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

  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 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)DunfermlineUK
    2010109101,492
    20098694,671
    % change26.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (109) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010403435
    New companies in 2009262535
    % change53.8%36.0%0.0%
    Record Year2010 (40)2007 (39)2009 (35)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DunfermlineUK
    20106887,705
    200973159,401
    % change-6.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (73) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010341024
    Closed companies in 2009134614
    % change161.5%-78.3%71%
    Record Year2010 (34)2009 (46)2010 (24)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DunfermlineUK
    20104113,787
    200913-64,730
    Record Year 2008 (67) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201062411
    Net growth in 200913-2121
    Record Year2003 (23)2007 (31)2004 (23)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change43.0%23.4%-4.1%
    Record Year1966 (0.3%)1966 (0.5%)1974 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (SCOTLAND)2.06%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    L.P.1.93%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.68%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    TRADE1.29%PROPERTY2.38%
    GROUP1.29%TRADING2.04%
    LP1.29%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTING1.29%DESIGN1.93%
    SCOTLAND0.90%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    FIFE0.90%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENGINEERING0.90%MEDIA1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.64%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ALLIANCE0.64%LONDON1.59%
    TECHNOLOGY0.64%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ENTERPRISES0.64%CARE1.44%
    CONTRACTS0.52%J1.44%
    TRADING0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    L0.52%GLOBAL1.42%
    PROPERTY0.52%IT1.35%
    DESIGN0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.52%BUILDING1.32%
    CONSULTANCY0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.52%M1.28%
    S0.39%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BALTIC0.39%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied168202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7569,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3225,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2413,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1414,940
    9999 - Dormant Company1121,484
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified96,460
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities98,292
    7499 - Non-trading company913,408
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering97,634
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified77,767
    5530 - Restaurants65,181
    43320 - Joinery installation61,085
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate62,447
    9305 - Other service activities69,454
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing52,340
    62012 - Business and domestic software development52,548
    75000 - Veterinary activities5347
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply58,183
    41100 - Development of building projects53,688

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SL008062 EASTERN ACQUISITIONS L.P. 23 Jul 2010
    SL008073 RESMAR TRANS LP 28 Jul 2010
    SO302909 CORBITA LLP 07 Jul 2010
    SO302922 ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENT LLP 19 Jul 2010
    SO302931 NUBILUS LLP 23 Jul 2010
    SO302932 MONTI SERVICES LLP 23 Jul 2010
    SO302933 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TRADING LLP 23 Jul 2010
    SO302943 PROLEX INTERNATIONAL LLP 30 Jul 2010
    SO302944 SALMI EUROPE LLP 30 Jul 2010
    SC381644 NEILL TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    SC381889 CLEAR2PAY SCOTLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    SC382297 ALLIANCE TELECOM LTD 21 Jul 2010
    SC382489 ECLIPSE PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    SC382598 CELLAR MASTERS LTD 27 Jul 2010
    SC382604 ADI ENTERPRISES LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    SC382713 EVOLUTION CAR SALES LTD. 28 Jul 2010
    SC382812 WILD PEARL LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    SC381604 DFM DESIGN AND SERVICES LTD 07 Jul 2010
    SC381906 JIM BARROWMAN LTD 13 Jul 2010
    SC381967 CONDIES WEALTH STRATEGIES LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    SC381968 DRILLING EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    SC382076 ENVY HAIR (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    SC382144 FRIENDS FROM THE FARM LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    SC382320 RANAS LOCAL LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    SC382402 DEREK BLAIR CARS LIMITED 22 Jul 2010