37% ACCESS 3.45% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTING 2.16% DESIGN 1.93% MANAGEMENT 2.11% ENGINEERING 1.86% EDINBURGH 1.82% ASSOCIATES 1.84% INVESTMENTS 1.56% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PARTNERSHIP 1.32% BUSINESS 1.73% BUSINESS 1.28% MEDIA 1.72% CAPITAL 1.24% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (SCOTLAND) 1.20% LONDON 1.66% CONSULTANCY 1.19% J 1.54% CORPORATION 1.12% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SCOTLAND 1.06% GLOBAL 1.50% GLOBAL 1.04% IT 1.40% TRADE 1.04% CARE 1.34% PROPERTY 1.04% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENERGY 0.99% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TRADING 0.81% M 1.27% (EDINBURGH) 0.76% BUILDING 1.24% GP 0.75% ENERGY 1.20% ASSOCIATES 0.73% S 1.20% SALES 0.70% 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 3,251 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 400 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 322 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 213 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 206 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 133 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 120 13,637 74990 - Non-trading company 116 9,729 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 113 9,892 7414 - Business & management consultancy 106 12,113 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 92 2,902 7499 - Non-trading company 85 9,102 9999 - Dormant Company 83 18,617 56101 - Licensed restaurants 81 1,885 62090 - Other information technology service activities 79 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 76 6,934 5552 - Catering 69 1,960 5530 - Restaurants 59 4,633 7260 - Other computer related activities 55 7,154 62012 - Business and domestic software development 55 4,356
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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