New Company Registrations

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2011 a total of 358 companies were formed in Dunfermline. This figure is 39.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Dunfermline occurred in 2011 when a total of 358 were formed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dunfermline	UK
   2011	358	228,735
   2010	256	203,749
   % change	39.8%	12.3%
   Record Year	2011 (358)	2007 (279,097)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2011	228735	358
   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

   New Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any quarter in history.

   A total of 217 companies were registered in Dunfermline during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

   This figure is an increase of 80.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Dunfermline	UK
   2011	217	112,344
   2010	120	98,612
   % change	80.8%	13.9%
   Record Year	2011 (217)	2011 (112,344)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2011	217	Q2 2011	112344	1
   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 2011	217	Q2 2011	112344	2

   New Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

   June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous June.

   May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous May.

   May 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any month in history.

   April 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous April.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2011	39725	70
   May 2011	38130	94
   Apr 2011	34489	53
   Mar 2011	44847	56
   Feb 2011	37762	43
   Jan 2011	33782	42
   Dec 2010	27134	32
   Nov 2010	34347	50
   Oct 2010	33636	42
   Sep 2010	35149	35
   Aug 2010	32366	34
   Jul 2010	33977	40

   New Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   New companies in 2011	53	94	70
   New companies in 2010	32	44	44
   % change	65.6%	113.6%	59.1%
   Record Year	2011 (53)	2011 (94)	2011 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   In the first half of 2011 a total of 115 companies were dissolved in Dunfermline. This figure is 23.3% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Dunfermline occurred in 2010 when a total of 150 were closed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dunfermline	UK
   2011	115	162,310
   2010	150	177,631
   % change	-23.3%	-8.6%
   Record Year	2010 (150)	2009 (289,236)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2011	162310	115
   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

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Dunfermline during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

   This figure is a decrease of 18.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Dunfermline	UK
   2011	76	71,324
   2010	93	94,954
   % change	-18.3%	-24.9%
   Record Year	2010 (93)	2009 (181,176)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2011	76	Q2 2011	71324	1
   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 2010	93	Q2 2009	181176	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2011	23848	28
   May 2011	31305	34
   Apr 2011	16171	14
   Mar 2011	27947	14
   Feb 2011	29849	11
   Jan 2011	33190	14
   Dec 2010	16283	26
   Nov 2010	31710	24
   Oct 2010	28903	31
   Sep 2010	29093	24
   Aug 2010	32913	10
   Jul 2010	25699	34

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   Closed companies in 2011	14	34	28
   Closed companies in 2010	17	65	11
   % change	-17.6%	-47.7%	155%
   Record Year	2010 (17)	2010 (65)	2009 (30)

Net Company Growth

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The first half of 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2011 the company register for Dunfermline increased by 243 companies.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dunfermline	UK
   2011	243	66,425
   2010	106	26,118
   Record Year	2011 (243)	2007 (171,296)

   half	uk net	net
   H1 2011	66425	243
   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

   Net Growth by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   Q2 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any quarter in history.

   Net company growth for Dunfermline during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 141 companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Dunfermline	UK
   2011	141	41,020
   2010	27	3,658
   Record Year	2011 (141)	2003 (69,274)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q2 2011	141	120	Q2 2011	41020	98612	1
   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 2011	141	0	Q2 2003	69274	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

   June 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous June.

   May 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous May.

   May 2011 was a record month for net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any month in history.

   April 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous April.

   month	uk net	net
   Jun 2011	15877	42
   May 2011	6825	60
   Apr 2011	18318	39
   Mar 2011	16900	42
   Feb 2011	7913	32
   Jan 2011	592	28
   Dec 2010	10851	6
   Nov 2010	2637	26
   Oct 2010	4733	11
   Sep 2010	6056	11
   Aug 2010	-547	24
   Jul 2010	8278	6

   Net Growth by Month

   	April	May	June
   Net growth in 2011	39	60	42
   Net growth in 2010	15	-21	33
   Record Year	2011 (39)	2011 (60)	2011 (42)

UK Company Share

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The first half of 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Dunfermline when compared to any previous first half year.

   In the first half of 2011 Dunfermline formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2010 figure of 0.1%.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Dunfermline
   2011	0.2%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   2007	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2011 (0.2%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H1 2011	0.1565	358	1
   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 2011	0.1565	358	2

   Company Share by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   In the second quarter of 2011, Dunfermline formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Dunfermline
   2011	0.2%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   2007	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2011 (0.2%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q2 2011	0.1932	217	1
   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 2011	0.1932	217	2

   Company Share by Quarter

   Q2 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q2.

