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
New Company Registrations
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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) Midlothian UK 2012 1,360 118,868 2011 1,377 114,512 % change -1.2% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (1,377) 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 Midlothian when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 446 437 477 New companies in 2011 452 524 401 % change -1.3% -16.6% 19.0% Record Year 2011 (452) 2011 (524) 2012 (477)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Midlothian UK 2012 716 74,772 2011 683 72,230 % change 4.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (815) 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 246 238 232 Closed companies in 2011 211 260 212 % change 16.6% -8.5% 9% Record Year 2010 (289) 2009 (405) 2010 (303)
Net Company Growth
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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) Midlothian UK 2012 644 44,096 2011 694 42,282 Record Year 2011 (694) 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 200 199 245 Net growth in 2011 241 264 189 Record Year 2011 (241) 2008 (276) 2008 (283)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.1% 2011 1.2% 2010 1.2% 2009 1.0% 2008 1.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (1.3%) 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 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% UK formation share in 2011 1.2% 1.4% 1.0% % change -11.4% -15.9% 17.7% Record Year 1975 (1.9%) 1991 (1.5%) 1974 (1.6%)
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 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
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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
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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 LP 12.15% CONSULTING 5.06% L.P. 11.04% MANAGEMENT 4.77% MANAGEMENT 2.17% CONSULTANCY 3.29% CONSULTING 2.04% PROPERTY 2.36% EDINBURGH 1.93% TRADING 2.08% INVESTMENTS 1.65% DESIGN 1.87% PARTNERSHIP 1.38% ASSOCIATES 1.83% CAPITAL 1.36% ENGINEERING 1.83% CORPORATION 1.30% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (SCOTLAND) 1.25% BUSINESS 1.72% TRADING 1.24% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTY 1.19% MEDIA 1.68% BUSINESS 1.11% LONDON 1.67% SCOTLAND 1.06% J 1.55% TRADE 1.03% GLOBAL 1.54% CONSULTANCY 1.03% INVESTMENTS 1.47% GLOBAL 0.98% IT 1.43% ENERGY 0.79% PROPERTIES 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.78% CARE 1.32% TECHNOLOGY 0.78% M 1.27% GP 0.78% BUILDING 1.22% PARTNERS 0.73% ENTERPRISES 1.21% SALES 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.20% (EDINBURGH) 0.70% S 1.17% IMPEX 0.70% 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 3,884 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 425 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 328 28,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 285 21,969 99999 - Dormant Company 201 37,912 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 182 14,809 74990 - Non-trading company 157 13,641 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 151 4,745 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 141 20,742 7487 - Other business activities 140 16,361 56101 - Licensed restaurants 125 6,004 62090 - Other information technology service activities 112 11,950 62012 - Business and domestic software development 97 6,943 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 71 4,518 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68 6,519 41100 - Development of building projects 67 7,545 86900 - Other human health activities 61 7,550 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 55 4,362 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 48 5,935 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 45 4,786
Recent Companies
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