New Company Registrations

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

   The first half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2010 was a record first half year for company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2010 a total of 256 companies were formed in Dunfermline. This figure is 59.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Dunfermline occurred in 2010 when a total of 256 were formed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dunfermline	UK
   2010	256	203,749
   2009	161	182,021
   % change	59.0%	11.9%
   Record Year	2010 (256)	2007 (279,097)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2010	203749	256
   H1 2009	182021	161
   H1 2008	188271	182
   H1 2007	279097	215
   H1 2006	215409	153
   H1 2005	187398	141
   H1 2004	174429	147
   H1 2003	202224	154
   H1 2002	136517	111
   H1 2001	117082	87

   New Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

   Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q2.

   A total of 120 companies were registered in Dunfermline during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 26.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)	Dunfermline	UK
   2010	120	98,612
   2009	95	90,987
   % change	26.3%	8.4%
   Record Year	2010 (120)	2007 (112,283)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2010	120	Q2 2010	98612	1
   Q2 2009	95	Q2 2009	90987	1
   Q2 2008	75	Q2 2008	91573	1
   Q2 2007	110	Q2 2007	112283	1
   Q2 2006	75	Q2 2006	106215	1
   Q2 2005	70	Q2 2005	93193	1
   Q2 2004	76	Q2 2004	82945	1
   Q2 2003	79	Q2 2003	104797	1
   Q2 2002	62	Q2 2002	71466	1
   Q2 2001	41	Q2 2001	56420	1
   Q2 2010	120	Q2 2007	112283	2

   New Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

   June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous June.

   May 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous May.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2010	35198	44
   May 2010	30031	44
   Apr 2010	33383	32
   Mar 2010	42779	53
   Feb 2010	33214	44
   Jan 2010	29144	39
   Dec 2009	25819	34
   Nov 2009	30706	43
   Oct 2009	29458	33
   Sep 2009	33700	35
   Aug 2009	29371	25
   Jul 2009	31600	26

   New Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   New companies in 2010	32	44	44
   New companies in 2009	20	36	39
   % change	60.0%	22.2%	12.8%
   Record Year	2007 (43)	2010 (44)	2010 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

   In the first half of 2010 a total of 150 companies were dissolved in Dunfermline. This figure is 0.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Dunfermline occurred in 2009 when a total of 150 were closed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dunfermline	UK
   2010	150	177,631
   2009	150	289,236
   % change	0.0%	-38.6%
   Record Year	2009 (150)	2009 (289,236)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2010	177631	150
   H1 2009	289236	150
   H1 2008	103103	84
   H1 2007	107801	82
   H1 2006	99266	54
   H1 2005	90666	70
   H1 2004	84537	56
   H1 2003	77453	58
   H1 2002	73040	47
   H1 2001	72055	31

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

   Q2 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2010 was a record quarter for company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any quarter in history.

   A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Dunfermline during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)	Dunfermline	UK
   2010	93	94,954
   2009	93	181,176
   % change	0.0%	-47.6%
   Record Year	2010 (93)	2009 (181,176)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2010	93	Q2 2010	94954	1
   Q2 2009	93	Q2 2009	181176	1
   Q2 2008	43	Q2 2008	51728	1
   Q2 2007	40	Q2 2007	52269	1
   Q2 2006	33	Q2 2006	50902	1
   Q2 2005	38	Q2 2005	47365	1
   Q2 2004	26	Q2 2004	42472	1
   Q2 2003	34	Q2 2003	35523	1
   Q2 2002	13	Q2 2002	30860	1
   Q2 2001	14	Q2 2001	33342	1
   Q2 2010	93	Q2 2009	181176	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

   May 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous May.

   May 2010 was a record month for company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any month in history.

