Dunfermline, Fife
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous March.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous January.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous March.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 162 companies were registered in Dunfermline during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dunfermline UK 2014 162 150,722 2013 159 134,802 % change 1.9% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (162) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous March.
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 63 41 58 New companies in 2013 36 69 54 % change 75.0% -40.6% 7.4% Record Year 2014 (63) 2013 (69) 2014 (58)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Dunfermline during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dunfermline UK 2014 82 82,370 2013 83 77,914 % change -1.2% 5.7% Record Year 2012 (87) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous March.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 32 17 33 Closed companies in 2013 27 27 29 % change 18.5% -37.0% 14% Record Year 2012 (41) 2013 (27) 2014 (33)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Dunfermline during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 80 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dunfermline UK 2014 80 68,352 2013 76 56,888 Record Year 2011 (102) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 31 24 25 Net growth in 2013 9 42 25 Record Year 2014 (31) 2013 (42) 2011 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Dunfermline formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dunfermline 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 63.7% -45.1% -10.3% Record Year 1988 (0.2%) 1988 (0.2%) 2008 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.4.
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 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dunfermline was in 2013 when 62.9% of all directors were female.
28.2% of all director appointments in Dunfermline in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LP 11.70% CONSULTING 5.22% TRADING 1.99% MANAGEMENT 4.67% IMPEX 1.64% CONSULTANCY 3.49% TRADE 1.52% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 1.40% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 1.29% LONDON 1.88% (SCOTLAND) 1.29% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENGINEERING 1.17% CARE 1.79% CONSULTING 1.05% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CONSULTANTS 1.05% DESIGN 1.75% GLOBAL 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.73% DUNFERMLINE 0.82% BUSINESS 1.71% INVESTMENTS 0.70% PROPERTIES 1.60% ASSOCIATES 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.60% IT 0.70% GLOBAL 1.58% DESIGN 0.58% J 1.48% MEDIA 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.48% (FIFE) 0.58% MEDIA 1.48% EDINBURGH 0.58% IT 1.33% BUSINESS 0.58% TRANSPORT 1.30% M 0.58% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% SYSTEMS 0.58% BUILDING 1.24% ENERGY 0.58% M 1.21% CENTRE 0.58% CAPITAL 1.20% SALES 0.58% ELECTRICAL 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 590 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 66 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 37,882 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 44 18,491 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 27,750 99999 - Dormant Company 29 47,084 71129 - Other engineering activities 16 5,477 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,135 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 26,700 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 6,559 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 8,155 56101 - Licensed restaurants 8 7,965 43320 - Joinery installation 8 2,086 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 9,509 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 7 4,866 41100 - Development of building projects 7 9,855 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 9,284 56302 - Public houses and bars 7 5,732 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 9,358 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 6 5,920
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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