New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 88 companies were formed in Glenrothes in 2010. This total is 13.7% lower than in 2009 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Glenrothes	UK
   2010	88	400,358
   2009	102	362,675
   2008	105	349,203
   2007	104	457,649
   2006	81	405,440
   Record Year	2008 (105)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	88	1
   2009	2009	362675	102	1
   2008	2008	349203	105	1
   2007	2007	457649	104	1
   2006	2006	405440	81	1
   2005	2005	367689	88	1
   2004	2004	340803	73	1
   2003	2003	403670	94	1
   2002	2002	299401	84	1
   2001	2001	226399	66	1
   2008	2007	457649	105	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 40 companies were formed in Glenrothes. This figure is 2.4% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Glenrothes occurred in 2008 when a total of 52 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Glenrothes	UK
   2010	40	196,609
   2009	41	180,654
   % change	-2.4%	8.8%
   Record Year	2008 (52)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	40
   H2 2009	180654	41
   H2 2008	160932	52
   H2 2007	178552	37
   H2 2006	190031	41
   H2 2005	180291	36
   H2 2004	166374	34
   H2 2003	201446	50
   H2 2002	162884	48
   H2 2001	109317	33

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 18 companies were registered in Glenrothes during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Glenrothes	UK
   2010	18	95,117
   2009	17	85,983
   % change	5.9%	10.6%
   Record Year	2003 (28)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	18	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	17	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	24	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	22	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	14	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	16	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	12	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	28	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	24	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	16	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2003	28	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	3
   Nov 2010	34347	10
   Oct 2010	33636	5
   Sep 2010	35149	9
   Aug 2010	32366	6
   Jul 2010	33977	7
   Jun 2010	35198	6
   May 2010	30031	7
   Apr 2010	33383	6
   Mar 2010	42779	9
   Feb 2010	33214	14
   Jan 2010	29144	6

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	5	10	3
   New companies in 2009	3	7	7
   % change	66.7%	42.9%	-57.1%
   Record Year	2003 (14)	2008 (12)	2002 (9)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Glenrothes in 2010. This total is 0.0% higher than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Glenrothes	UK
   2010	83	342,232
   2009	83	533,773
   2008	57	237,901
   2007	42	220,295
   2006	50	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (83)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	83	1
   2009	2009	533773	83	1
   2008	2008	237901	57	1
   2007	2007	220295	42	1
   2006	2006	200166	50	1
   2005	2005	189329	68	1
   2004	2004	171967	57	1
   2003	2003	161127	42	1
   2002	2002	163577	37	1
   2001	2001	144429	42	1
   2009	2009	533773	83	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The second half of 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Glenrothes when compared to any previous second half year.

   The second half of 2010 was a record second half year for company closures in Glenrothes when compared to any half year in history.

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 51 companies were dissolved in Glenrothes. This figure is 41.7% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Glenrothes occurred in 2010 when a total of 51 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Glenrothes	UK
   2010	51	164,601
   2009	36	244,537
   % change	41.7%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2010 (51)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	51
   H2 2009	244537	36
   H2 2008	134798	30
   H2 2007	112494	27
   H2 2006	100900	22
   H2 2005	98663	37
   H2 2004	87430	32
   H2 2003	83674	21
   H2 2002	90537	18
   H2 2001	72374	19

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 25 companies were dissolved in Glenrothes during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Glenrothes	UK
   2010	25	76,896
   2009	25	85,136
   % change	0.0%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2008 (26)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	25	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	25	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	26	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	16	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	9	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	12	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	12	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	12	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	7	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	10	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2008	26	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   December 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Glenrothes when compared to any previous December.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	9
   Nov 2010	31710	5
   Oct 2010	28903	11
   Sep 2010	29093	19
   Aug 2010	32913	3
   Jul 2010	25699	4
   Jun 2010	35162	2
   May 2010	38045	12
   Apr 2010	21747	2
   Mar 2010	33870	9
   Feb 2010	24398	3
   Jan 2010	24409	4

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	11	5	9
   Closed companies in 2009	5	13	7
   % change	120.0%	-61.5%	29%
   Record Year	2008 (19)	2009 (13)	2010 (9)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 5 companies were added to the company register for Glenrothes in 2010. This number represents growth of 4.9% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 14 companies lower than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the Glenrothes company register grew by 62 companies.

