Dunfermline, Fife

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous September.

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 2012)

    A total of 115 companies were registered in Dunfermline during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DunfermlineUK
    2012115118,868
    2011130114,512
    % change-11.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (130) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012442843
    New companies in 2011275053
    % change63.0%-44.0%-18.9%
    Record Year2012 (44)2011 (50)2011 (53)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Dunfermline during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 35.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DunfermlineUK
    201210374,772
    20117672,230
    % change35.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2012 (103) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012263245
    Closed companies in 2011243319
    % change8.3%-3.0%137%
    Record Year2010 (34)2009 (46)2012 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Dunfermline during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 12 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DunfermlineUK
    20121244,096
    20115442,282
    Record Year 2008 (67) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201218-4-2
    Net growth in 201131734
    Record Year2003 (23)2007 (31)2011 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Dunfermline
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change46.4%-43.5%-19.8%
    Record Year1966 (0.3%)1966 (0.5%)1974 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dunfermline was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    31.3% of all director appointments in Dunfermline in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LP11.52%CONSULTING5.05%
    TRADING2.88%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT2.88%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING1.73%PROPERTY2.35%
    L.P.1.61%TRADING2.08%
    GROUP1.27%DESIGN1.87%
    (SCOTLAND)1.04%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENERGY0.92%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.92%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.92%BUSINESS1.72%
    TRADE0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    INVESTMENTS0.81%MEDIA1.67%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%LONDON1.67%
    CONTRACTS0.69%J1.55%
    ENTERPRISES0.69%GLOBAL1.53%
    PROJECTS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    FINANCE0.58%IT1.43%
    DESIGN0.58%PROPERTIES1.34%
    FIFE0.58%CARE1.32%
    S0.58%M1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%BUILDING1.22%
    BUSINESS0.58%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    C0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.46%S1.17%
    ASSETS0.46%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied549331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6233,677
    7487 - Other business activities5935,545
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified439,891
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3419,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2514,774
    7414 - Business & management consultancy118,437
    71129 - Other engineering activities102,350
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing103,093
    86230 - Dental practice activities81,752
    74990 - Non-trading company89,203
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment82,891
    99999 - Dormant Company725,035
    56101 - Licensed restaurants61,396
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply64,997
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified613,716
    43290 - Other construction installation61,714
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles62,757
    70100 - Activities of head offices52,514
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate54,294

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SL011258 MULTIBONZA RETAIL LP 05 Sep 2012
    SL011259 GOMEISA LP 05 Sep 2012
    SL011338 GLOBAL EX-IM TRADING LP 20 Sep 2012
    SL011339 FOMALHAUT ACRUX LP 20 Sep 2012
    SC431898 PROUDMODELS LTD 05 Sep 2012
    SC432281 HS MEDICS LTD 10 Sep 2012
    SC432284 GREAT TURF COMPANY (UK) LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    SC432423 AFFORDABLE SOLUTIONS INC LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    SC432645 STONEYBRAE PROPERTIES LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    SC432683 EV.ILDESIGN LTD 14 Sep 2012
    SC432700 TELFER JOINERY LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    SC433059 CRAG SCOTLAND LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    SC433278 FORREST DRAUGHTING LTD 25 Sep 2012
    SC431697 PLANIT CPD LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    SC431867 HODRUM LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    SC432034 HAPPY HEALTH PHYSICS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    SC432302 THE HOUSE IS LTD 11 Sep 2012
    SC432445 MACKAY & STENHOUSE LTD 12 Sep 2012
    SC432490 THE COMPANY GROUP IS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    SC432819 EKIMDO LTD 18 Sep 2012
    SC432851 SPECIFIC IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    SC432906 ENERGY RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    SC432980 FIFE LAPTOP REPAIRS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    SC433370 PITREAVIE BOUNCY CASTLES LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    SC433488 LEAN GREEN TRAINING MACHINE LIMITED 27 Sep 2012