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Dunfermline, Fife

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous March.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous February.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 151 companies were registered in Dunfermline during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DunfermlineUK
    2012151131,491
    2011141116,391
    % change7.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (151) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous March.

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012346057
    New companies in 2011424356
    % change-19.0%39.5%1.8%
    Record Year2011 (42)2012 (60)2012 (57)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Dunfermline during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 105.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DunfermlineUK
    20128067,576
    20113990,987
    % change105.1%-25.7%
    Record Year 2012 (80) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous March.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012381923
    Closed companies in 2011141114
    % change171.4%72.7%64%
    Record Year2012 (38)2010 (25)2012 (23)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Dunfermline during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 71 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DunfermlineUK
    20127163,915
    201110225,404
    Record Year 2011 (102) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012-44134
    Net growth in 2011283242
    Record Year2011 (28)2012 (41)2011 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Dunfermline formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Dunfermline
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-30.6%19.3%-4.8%
    Record Year1972 (0.2%)1967 (0.2%)1979 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    21.2% of all director appointments in Dunfermline in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LP9.80%CONSULTING5.07%
    L.P.4.10%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT2.50%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    TRADING1.90%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTING1.50%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.30%DESIGN1.93%
    (SCOTLAND)1.20%ENGINEERING1.86%
    GROUP1.20%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    INVESTMENTS0.90%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ASSETS0.90%BUSINESS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.80%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DESIGN0.70%LONDON1.66%
    SYSTEMS0.70%J1.54%
    DUNFERMLINE0.70%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONTRACTS0.60%GLOBAL1.50%
    HOUSE0.60%IT1.40%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%CARE1.34%
    SCOTLAND0.60%PROPERTIES1.31%
    PROJECT0.60%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    LOGISTICS0.60%M1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    CAPITAL0.50%ENERGY1.20%
    TRADE0.50%S1.20%
    CORPORATION0.50%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied338216,665
    7487 - Other business activities8052,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6135,233
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified359,892
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3519,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2414,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1512,113
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing103,228
    86230 - Dental practice activities81,834
    71129 - Other engineering activities82,217
    9999 - Dormant Company818,617
    99999 - Dormant Company725,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified713,637
    74990 - Non-trading company69,729
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles62,832
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply66,934
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering55,169
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities54,132
    7499 - Non-trading company59,102
    74100 - specialised design activities51,861

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC416347 OBRIEN DEMOLITION LTD 07 Feb 2012
    SC416398 FORBES MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    SC416469 PITCAIRNIE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    SC416978 APPLEGARTH HOMES (KINROSS) LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    SC417491 METALWORKS PERTH LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    SC417541 ROMANES MEDIA GROUP EBT LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    SC417664 RH UAE LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    SC418042 MMI ENTERPRISES LTD. 27 Feb 2012
    SC418182 ALASSCO LTD 29 Feb 2012
    SL010162 VIG MANAGEMENT LP 01 Feb 2012
    SL010254 FENABAY TRADING LP 21 Feb 2012
    SL010266 BACKMARCH TRADING LP 23 Feb 2012
    SL010310 GREENLIGHT BOOST LP 29 Feb 2012
    SL010311 ARANO GROUP LP 29 Feb 2012
    SL010313 ART TRADING & INVESTMENTS L.P. 29 Feb 2012
    SL010314 CHROMWAY L.P. 29 Feb 2012
    SL010317 MIRAXIDEA BUSINESS L.P. 29 Feb 2012
    SL010318 DESERT MOON ORGANIZATION L.P. 29 Feb 2012
    SL010319 DOLTEX MANAGEMENT L.P. 29 Feb 2012
    SL010320 CORDEA INVESTMENT L.P. 29 Feb 2012
    SL010323 MOTIONAL STABILITY L.P. 29 Feb 2012
    SC416159 MIG CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Feb 2012
    SC416433 DYNAMIC DUNFERMLINE 07 Feb 2012
    SC416661 BRAID STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    SC417227 DUNFERMLINE BATHROOMS LIMITED 17 Feb 2012