   April 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous April.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2010	35162	11
   May 2010	38045	65
   Apr 2010	21747	17
   Mar 2010	33870	17
   Feb 2010	24398	25
   Jan 2010	24409	15
   Dec 2009	31581	12
   Nov 2009	25313	10
   Oct 2009	28242	14
   Sep 2009	72972	14
   Aug 2009	46302	46
   Jul 2009	40127	13

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   Closed companies in 2010	17	65	11
   Closed companies in 2009	3	60	30
   % change	466.7%	8.3%	-63%
   Record Year	2010 (17)	2010 (65)	2009 (30)

Net Company Growth

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

   In the first half of 2010 the company register for Dunfermline increased by 106 companies.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dunfermline	UK
   2010	106	26,118
   2009	11	-107,215
   Record Year	2007 (133)	2007 (171,296)

   half	uk net	net
   H1 2010	26118	106
   H1 2009	-107215	11
   H1 2008	85168	98
   H1 2007	171296	133
   H1 2006	116143	99
   H1 2005	96732	71
   H1 2004	89892	91
   H1 2003	124771	96
   H1 2002	63477	64
   H1 2001	45027	56

   Net Growth by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

   Net company growth for Dunfermline during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 27 companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)	Dunfermline	UK
   2010	27	3,658
   2009	2	-90,189
   Record Year	2007 (70)	2003 (69,274)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q2 2010	27	95	Q2 2010	3658	90987	1
   Q2 2009	2	75	Q2 2009	-90189	91573	1
   Q2 2008	32	110	Q2 2008	39845	112283	1
   Q2 2007	70	75	Q2 2007	60014	106215	1
   Q2 2006	42	70	Q2 2006	55313	93193	1
   Q2 2005	32	76	Q2 2005	45828	82945	1
   Q2 2004	50	79	Q2 2004	40473	104797	1
   Q2 2003	45	62	Q2 2003	69274	71466	1
   Q2 2002	49	41	Q2 2002	40606	56420	1
   Q2 2001	27	42	Q2 2001	23078	65664	1
   Q2 2007	70	0	Q2 2003	69274	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

   June 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous June.

   month	uk net	net
   Jun 2010	36	33
   May 2010	-8014	-21
   Apr 2010	11636	15
   Mar 2010	8909	36
   Feb 2010	8816	19
   Jan 2010	4735	24
   Dec 2009	-5762	22
   Nov 2009	5393	33
   Oct 2009	1216	19
   Sep 2009	-39272	21
   Aug 2009	-16931	-21
   Jul 2009	-8527	13

   Net Growth by Month

   	April	May	June
   Net growth in 2010	15	-21	33
   Net growth in 2009	17	-24	9
   Record Year	2007 (36)	2006 (29)	2010 (33)

UK Company Share

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

   In the first half of 2010 Dunfermline formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.1%.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dunfermline
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   2007	0.1%
   2006	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1974 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H1 2010	0.1256	256	1
   H1 2009	0.0885	161	1
   H1 2008	0.0967	182	1
   H1 2007	0.0770	215	1
   H1 2006	0.0710	153	1
   H1 2005	0.0752	141	1
   H1 2004	0.0843	147	1
   H1 2003	0.0762	154	1
   H1 2002	0.0813	111	1
   H1 2001	0.0743	87	1
   H1 1974	0.1262	7	2

   Company Share by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

   In the second quarter of 2010, Dunfermline formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)	Dunfermline
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   2007	0.1%
   2006	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1987 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q2 2010	0.1217	120	1
   Q2 2009	0.1044	95	1
   Q2 2008	0.0819	75	1
   Q2 2007	0.0980	110	1
   Q2 2006	0.0706	75	1
   Q2 2005	0.0751	70	1
   Q2 2004	0.0916	76	1
   Q2 2003	0.0754	79	1
   Q2 2002	0.0868	62	1
   Q2 2001	0.0727	41	1
   Q2 1987	0.1605	16	2

   Company Share by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

   month	percentage	num town
   Jun 2010	0.1250	44
   May 2010	0.1465	44
   Apr 2010	0.0959	32
   Mar 2010	0.1239	53
   Feb 2010	0.1325	44
   Jan 2010	0.1338	39
   Dec 2009	0.1317	34
   Nov 2009	0.1400	43
   Oct 2009	0.1120	33
   Sep 2009	0.1039	35
   Aug 2009	0.0851	25
   Jul 2009	0.0823	26

