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.

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 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)DunfermlineUK
    2014162150,722
    2013159134,802
    % change1.9%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (162) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014634158
    New companies in 2013366954
    % change75.0%-40.6%7.4%
    Record Year2014 (63)2013 (69)2014 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DunfermlineUK
    20148282,370
    20138377,914
    % change-1.2%5.7%
    Record Year 2012 (87) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014321733
    Closed companies in 2013272729
    % change18.5%-37.0%14%
    Record Year2012 (41)2013 (27)2014 (33)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DunfermlineUK
    20148068,352
    20137656,888
    Record Year 2011 (102) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014312425
    Net growth in 201394225
    Record Year2014 (31)2013 (42)2011 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change63.7%-45.1%-10.3%
    Record Year1988 (0.2%)1988 (0.2%)2008 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LP11.70%CONSULTING5.22%
    TRADING1.99%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    IMPEX1.64%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    TRADE1.52%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.29%LONDON1.88%
    (SCOTLAND)1.29%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENGINEERING1.17%CARE1.79%
    CONSULTING1.05%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSULTANTS1.05%DESIGN1.75%
    GLOBAL0.82%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DUNFERMLINE0.82%BUSINESS1.71%
    INVESTMENTS0.70%PROPERTIES1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    IT0.70%GLOBAL1.58%
    DESIGN0.58%J1.48%
    MEDIA0.58%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    (FIFE)0.58%MEDIA1.48%
    EDINBURGH0.58%IT1.33%
    BUSINESS0.58%TRANSPORT1.30%
    M0.58%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    SYSTEMS0.58%BUILDING1.24%
    ENERGY0.58%M1.21%
    CENTRE0.58%CAPITAL1.20%
    SALES0.58%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied590280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6656,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4737,882
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4418,491
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3127,750
    99999 - Dormant Company2947,084
    71129 - Other engineering activities165,477
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,135
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1026,700
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings96,559
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified98,155
    56101 - Licensed restaurants87,965
    43320 - Joinery installation82,086
    62012 - Business and domestic software development89,509
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation74,866
    41100 - Development of building projects79,855
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate79,284
    56302 - Public houses and bars75,732
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet69,358
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate65,920

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC468993 MCLEAN INTERIORS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    SC469027 CSEATH LTD 04 Feb 2014
    SL015452 CONOR TRADING L.P. 04 Feb 2014
    SL015454 CLARKSTON COMMERCE LP 04 Feb 2014
    SC469156 ADVANCED TRADITIONAL SCREEDING LTD 05 Feb 2014
    SL015567 EMPROLL BUSINESS LP 05 Feb 2014
    SC469506 MAI STANIE LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    SC469552 GLOBAL FUEL CELLS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    SL015629 VS FORWARDING LP 10 Feb 2014
    SC469734 JKR HR SERVICES LTD 12 Feb 2014
    SC469745 ARROWFIN LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    SC469957 CHESTERLAND TRADING LTD 14 Feb 2014
    SC469991 CAT A SOLUTIONS LTD LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    SC470279 DYKELANDS WINDFARM LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    SC470432 EMPIRE CUISINE (FIFE) LTD 19 Feb 2014
    SL015762 KORTIX LP 19 Feb 2014
    SL015787 EN&DE LP 21 Feb 2014
    SC470783 FORTH MARINE LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    SC471053 ARKAY TRAINING LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    SC471055 HELICOPTA LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    SC471213 DIAN WARD MEDIA AND EVENTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    SC469634 BUJI-KAI CENTRE LTD 11 Feb 2014
    SC469992 GEM CARAVANS (FIFE) LTD 14 Feb 2014
    SC470353 HAMAIR AVIATION LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    SC471271 THREE BRIDGES MANUFACTURING LIMITED 28 Feb 2014