Dunfermline, Fife
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any month in history.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Dunfermline when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 was a record month for net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 314 companies were registered in Dunfermline during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 93.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dunfermline UK 2015 314 161,156 2014 162 150,722 % change 93.8% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (314) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any previous February.
February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Dunfermline when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 39 226 49 New companies in 2014 63 41 58 % change -38.1% 451.2% -15.5% Record Year 2014 (63) 2015 (226) 2014 (58)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 108 companies were dissolved in Dunfermline during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 31.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dunfermline UK 2015 108 89,523 2014 82 82,370 % change 31.7% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (108) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 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 2015 52 24 32 Closed companies in 2014 32 17 33 % change 62.5% 41.2% -3% Record Year 2015 (52) 2013 (27) 2014 (33)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Dunfermline during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 206 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dunfermline UK 2015 206 71,633 2014 80 68,352 Record Year 2015 (206) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any previous February.
February 2015 was a record month for net growth in Dunfermline when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 -13 202 17 Net growth in 2014 31 24 25 Record Year 2014 (31) 2015 (202) 2011 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Dunfermline formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dunfermline 2015 0.2% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.4% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -39.3% 407.9% -23.0% Record Year 1988 (0.2%) 2015 (0.4%) 2008 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 40.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 13.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dunfermline was in 2013 when 62.9% of all directors were female.
20.8% of all director appointments in Dunfermline in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.85% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.26% MANAGEMENT 4.56% FIFE 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 1.17% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANTS 0.97% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% RED 0.88% CARE 2.13% (SCOTLAND) 0.88% ENGINEERING 2.12% D 0.68% LONDON 1.91% ENGINEERING 0.68% TRADING 1.88% S 0.68% TRANSPORT 1.82% LP 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.76% PROPERTY 0.58% DESIGN 1.65% SCOTLAND 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.58% CO., 1.58% ELECTRICAL 0.58% J 1.55% CARS 0.49% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ACCESS 0.39% BUSINESS 1.49% G 0.39% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BAY 0.39% GLOBAL 1.46% MARINE 0.39% ASSOCIATES 1.44% TIGER 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% CITY 0.39% BUILDING 1.31% GREEN 0.39% IT 1.30% P 0.39% MEDIA 1.28% INSPECTION 0.39% M 1.27%
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 489 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 77 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 43,081 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 19,098 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 30,825 99999 - Dormant Company 28 49,474 71129 - Other engineering activities 13 6,278 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 11 5,331 41100 - Development of building projects 11 11,863 43320 - Joinery installation 11 2,261 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 29,218 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 9,080 74990 - Non-trading company 9 13,794 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 9,651 56101 - Licensed restaurants 8 8,909 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 12,862 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 11,600 43210 - Electrical installation 7 6,139 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 7 8,607 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 7,682
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC494293 WMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 05 Jan 2015 SC494304 CHRISTIE & WILSON PROPERTIES LTD 05 Jan 2015 SC494573 SSTN LIMITED 08 Jan 2015 SC494583 SCOTT PROPERTIES INVESTMENTS LIMITED 08 Jan 2015 SC494761 KMB TESTING SERVICES LTD 09 Jan 2015 SC494842 FISHING INTERESTS UK LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 SC494847 CURLEW 1969 LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 SC495580 HANDH FIFE LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 SC495796 JAXON COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 23 Jan 2015 SC495818 COUGAR (INTERNATIONAL) LTD 23 Jan 2015 SC495819 MAYFIELD CONTRACTORS LTD 23 Jan 2015 SC496068 BODY MYTHOLOGY LTD 27 Jan 2015 SC496313 BONFEY TECH LTD 29 Jan 2015 SC496315 NAVI SOFTTECH LTD 29 Jan 2015 SC496322 CANIS CLOUD LTD 29 Jan 2015 SC496341 THE INFLATABLE HIRE COMPANY LTD 29 Jan 2015 SC496427 SHB GOLF TWO LIMITED 30 Jan 2015 SC496431 HOAGS LTD 30 Jan 2015 SC494431 SAM FORSBERG UN LTD 06 Jan 2015 SC494860 FRASER WARNE SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 SC495452 A&J PERCY LTD 19 Jan 2015 SC495672 BEING FRANK (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 SC495836 THE COFFEE BOTHY AT THE ATRIUM LIMITED 23 Jan 2015 SC495848 PATON FABRICATION LIMITED 23 Jan 2015 SC496211 RAEDEN CONSULTANTS LTD 28 Jan 2015
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