Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 350 companies were registered in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)CambridgeUK
    2010350105,137
    200934291,034
    % change2.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (519) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010101117132
    New companies in 200994108140
    % change7.4%8.3%-5.7%
    Record Year2007 (140)2003 (130)2007 (255)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 256 companies were dissolved in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)CambridgeUK
    201025682,677
    2009325108,060
    % change-21.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (325) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20108269105
    Closed companies in 20099678151
    % change-14.6%-11.5%-30%
    Record Year2009 (96)2009 (78)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Cambridge during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 94 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)CambridgeUK
    20109422,460
    200917-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (347) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010194827
    Net growth in 2009-230-11
    Record Year2007 (77)2003 (93)2007 (204)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Cambridge formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Cambridge
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.4%0.4%
    % change-0.3%-7.2%-21.7%
    Record Year1963 (0.8%)1967 (1.2%)1968 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.6% of all director appointments in Cambridge in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CAMBRIDGE4.66%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING2.13%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.67%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%PROPERTY2.50%
    DESIGN0.91%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    (CAMBRIDGE)0.86%TRADING1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%DESIGN1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    INTERNATIONAL0.81%MEDIA1.84%
    PROPERTY0.61%BUSINESS1.74%
    SYSTEMS0.61%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CENTRE0.61%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    TRADING0.56%ENGINEERING1.54%
    COMMUNITY0.56%J1.48%
    BUSINESS0.56%LONDON1.45%
    TECHNOLOGY0.51%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    RESEARCH0.51%GROUP1.37%
    ACADEMY0.46%GLOBAL1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.40%PROPERTIES1.35%
    GLOBAL0.40%BUILDING1.34%
    HEALTH0.40%CARE1.33%
    M0.40%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    DEVELOPMENT0.40%M1.28%
    GROUP0.40%SYSTEMS1.25%
    MARKETING0.40%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied504228,645
    7487 - Other business activities16074,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8214,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6817,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6726,974
    9999 - Dormant Company6019,948
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply599,659
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities579,943
    7260 - Other computer related activities5310,331
    8532 - Social work without accommodation351,133
    7499 - Non-trading company3515,398
    99999 - Dormant Company3413,808
    62090 - Other information technology service activities336,340
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering329,325
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified321,154
    74990 - Non-trading company318,149
    62012 - Business and domestic software development302,646
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis303,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified287,143
    7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering27837

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07193224 THE CHAPEL OF THE ANNUNCIATION, FURNEUX PELHAM 17 Mar 2010
    07187631 WINNERS (UK) LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07186130 RED BALLOON LEARNER CENTRE - NORTH EAST 11 Mar 2010
    07201294 SUNFOX ENERGY LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07193849 HAYSOM WARD MILLER LTD 18 Mar 2010
    07180318 LINARO LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07180218 FITZBILLIES LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07173997 CAMBRIDGE MINIWORKS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07205268 GLIAKO CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07202242 FRENCH REFLECTIONS LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07199686 INTER-CO EUROPE LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07197855 CJ SISTERS LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07189370 KOCK-HEWITSON & COMPANY LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07187795 MEDRACO CONSULT LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07174079 WATERSHED TECHNOLOGY LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07202745 LEIGHTON O'BRIEN UK LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07188506 CAMBRIDGE ATLANTIC LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07188503 CCD ONLINE (UK) LTD. 12 Mar 2010
    07202459 EDEN DRIVESCAPES LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07196178 BEVAN DISPENSARY SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07194528 TACKLE TUBE LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07189122 RUSSELLS LETTINGS LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07188464 KANSO LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07207868 EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY 30 Mar 2010
    07200237 DE IANNELLO TRADING LTD 23 Mar 2010