   Company Share by Month

   	April	May	June
   UK formation share in 2010	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
   % change	47.3%	16.5%	1.5%
   Record Year	1966 (0.2%)	1982 (0.3%)	1975 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

   The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 44.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H1 2010	44.5490	2.4476	1.7483	44.7607	2.1135	4.6542
   H1 2009	46.8037	4.8148	1.1111	45.4168	1.5987	5.1764
   H1 2008	46.2688	5.4913	0.5780	46.3189	0.9655	5.6478
   H1 2007	49.2433	5.5556	0.3831	46.9942	0.5596	6.4280
   H1 2006	47.4574	3.1546	0.0000	48.0290	0.3849	7.1321
   H1 2005	50.4560	11.4007	0.0000	48.9654	0.2469	8.1738
   H1 2004	49.6883	5.8442	0.3247	49.6375	0.1540	9.0529
   H1 2003	52.0756	12.0448	0.0000	51.2381	0.1296	11.1474
   H1 2002	52.7321	11.0048	0.0000	51.7656	0.1279	11.7665
   H1 2001	52.5844	13.4199	0.0000	52.2557	0.1168	12.7079

   Director Age by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

   The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 44.1.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q2 2010	44.0580	2.1739	2.8986	44.5245	2.2607	4.4151
   Q2 2009	46.6712	4.7945	2.0548	45.2594	1.6854	5.1450
   Q2 2008	46.4620	6.9620	1.2658	46.0347	1.0261	5.3716
   Q2 2007	48.2049	4.8780	0.4878	46.8539	0.6126	6.1060
   Q2 2006	46.5679	3.0864	0.0000	47.8320	0.4073	6.9703
   Q2 2005	51.3355	14.4737	0.0000	48.8596	0.2813	8.0262
   Q2 2004	49.9725	6.0440	0.0000	49.5837	0.1699	8.8949
   Q2 2003	51.0238	10.7143	0.0000	50.9831	0.1406	10.7251
   Q2 2002	52.8917	9.1667	0.0000	51.8266	0.1220	11.7726
   Q2 2001	54.1917	15.8333	0.0000	51.9995	0.1336	12.2178

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

   The record first half year for female directors in Dunfermline was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

   23.5% of all director appointments in Dunfermline in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H1 2010	23.5465	H1 2010	24.8661	1
   H1 2009	30.9524	H1 2009	25.9426	1
   H1 2008	29.2383	H1 2008	27.6705	1
   H1 2007	33.0065	H1 2007	27.3387	1
   H1 2006	28.2486	H1 2006	26.5907	1
   H1 2005	28.9398	H1 2005	26.8497	1
   H1 2004	32.9377	H1 2004	26.8360	1
   H1 2003	31.2821	H1 2003	30.2795	1
   H1 2002	31.3043	H1 2002	27.3978	1
   H1 2001	34.4130	H1 2001	26.2189	1
   H1 1861	40.0000	H1 1923	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

   The record second quarter for female directors in Dunfermline was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.

   23.1% of all director appointments in Dunfermline in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q2 2010	23.1250	Q2 2010	25.0520	1
   Q2 2009	31.8750	Q2 2009	25.7923	1
   Q2 2008	23.5632	Q2 2008	26.8958	1
   Q2 2007	31.7992	Q2 2007	27.2440	1
   Q2 2006	27.2222	Q2 2006	26.2399	1
   Q2 2005	29.1667	Q2 2005	26.8859	1
   Q2 2004	32.6633	Q2 2004	26.5468	1
   Q2 2003	26.4865	Q2 2003	30.0203	1
   Q2 2002	33.5821	Q2 2002	28.1992	1
   Q2 2001	34.3750	Q2 2001	26.1698	1
   Q2 1866	66.6667	Q2 1893	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)

   Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   (SCOTLAND)	2.40%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   L.P.	2.26%	CONSULTING	4.79%
   CONSULTING	1.46%	CONSULTANCY	3.02%
   MANAGEMENT	1.20%	PROPERTY	2.40%
   GROUP	1.20%	ASSOCIATES	2.02%
   CONSULTANCY	1.07%	TRADING	2.01%
   SCOTLAND	1.07%	DESIGN	1.91%
   ENGINEERING	1.07%	CONSTRUCTION	1.85%
   LP	1.07%	MEDIA	1.80%
   TRADE	1.07%	BUSINESS	1.75%
   FIFE	0.93%	CONSULTANTS	1.71%
   ENERGY	0.80%	INTERNATIONAL	1.59%
   TECHNOLOGY	0.67%	ENGINEERING	1.56%
   PROPERTY	0.67%	LONDON	1.52%
   CONSTRUCTION	0.67%	INVESTMENTS	1.49%
   INVESTMENTS	0.67%	J	1.46%
   CONTRACTS	0.53%	CARE	1.41%
   BEAUTY	0.53%	GLOBAL	1.39%
   PROJECT	0.53%	PROPERTIES	1.35%
   DEVELOPMENTS	0.53%	BUILDING	1.33%
   CONSULTANTS	0.53%	M	1.29%
   CLEANING	0.53%	IT	1.28%
   ENTERPRISES	0.53%	ELECTRICAL	1.27%
   ALLIANCE	0.53%	GROUP	1.25%
   SPECIALISTS	0.53%	DEVELOPMENTS	1.25%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	164	207,125
   7487 - Other business activities	70	68,525
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	32	25,942
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	24	13,490
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	14	14,598
   9999 - Dormant Company	14	19,842
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	11	8,262
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	9	6,684
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	9	8,590
   7499 - Non-trading company	8	13,997
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	7	8,285
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	7	7,922
   99999 - Dormant Company	7	14,342
   9305 - Other service activities	7	8,822
   43320 - Joinery installation	6	1,126
   68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate	6	2,601
   41100 - Development of building projects	6	3,945
   75000 - Veterinary activities	6	355
   5530 - Restaurants	5	4,879
   4533 - Plumbing	5	1,723

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   SL007931	VEHO ALLIANCE L.P.	27 May 2010
   SO302848	TEMENT LLP	26 May 2010
   SO302856	BERNGHARD LLP	26 May 2010
   SO302861	MIDE TRADE LLP	27 May 2010
   SC377937	KINGDOM CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED	04 May 2010
   SC378182	INVEST INDIA LIMITED	07 May 2010
   SC378221	PIERRE VICTOIRE LIMITED	10 May 2010
   SC378399	ALLAN CORFIELD ARCHITECTS LIMITED	12 May 2010
   SC378767	PRECISION SUBCONTRACT SURVEYING LIMITED	18 May 2010
   SC379267	KARO INTERTRADE LTD	26 May 2010
   SC379291	ALMENT LTD	26 May 2010
   SC379292	LEINOR LTD	26 May 2010
   SC379293	LETTENGHAM LTD	26 May 2010
   SC379294	DEYVON LTD	26 May 2010
   SC379295	STECKER LTD	26 May 2010
   SC379296	WYLTERS LTD	26 May 2010
   SC379297	AMILON GROUP LTD	26 May 2010
   SC377941	ELITE SECURITY PROVIDERS LTD	04 May 2010
   SC377995	SMILE SOLUTION DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED	05 May 2010
   SC378486	X STREAM SCOTLAND LIMITED	12 May 2010
   SC378532	SC FIFE LIMITED	13 May 2010
   SC378804	JCB CONSULTANTS LTD	19 May 2010
   SC378850	GREEN GIANT LIMITED	20 May 2010
   SC379327	CODA CONSULTANCY LIMITED	27 May 2010
   SC379346	ITJPC LIMITED	27 May 2010