Dunfermline, Fife
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous July.
- September 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous September.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 109 companies were registered in Dunfermline during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 26.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dunfermline UK 2010 109 101,492 2009 86 94,671 % change 26.7% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (109) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 40 34 35 New companies in 2009 26 25 35 % change 53.8% 36.0% 0.0% Record Year 2010 (40) 2007 (39) 2009 (35)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 68 companies were dissolved in Dunfermline during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dunfermline UK 2010 68 87,705 2009 73 159,401 % change -6.8% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (73) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous September.
July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 34 10 24 Closed companies in 2009 13 46 14 % change 161.5% -78.3% 71% Record Year 2010 (34) 2009 (46) 2010 (24)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Dunfermline during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 41 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dunfermline UK 2010 41 13,787 2009 13 -64,730 Record Year 2008 (67) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 6 24 11 Net growth in 2009 13 -21 21 Record Year 2003 (23) 2007 (31) 2004 (23)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Dunfermline formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dunfermline 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 43.0% 23.4% -4.1% Record Year 1966 (0.3%) 1966 (0.5%) 1974 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Dunfermline was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.0% of all director appointments in Dunfermline in the third quarter of 2010 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 (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (SCOTLAND) 2.06% MANAGEMENT 5.06% L.P. 1.93% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 1.68% CONSULTANCY 3.12% TRADE 1.29% PROPERTY 2.38% GROUP 1.29% TRADING 2.04% LP 1.29% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTING 1.29% DESIGN 1.93% SCOTLAND 0.90% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% FIFE 0.90% BUSINESS 1.80% ENGINEERING 0.90% MEDIA 1.75% INVESTMENTS 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ALLIANCE 0.64% LONDON 1.59% TECHNOLOGY 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.59% CONSULTANTS 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ENTERPRISES 0.64% CARE 1.44% CONTRACTS 0.52% J 1.44% TRADING 0.52% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% L 0.52% GLOBAL 1.42% PROPERTY 0.52% IT 1.35% DESIGN 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.35% PROPERTIES 0.52% BUILDING 1.32% CONSULTANCY 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.52% M 1.28% S 0.39% SYSTEMS 1.26% BALTIC 0.39% S 1.24%
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 168 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 75 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 25,053 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 13,161 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 14,940 9999 - Dormant Company 11 21,484 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 6,460 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 8,292 7499 - Non-trading company 9 13,408 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 7,634 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 7,767 5530 - Restaurants 6 5,181 43320 - Joinery installation 6 1,085 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 6 2,447 9305 - Other service activities 6 9,454 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 5 2,340 62012 - Business and domestic software development 5 2,548 75000 - Veterinary activities 5 347 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 5 8,183 41100 - Development of building projects 5 3,688
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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