Fife
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Fife when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Fife when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Fife when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 282 companies were registered in Fife during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Fife UK 2012 282 118,868 2011 290 114,512 % change -2.8% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (290) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Fife when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 101 84 97 New companies in 2011 70 101 119 % change 44.3% -16.8% -18.5% Record Year 2012 (101) 2011 (101) 2011 (119)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Fife when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 222 companies were dissolved in Fife during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 18.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Fife UK 2012 222 74,772 2011 188 72,230 % change 18.1% 3.5% Record Year 2012 (222) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Fife when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 70 71 81 Closed companies in 2011 57 77 54 % change 22.8% -7.8% 50% Record Year 2012 (70) 2009 (112) 2010 (81)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Fife during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 60 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Fife UK 2012 60 44,096 2011 102 42,282 Record Year 2008 (160) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 31 13 16 Net growth in 2011 13 24 65 Record Year 2003 (64) 2010 (53) 2008 (66)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Fife formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Fife 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% % change 29.5% -16.2% -19.4% Record Year 1970 (0.8%) 1965 (0.5%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Fife was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.7% of all director appointments in Fife in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LP 5.30% CONSULTING 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.70% MANAGEMENT 4.77% TRADING 1.59% CONSULTANCY 3.29% FIFE 1.43% PROPERTY 2.36% ENGINEERING 1.32% TRADING 2.08% (SCOTLAND) 1.27% DESIGN 1.87% (FIFE) 1.22% ASSOCIATES 1.83% CONSULTING 1.06% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.85% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ANDREWS 0.79% BUSINESS 1.72% DESIGN 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% INSPECTION 0.74% MEDIA 1.68% L.P. 0.74% LONDON 1.67% ASSOCIATES 0.74% J 1.55% INVESTMENTS 0.69% GLOBAL 1.54% J 0.69% INVESTMENTS 1.47% SCOTLAND 0.64% IT 1.43% G 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.34% GROUP 0.64% CARE 1.32% CONSULTANTS 0.64% M 1.27% ENERGY 0.58% BUILDING 1.22% M 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.21% ST 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.20% KINGDOM 0.53% S 1.17% MEDIA 0.53% SECURITY 1.16%
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 765 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 138 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 86 28,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 80 14,809 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 61 21,969 7487 - Other business activities 58 16,361 99999 - Dormant Company 55 37,912 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 20,742 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 32 6,008 71129 - Other engineering activities 26 3,434 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 25 4,426 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 11,950 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 22 4,591 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 6,519 74990 - Non-trading company 19 13,641 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 19 4,705 86230 - Dental practice activities 19 2,368 56101 - Licensed restaurants 18 6,004 9999 - Dormant Company 16 6,793 43290 - Other construction installation 15 2,604
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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