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

  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 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)DunfermlineUK
    2015314161,156
    2014162150,722
    % change93.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (314) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20153922649
    New companies in 2014634158
    % change-38.1%451.2%-15.5%
    Record Year2014 (63)2015 (226)2014 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DunfermlineUK
    201510889,523
    20148282,370
    % change31.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (108) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015522432
    Closed companies in 2014321733
    % change62.5%41.2%-3%
    Record Year2015 (52)2013 (27)2014 (33)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DunfermlineUK
    201520671,633
    20148068,352
    Record Year 2015 (206) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015-1320217
    Net growth in 2014312425
    Record Year2014 (31)2015 (202)2011 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.4%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-39.3%407.9%-23.0%
    Record Year1988 (0.2%)2015 (0.4%)2008 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.85%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    FIFE1.17%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.17%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.97%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    RED0.88%CARE2.13%
    (SCOTLAND)0.88%ENGINEERING2.12%
    D0.68%LONDON1.91%
    ENGINEERING0.68%TRADING1.88%
    S0.68%TRANSPORT1.82%
    LP0.58%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    PROPERTY0.58%DESIGN1.65%
    SCOTLAND0.58%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.58%CO.,1.58%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%J1.55%
    CARS0.49%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ACCESS0.39%BUSINESS1.49%
    G0.39%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BAY0.39%GLOBAL1.46%
    MARINE0.39%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    TIGER0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CITY0.39%BUILDING1.31%
    GREEN0.39%IT1.30%
    P0.39%MEDIA1.28%
    INSPECTION0.39%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied489288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7758,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5443,081
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3519,098
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3230,825
    99999 - Dormant Company2849,474
    71129 - Other engineering activities136,278
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation115,331
    41100 - Development of building projects1111,863
    43320 - Joinery installation112,261
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1029,218
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified109,080
    74990 - Non-trading company913,794
    62012 - Business and domestic software development89,651
    56101 - Licensed restaurants88,909
    62090 - Other information technology service activities812,862
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate811,600
    43210 - Electrical installation76,139
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands78,607
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities77,682

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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