   Year	Glenrothes	UK
   2010	5	58,126
   2009	19	-171,098
   2008	48	111,302
   2007	62	237,354
   2006	31	205,274
   Record Year	2007 (62)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	5	102	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	19	105	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	48	104	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	62	81	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	31	88	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	20	73	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	16	94	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	52	84	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	47	66	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	24	64	2001	81970	244029	1
   2007	62	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 the company register for Glenrothes decreased by 11 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Glenrothes	UK
   2010	-11	32,008
   2009	5	-63,883
   Record Year	2002 (30)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	-11
   H2 2009	-63883	5
   H2 2008	26134	22
   H2 2007	66058	10
   H2 2006	89131	19
   H2 2005	81628	-1
   H2 2004	78944	2
   H2 2003	117772	29
   H2 2002	72347	30
   H2 2001	36943	14

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Glenrothes during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was -7 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Glenrothes	UK
   2010	-7	18,221
   2009	-8	847
   Record Year	2002 (17)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	-7	17	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	-8	24	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	-2	22	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	6	14	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	5	16	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	4	12	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	0	28	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	16	24	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	17	16	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	6	8	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2002	17	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	-6
   Nov 2010	2637	5
   Oct 2010	4733	-6
   Sep 2010	6056	-10
   Aug 2010	-547	3
   Jul 2010	8278	3
   Jun 2010	36	4
   May 2010	-8014	-5
   Apr 2010	11636	4
   Mar 2010	8909	0
   Feb 2010	8816	11
   Jan 2010	4735	2

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	-6	5	-6
   Net growth in 2009	-2	-6	0
   Record Year	2003 (10)	1998 (8)	2002 (8)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

   In 2010 Glenrothes formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Glenrothes was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Glenrothes
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1980 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0220	88	1
   2009	0.0281	102	1
   2008	0.0301	105	1
   2007	0.0227	104	1
   2006	0.0200	81	1
   2005	0.0239	88	1
   2004	0.0214	73	1
   2003	0.0233	94	1
   2002	0.0281	84	1
   2001	0.0292	66	1
   1980	0.0654	12	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 Glenrothes formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Glenrothes
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1979 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0203	40	1
   H2 2009	0.0227	41	1
   H2 2008	0.0323	52	1
   H2 2007	0.0207	37	1
   H2 2006	0.0216	41	1
   H2 2005	0.0200	36	1
   H2 2004	0.0204	34	1
   H2 2003	0.0248	50	1
   H2 2002	0.0295	48	1
   H2 2001	0.0302	33	1
   H2 1979	0.0722	7	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   In the fourth quarter of 2010, Glenrothes formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Glenrothes
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1976 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0189	18	1
   Q4 2009	0.0198	17	1
   Q4 2008	0.0316	24	1
   Q4 2007	0.0265	22	1
   Q4 2006	0.0148	14	1
   Q4 2005	0.0179	16	1
   Q4 2004	0.0148	12	1
   Q4 2003	0.0297	28	1
   Q4 2002	0.0290	24	1
   Q4 2001	0.0298	16	1
   Q4 1976	0.1074	4	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0111	3
   Nov 2010	0.0291	10
   Oct 2010	0.0149	5
   Sep 2010	0.0256	9
   Aug 2010	0.0185	6
   Jul 2010	0.0206	7
   Jun 2010	0.0170	6
   May 2010	0.0233	7
   Apr 2010	0.0180	6
   Mar 2010	0.0210	9
   Feb 2010	0.0422	14
   Jan 2010	0.0206	6

