FAME

F.A.M.E. (Financial Analysis Made Easy) in Business @ The Mitchell

 

F.A.M.E. contains information on companies in the UK and Ireland. Find out more about how this superior database can help your business.

F.A.M.E. (Financial Analysis Made Easy) in Business @ The Mitchell

 

The FAME database, widely used by professionals in all industries, contains information on companies in the UK and Ireland. It holds information on 3.1 million companies, 1.9 million of which are in a detailed format. 

 

For the top 2.2 million companies the reports typically include:

 

  • contact information including phone, e-mail and web addresses plus main and other trading addresses
  • activity details
  • 29 profit and loss account and 63 balance sheet items, cash flow and ratios, credit score and rating, security and price information (listed companies only)
  • names of bankers, auditors, previous auditors and advisors

  • details of holdings and subsidiaries (including foreign holdings and subsidiaries)
  • Names of current and previous directors with home addresses and shareholder indicator, heads of department and shareholders
  • In addition to the existing ratios you can also create your own that you can display in the reports and also use in your searches and analyses

Each company with detailed financials is part of a default peer group based on its activity codes. Integral graphs illustrate its position in this peer group. A company tree diagram instantly illustrates the structure of the group.

 

 

More about F.A.M.E. and its applications

 

 

F.A.M.E. - How do I access it and what does it cost?

 

F.A.M.E. is available on DVD ROM or on the Internet with daily updates.  It's available FREE OF CHARGE to all personal visitors to Business @ The Mitchell.  Costs will apply for downloads or printouts.

 

 

 

Online Enquiry Service

Need information from F.A.M.E.? Send us your query now using our Online Enquiry Form.  We will reply within 1 working day.

 

 

 

 

Help in constructing searches and downloading information is always available or have a look at the search tutorials below. These are PDF documents and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.  The Adobe Reader can be freely downloaded from the Adobe web site.

 

F.A.M.E. Quick Guide

F.A.M.E. Advanced Quick Guide

 

For general information on Financial Ratios, Balance Sheets or Profit & Loss Accounts and how to read and understand them, look at COBRA (Complete Business Reference Advisor) and the following Business Information Sheets.  You can access these resources from any Glasgow Libraries PC. You can also access these from home if you have a Glasgow Libraries card.

 

 

Bif009

Financial Ratios - A Guide to Understanding

Bif007 Balance Sheets - A Guide to Understanding
Bif008   Profit and Loss Accounts - A Guide to Understanding

 

 

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Business @ The Mitchell
North Street
Glasgow
G3 7DN
Phone: 0141 287 2904
Fax: 0141 287 2912
Email:businessinfo@glasgow.gov.uk