Midlothian

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any previous September.

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)

    A total of 1,360 companies were registered in Midlothian during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally 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)MidlothianUK
    20121,360118,868
    20111,377114,512
    % change-1.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (1,377) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Midlothian when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012446437477
    New companies in 2011452524401
    % change-1.3%-16.6%19.0%
    Record Year2011 (452)2011 (524)2012 (477)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 716 companies were dissolved in Midlothian during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly 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)MidlothianUK
    201271674,772
    201168372,230
    % change4.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (815) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012246238232
    Closed companies in 2011211260212
    % change16.6%-8.5%9%
    Record Year2010 (289)2009 (405)2010 (303)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Midlothian during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 644 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MidlothianUK
    201264444,096
    201169442,282
    Record Year 2011 (694) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012200199245
    Net growth in 2011241264189
    Record Year2011 (241)2008 (276)2008 (283)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Midlothian formed 1.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Midlothian
    20121.1%
    20111.2%
    20101.2%
    20091.0%
    20081.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (1.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.1%1.1%1.2%
    UK formation share in 20111.2%1.4%1.0%
    % change-11.4%-15.9%17.7%
    Record Year1975 (1.9%)1991 (1.5%)1974 (1.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% 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 Midlothian was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.8% of all director appointments in Midlothian 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
    LP12.15%CONSULTING5.06%
    L.P.11.04%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    MANAGEMENT2.17%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    CONSULTING2.04%PROPERTY2.36%
    EDINBURGH1.93%TRADING2.08%
    INVESTMENTS1.65%DESIGN1.87%
    PARTNERSHIP1.38%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CAPITAL1.36%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CORPORATION1.30%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (SCOTLAND)1.25%BUSINESS1.72%
    TRADING1.24%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTY1.19%MEDIA1.68%
    BUSINESS1.11%LONDON1.67%
    SCOTLAND1.06%J1.55%
    TRADE1.03%GLOBAL1.54%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    GLOBAL0.98%IT1.43%
    ENERGY0.79%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.78%CARE1.32%
    TECHNOLOGY0.78%M1.27%
    GP0.78%BUILDING1.22%
    PARTNERS0.73%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    SALES0.71%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    (EDINBURGH)0.70%S1.17%
    IMPEX0.70%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,884228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified42550,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management32828,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities28521,969
    99999 - Dormant Company20137,912
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified18214,809
    74990 - Non-trading company15713,641
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands1514,745
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14120,742
    7487 - Other business activities14016,361
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1256,004
    62090 - Other information technology service activities11211,950
    62012 - Business and domestic software development976,943
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate714,518
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate686,519
    41100 - Development of building projects677,545
    86900 - Other human health activities617,550
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified554,362
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities485,935
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis454,786

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC427581 RYBKA ESS LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    SC427586 UNIQUE COMMUNICATIONS STUDIOS HOLDINGS LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    SC427735 MCEWAN PARTNERS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    SC428210 DUNWILCO (1769) LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    SC428510 DUNWILCO (1752) LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    SC428677 GREYFRIARS APARTMENTS 2 LTD 19 Jul 2012
    SC428772 CLARITY CONSULTANCY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    SO303991 SWEEP 115 LLP 02 Jul 2012
    SC427623 LOMOND CAPITAL NO.1 LTD 04 Jul 2012
    SC428001 EDINBURGH POLICE BOX LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    SC428043 PPI CLAIMBACK - SCOTLAND LTD 11 Jul 2012
    SC428245 FEATHERVIEW LTD 13 Jul 2012
    SC428376 LOMOND MAINTENANCE LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    SC428402 EVOLVE COUTURE LTD 16 Jul 2012
    SL011060 DELTA TRINACRIA L.P. 18 Jul 2012
    SC428831 RUTLAND RESTAURANTS (EDINBURGH) LTD 23 Jul 2012
    SC428881 BYDAND JOINERY LTD 24 Jul 2012
    SC427427 KCC (SCOTLAND) LTD. 02 Jul 2012
    SC427530 JMKA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    SC427610 FE POWER LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    SL010996 NORTHEDGE CAPITAL FOUNDER, L.P. 04 Jul 2012
    SL010997 AXA CAPITAL ASIA III L.P. 04 Jul 2012
    SC427723 OLD PLACE LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    SC427741 E. MANGAN CONSTRUCTION LTD. 05 Jul 2012
    SL011028 SOLARIS EQUITY LP 09 Jul 2012