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	46.1%	27.6%	-59.0%
   Record Year	1985 (0.2%)	1965 (0.2%)	1979 (0.3%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 47.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2010	47.3006	8.5890	3.0675	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	46.1604	5.6604	4.2453	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	46.9474	4.2105	0.0000	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	48.9597	7.2581	0.0000	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	49.1302	5.5814	0.0000	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	48.2130	6.0185	3.2407	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	51.0536	5.9524	0.5952	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	52.6473	6.7633	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	53.4566	9.2486	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	52.3550	8.8757	0.0000	52.1075	0.1239	12.4446

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 48.1.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 16.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2010	48.0822	16.4384	4.1096	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	47.6593	7.6923	3.2967	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	46.5977	8.0460	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	48.6105	8.4211	0.0000	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	48.2308	6.7308	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	50.3333	6.8966	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	48.5694	2.7778	1.3889	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	52.3265	6.1224	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	54.6087	8.6957	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	52.1566	14.4578	0.0000	51.9496	0.1315	12.1639

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 51.8.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 24.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2010	51.7805	24.3902	0.0000	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	51.1000	3.3333	0.0000	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	46.9048	4.7619	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	49.0769	0.0000	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	47.9565	2.1739	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	50.8000	7.5000	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	48.3871	3.2258	3.2258	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	52.2321	1.7857	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	54.4231	11.5385	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	50.1034	13.7931	0.0000	52.0787	0.1393	12.2804

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The record year for female directors in Glenrothes was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Glenrothes in 2010 was 34.8%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	34.8066	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	24.0642	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	30.0885	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	28.6486	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	28.3401	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	33.7449	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	31.7406	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	35.4839	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	29.8246	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	28.8770	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1959	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The record second half year for female directors in Glenrothes was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   32.9% of all director appointments in Glenrothes in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2010	32.9114	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	33.0000	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	29.5918	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	29.9065	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	23.7288	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	21.1538	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	27.7108	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	28.9720	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	31.6832	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	34.0659	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1974	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Glenrothes was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   41.9% of all director appointments in Glenrothes in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2010	41.8605	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	32.4324	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	28.5714	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	28.5714	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	20.0000	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	14.8936	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	24.3243	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	35.0000	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	30.3571	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	41.1765	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1974	66.6667	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   (SCOTLAND)	2.76%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   KINGDOM	2.21%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   FIFE	2.21%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   CENTRE	1.66%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   IN	1.66%	TRADING	2.11%
   PROPERTY	1.66%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   CARE	1.10%	DESIGN	1.92%
   DEVELOPMENTS	1.10%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   HAIR	1.10%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   JOINERY	1.10%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   RECYCLING	1.10%	MEDIA	1.71%
   (FIFE)	1.10%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   ST	1.10%	LONDON	1.60%
   PROPERTIES	1.10%	CARE	1.45%
   FIRE	0.55%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   FLOOD	0.55%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   CHRISTMAS	0.55%	J	1.42%
   PH.SOLUTIONS	0.55%	IT	1.41%
   GLASS	0.55%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   REMUS	0.55%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   TEL	0.55%	BUILDING	1.34%
   COMPLETECARE	0.55%	M	1.30%
   DOVE	0.55%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   FASTRAX	0.55%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   INC	0.55%	S	1.23%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	44	199,572
   43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified	11	2,854
   7487 - Other business activities	11	63,348
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	7	27,550
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	6	6,598
   4525 - Other special trades construction	5	1,811
   7260 - Other computer related activities	4	8,089
   9999 - Dormant Company	4	20,144
   99999 - Dormant Company	3	16,285
   43210 - Electrical installation	3	2,980
   4542 - Joinery installation	3	956
   9305 - Other service activities	3	8,858
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	3	13,474
   49410 - Freight transport by road	3	2,008
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	3	14,505
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	3	7,088
   7020 - Letting of own property	2	1,427
   47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	2	1,849
   6420 - Telecommunications	2	1,299
   4534 - Other building installation	2	2,357

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   SC389895	TGB SHEDS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED	03 Dec 2010
   SC390516	ST NINIAN'S CHARITY SHOP AND COMMUNITY CAFE	17 Dec 2010
   SC390260	ST COMMS LIMITED	13 Dec 2010