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

   month	percentage	num town
   Jun 2011	0.1762	70
   May 2011	0.2465	94
   Apr 2011	0.1537	53
   Mar 2011	0.1249	56
   Feb 2011	0.1139	43
   Jan 2011	0.1243	42
   Dec 2010	0.1179	32
   Nov 2010	0.1456	50
   Oct 2010	0.1249	42
   Sep 2010	0.0996	35
   Aug 2010	0.1050	34
   Jul 2010	0.1177	40

   Company Share by Month

   	April	May	June
   UK formation share in 2011	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
   UK formation share in 2010	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
   % change	60.3%	68.3%	41.0%
   Record Year	1966 (0.2%)	1982 (0.3%)	1975 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 42.8.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H1 2011	42.7813	4.3750	1.8750	43.7965	3.2115	4.2818
   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

   Director Age by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 42.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q2 2011	42.5174	2.9070	2.3256	43.6473	3.4028	4.3017
   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

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The record first half year for female directors in Dunfermline was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

   30.4% of all director appointments in Dunfermline in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H1 2011	30.4225	H1 2011	25.7344	1
   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 1857	40.0000	H1 1923	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

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

   28.9% of all director appointments in Dunfermline in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q2 2011	28.9474	Q2 2011	26.0825	1
   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 1866	66.6667	Q2 1893	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   LP	5.29%	CONSULTING	5.09%
   L.P.	3.31%	MANAGEMENT	4.86%
   MANAGEMENT	2.21%	CONSULTANCY	3.17%
   (SCOTLAND)	1.76%	PROPERTY	2.43%
   CONSULTING	1.54%	TRADING	2.05%
   GROUP	1.21%	DESIGN	1.94%
   TRADE	0.99%	ASSOCIATES	1.92%
   TRADING	0.88%	BUSINESS	1.87%
   DESIGN	0.88%	CONSTRUCTION	1.77%
   GLOBAL	0.88%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   SCOTLAND	0.77%	MEDIA	1.73%
   LOGISTICS	0.77%	ENGINEERING	1.67%
   ASSETS	0.77%	LONDON	1.60%
   CONSULTANCY	0.66%	GLOBAL	1.46%
   PROJECT	0.55%	J	1.44%
   ENTERPRISES	0.55%	CARE	1.44%
   ENGINEERING	0.55%	INVESTMENTS	1.42%
   FIFE	0.55%	IT	1.39%
   SYSTEMS	0.55%	BUILDING	1.32%
   DEVELOPMENTS	0.55%	PROPERTIES	1.31%
   CARE	0.55%	ELECTRICAL	1.30%
   HOUSE	0.55%	M	1.27%
   CAPITAL	0.55%	S	1.23%
   BUSINESS	0.44%	ENTERPRISES	1.20%
   PARTNERSHIP	0.44%	SYSTEMS	1.20%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	242	202,072
   7487 - Other business activities	82	60,758
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	45	30,647
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	27	16,419
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	18	7,835
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	14	10,545
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	12	13,053
   9999 - Dormant Company	11	20,111
   7499 - Non-trading company	9	10,955
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	9	5,928
   86230 - Dental practice activities	8	1,407
   43390 - Other building completion and finishing	8	2,641
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	7	10,322
   5530 - Restaurants	7	5,086
   74990 - Non-trading company	6	8,481
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	6	7,143
   62012 - Business and domestic software development	5	3,262
   99999 - Dormant Company	5	18,918
   45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	5	2,257
   70100 - Activities of head offices	5	2,632

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   SL008797	WINTER ICE LP	06 Apr 2011
   SL008848	CHESTERVALE BUSINESS WORLDWIDE LP	15 Apr 2011
   SO303280	LETTEX GROUP LLP	04 Apr 2011
   SO303281	SKYTEM LLP	04 Apr 2011
   SO303282	ROZENE LLP	04 Apr 2011
   SO303283	HABSON LLP	04 Apr 2011
   SO303299	MILREX LLP	15 Apr 2011
   SO303306	HINDAM LLP	20 Apr 2011
   SC396860	REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT LTD.	01 Apr 2011
   SC397035	RV CONTRACTING LTD	05 Apr 2011
   SC397093	JENNIFER MCGREGOR LTD	05 Apr 2011
   SC397170	PVX LIMITED	06 Apr 2011
   SC397182	NEVISWAVE LIMITED	06 Apr 2011
   SC397215	ELECTRICAL ACCESS SOLUTIONS LTD	06 Apr 2011
   SC397230	MUSSEN CONSULTING SERVICES LTD	06 Apr 2011
   SC397871	MADERO LTD	15 Apr 2011
   SC398065	PRESTIGE STEEL BUILDINGS LTD	19 Apr 2011
   SC398130	POLITTER LTD	20 Apr 2011
   SC398131	RODART LTD	20 Apr 2011
   SC398450	GEOFF BRIERTON LTD	27 Apr 2011
   SC398566	HAIR PAD LIMITED	28 Apr 2011
   SC396937	POOLEY CONSULTANCY LIMITED	04 Apr 2011
   SC397113	RM UPHOLSTERY LIMITED	05 Apr 2011
   SC397142	CHARLESTOWN APARTMENTS LIMITED	06 Apr 2011
   SC397185	GLANCY ENGINEERING (FIFE) LIMITED	06 Apr 2011