Business Services in Aberdeen

Aberdeen Company Scorecard

Out of Aberdeen's 28,379 total incorporated companies, 1,549 were formed in the last 12 months.

Aberdeen's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Aberdeen include the 2,574 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 1,685 companies working in administrative and support service activities, and 1,121 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 63 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 35 active companies, and water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 29 active companies.

Company Trends in Aberdeen

Looking at the big changes in Aberdeen's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 6.55% of active businesses, a total of 727 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 3.26% of active businesses in Aberdeen, a change of 65% from the 1.97% percentage share seen in 2018. Take-away food shops and mobile food stands also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.7% of Aberdeen's active companies.

Notable changes in Aberdeen's business sectors include a rise of 44% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 41% in real estate activities, and rise of 35% in accommodation and food service activities.