Fife
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Fife when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Fife when compared to any previous March.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Fife when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Fife when compared to any previous March.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Fife when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Fife when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 334 companies were registered in Fife during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Fife UK 2012 334 131,491 2011 326 116,391 % change 2.5% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (334) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Fife when compared to any previous March.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 88 108 138 New companies in 2011 88 113 125 % change 0.0% -4.4% 10.4% Record Year 2010 (90) 2011 (113) 2012 (138)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Fife when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 218 companies were dissolved in Fife during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 67.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Fife UK 2012 218 67,576 2011 130 90,986 % change 67.7% -25.7% Record Year 2012 (218) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Fife when compared to any previous March.
January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Fife when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 86 55 77 Closed companies in 2011 52 40 38 % change 65.4% 37.5% 103% Record Year 2012 (86) 2010 (62) 2012 (77)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Fife during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 116 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Fife UK 2012 116 63,915 2011 196 25,405 Record Year 2011 (196) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 2 53 61 Net growth in 2011 36 73 87 Record Year 2010 (51) 2011 (73) 2011 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Fife formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Fife 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1988 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -14.3% -18.2% 3.3% Record Year 1969 (0.6%) 1960 (0.6%) 1979 (4.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Fife was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.4% of all director appointments in Fife in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LP 4.96% CONSULTING 5.07% L.P. 2.08% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.77% CONSULTANCY 3.30% FIFE 1.52% PROPERTY 2.37% (SCOTLAND) 1.11% TRADING 2.07% TRADING 1.06% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTING 1.06% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENGINEERING 0.96% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (FIFE) 0.91% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.91% BUSINESS 1.73% DESIGN 0.86% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% INVESTMENTS 0.76% LONDON 1.66% GROUP 0.71% J 1.54% SCOTLAND 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.51% PROPERTY 0.66% GLOBAL 1.50% INSPECTION 0.61% IT 1.40% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% CARE 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% M 1.27% ANDREWS 0.56% BUILDING 1.24% SYSTEMS 0.56% ENERGY 1.20% M 0.56% S 1.20% CONTRACTS 0.51% ENTERPRISES 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 626 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 167 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 103 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 65 19,704 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 58 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 35 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 32 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 13,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 8,145 71129 - Other engineering activities 17 2,217 7499 - Non-trading company 17 9,102 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 5,169 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 3,931 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 4,427 86230 - Dental practice activities 14 1,834 86900 - Other human health activities 14 5,066 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 14 3,228 56101 - Licensed restaurants 14 1,885
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE SC416072 ST ANDREWS BAKERS LTD 02 Feb 2012 SC417866 THE ADAM SMITH GLOBAL FOUNDATION 24 Feb 2012 SC417913 PROGRESS LIFE LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 SC416665 WINFIELD CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 SC417699 KJY SERVICES LTD 22 Feb 2012 SC417730 RESPONSIBLE TOURISM PRACTITIONERS C.I.C. 23 Feb 2012 SC417401 ZAMKIT LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 SC415960 T MEIKLE LTD 01 Feb 2012 SC416056 PEONY INN LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 SC416347 OBRIEN DEMOLITION LTD 07 Feb 2012 SC416398 FORBES MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 SC416978 APPLEGARTH HOMES (KINROSS) LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 SC417491 METALWORKS PERTH LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 SC417541 ROMANES MEDIA GROUP EBT LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 SC417679 BMR TRADING LIMITED 22 Feb 2012 SC417903 CASHMASTER ROSYTH LTD 24 Feb 2012 SC418120 BAKAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 SL010164 BESTALUX LP 01 Feb 2012 SL010236 HELIOS CORPORATION LP 15 Feb 2012 SL010267 PINKERTON SOLUTIONS LP 23 Feb 2012 SL010320 CORDEA INVESTMENT L.P. 29 Feb 2012 SL010322 FAMOSUN FINANCE L.P. 29 Feb 2012 SC415934 STEWART MARINE LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 SC416159 MIG CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Feb 2012 SC416780 SCOTT MURRAY MOTORS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
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