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
New Company Registrations
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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) Dunfermline UK 2012 151 131,491 2011 141 116,391 % change 7.1% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (151) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 34 60 57 New companies in 2011 42 43 56 % change -19.0% 39.5% 1.8% Record Year 2011 (42) 2012 (60) 2012 (57)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dunfermline UK 2012 80 67,576 2011 39 90,987 % change 105.1% -25.7% Record Year 2012 (80) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2012 38 19 23 Closed companies in 2011 14 11 14 % change 171.4% 72.7% 64% Record Year 2012 (38) 2010 (25) 2012 (23)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dunfermline UK 2012 71 63,915 2011 102 25,404 Record Year 2011 (102) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 -4 41 34 Net growth in 2011 28 32 42 Record Year 2011 (28) 2012 (41) 2011 (42)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -30.6% 19.3% -4.8% Record Year 1972 (0.2%) 1967 (0.2%) 1979 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LP 9.80% CONSULTING 5.07% L.P. 4.10% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 2.50% CONSULTANCY 3.30% TRADING 1.90% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTING 1.50% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 1.30% DESIGN 1.93% (SCOTLAND) 1.20% ENGINEERING 1.86% GROUP 1.20% ASSOCIATES 1.84% INVESTMENTS 0.90% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ASSETS 0.90% BUSINESS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.80% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DESIGN 0.70% LONDON 1.66% SYSTEMS 0.70% J 1.54% DUNFERMLINE 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONTRACTS 0.60% GLOBAL 1.50% HOUSE 0.60% IT 1.40% ASSOCIATES 0.60% CARE 1.34% SCOTLAND 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.31% PROJECT 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.27% LOGISTICS 0.60% M 1.27% ENTERPRISES 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% CAPITAL 0.50% ENERGY 1.20% TRADE 0.50% S 1.20% CORPORATION 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 338 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 80 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 35,233 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 9,892 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 12,113 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 3,228 86230 - Dental practice activities 8 1,834 71129 - Other engineering activities 8 2,217 9999 - Dormant Company 8 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 7 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 13,637 74990 - Non-trading company 6 9,729 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 6 2,832 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 6,934 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 5 5,169 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 5 4,132 7499 - Non-trading company 5 9,102 74100 - specialised design activities 5 1,861
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC414186 ELGIN KITCHENS LTD 10 Jan 2012 SO303736 MAGODA NORDIC LLP 10 Jan 2012 SC414383 ORIGINAL PART SUPPLY LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 SC414399 EASYCOUNT LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 SC414403 FIFE TAN LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 SC414579 S P PLUMBING & ROOFING LTD 16 Jan 2012 SC414582 LOCH LEVEN LODGES CATERING LTD 16 Jan 2012 SC414675 FIFE SUPERMARKETS LTD 16 Jan 2012 SC414791 POWER OF PEOPLE LTD 18 Jan 2012 SC414859 LESLEY LAIRD & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 SC415227 QOST SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jan 2012 SC415246 C G S BUILDING LTD 23 Jan 2012 SC415336 MST CONTRACTS LTD 24 Jan 2012 SC415337 SMART UPHOLSTERY LTD 24 Jan 2012 SC415340 CLIVE THOMSON LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 SC415570 SCOTTISH WATER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 SC415684 ABERDEEN PLUMBERS LTD 30 Jan 2012 SC415789 BUSINESS AGILITY 365 LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 SC415863 HARMILL TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 31 Jan 2012 SC413917 GIM SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jan 2012 SC414297 PROJECT OJ.COM LTD 11 Jan 2012 SC414447 ROOTS N SHOOTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 SC414822 NEED TO TALK 2 COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 18 Jan 2012 SC415011 SPIDER ENTERPRISES LTD 19 Jan 2012 SC415837 CVS24 LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
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