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

  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 (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)FifeUK
    2012282118,868
    2011290114,512
    % change-2.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (290) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20121018497
    New companies in 201170101119
    % change44.3%-16.8%-18.5%
    Record Year2012 (101)2011 (101)2011 (119)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)FifeUK
    201222274,772
    201118872,230
    % change18.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2012 (222) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012707181
    Closed companies in 2011577754
    % change22.8%-7.8%50%
    Record Year2012 (70)2009 (112)2010 (81)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)FifeUK
    20126044,096
    201110242,282
    Record Year 2008 (160) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012311316
    Net growth in 2011132465
    Record Year2003 (64)2010 (53)2008 (66)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.3%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.3%
    % change29.5%-16.2%-19.4%
    Record Year1970 (0.8%)1965 (0.5%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LP5.30%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.70%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    TRADING1.59%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    FIFE1.43%PROPERTY2.36%
    ENGINEERING1.32%TRADING2.08%
    (SCOTLAND)1.27%DESIGN1.87%
    (FIFE)1.22%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CONSULTING1.06%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ANDREWS0.79%BUSINESS1.72%
    DESIGN0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    INSPECTION0.74%MEDIA1.68%
    L.P.0.74%LONDON1.67%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%J1.55%
    INVESTMENTS0.69%GLOBAL1.54%
    J0.69%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    SCOTLAND0.64%IT1.43%
    G0.64%PROPERTIES1.34%
    GROUP0.64%CARE1.32%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%M1.27%
    ENERGY0.58%BUILDING1.22%
    M0.58%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    ST0.58%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    KINGDOM0.53%S1.17%
    MEDIA0.53%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied765228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13850,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8628,990
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8014,809
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6121,969
    7487 - Other business activities5816,361
    99999 - Dormant Company5537,912
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4020,742
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified326,008
    71129 - Other engineering activities263,434
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment254,426
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2311,950
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings224,591
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate206,519
    74990 - Non-trading company1913,641
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing194,705
    86230 - Dental practice activities192,368
    56101 - Licensed restaurants186,004
    9999 - Dormant Company166,793
    43290 - Other construction installation152,604

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    SC432390 NYPG LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    SC432916 ROLLOR LTD 19 Sep 2012
    SC432002 786 PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) LTD 06 Sep 2012
    SC432508 BELT ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 13 Sep 2012
    SC433439 BURNTISLAND SUPERMARKET LTD 26 Sep 2012
    SC433539 RAM GRANT CONSULTANT LTD 27 Sep 2012
    SC433287 CALAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    SC432264 MY TAXI LTD 10 Sep 2012
    SC431852 FLUE-TEC LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    SO304075 MACINNES MILNE LLP 06 Sep 2012
    SC432483 REAL SPICE (FIFE) LTD 12 Sep 2012
    SC432100 CASPIANS (ANSTRUTHER) LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    SL011338 GLOBAL EX-IM TRADING LP 20 Sep 2012
    SL011339 FOMALHAUT ACRUX LP 20 Sep 2012
    SC432423 AFFORDABLE SOLUTIONS INC LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    SC432645 STONEYBRAE PROPERTIES LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    SC432700 TELFER JOINERY LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    SC433278 FORREST DRAUGHTING LTD 25 Sep 2012
    SC431697 PLANIT CPD LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    SC431867 HODRUM LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    SC432279 MY NEW ADDRESS IS LTD 10 Sep 2012
    SC432851 SPECIFIC IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    SC433535 FORTH SALES LTD 27 Sep 2012
    SC432068 EAST COAST PAINTERS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    SC431668 INVESHIRE LIMITED 03 Sep 2012