Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Cambridge UK 2010 350 105,137 2009 342 91,034 % change 2.3% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (519) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 101 117 132 New companies in 2009 94 108 140 % change 7.4% 8.3% -5.7% Record Year 2007 (140) 2003 (130) 2007 (255)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Cambridge UK 2010 256 82,677 2009 325 108,060 % change -21.2% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (325) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 82 69 105 Closed companies in 2009 96 78 151 % change -14.6% -11.5% -30% Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (78) 2009 (151)
Net Company Growth
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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) Cambridge UK 2010 94 22,460 2009 17 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (347) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 19 48 27 Net growth in 2009 -2 30 -11 Record Year 2007 (77) 2003 (93) 2007 (204)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change -0.3% -7.2% -21.7% Record Year 1963 (0.8%) 1967 (1.2%) 1968 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 4.66% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 2.13% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 1.67% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTANCY 1.06% PROPERTY 2.50% DESIGN 0.91% ASSOCIATES 2.04% (CAMBRIDGE) 0.86% TRADING 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.81% DESIGN 1.91% ASSOCIATES 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% INTERNATIONAL 0.81% MEDIA 1.84% PROPERTY 0.61% BUSINESS 1.74% SYSTEMS 0.61% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CENTRE 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.63% TRADING 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.54% COMMUNITY 0.56% J 1.48% BUSINESS 0.56% LONDON 1.45% TECHNOLOGY 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.45% RESEARCH 0.51% GROUP 1.37% ACADEMY 0.46% GLOBAL 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.40% PROPERTIES 1.35% GLOBAL 0.40% BUILDING 1.34% HEALTH 0.40% CARE 1.33% M 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.30% DEVELOPMENT 0.40% M 1.28% GROUP 0.40% SYSTEMS 1.25% MARKETING 0.40% S 1.23%
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 504 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 160 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 82 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 68 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 67 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 60 19,948 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 59 9,659 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 57 9,943 7260 - Other computer related activities 53 10,331 8532 - Social work without accommodation 35 1,133 7499 - Non-trading company 35 15,398 99999 - Dormant Company 34 13,808 62090 - Other information technology service activities 33 6,340 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 32 9,325 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 32 1,154 74990 - Non-trading company 31 8,149 62012 - Business and domestic software development 30 2,646 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 30 3,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 7,143 7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering 27 837
Recent Companies
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