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 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
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