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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07135884 VALDISE MILLS LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07115385 CAML CONSULTANCY LIMITED 04 Jan 2010 07123107 SHIKARI SHAMBU LTD 12 Jan 2010 07131184 EBORACUM RACING LIMITED 20 Jan 2010 07115307 BOLTON'S PIT COMPANY LIMITED 04 Jan 2010 07135691 MYCONOSTICA TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07127970 NORFOLK PHARMACEUTICALS LTD 18 Jan 2010 07121765 CAMBRIDGE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jan 2010 07121042 ZINCATI LTD 09 Jan 2010 07118417 WARMANS RESIDENTIAL LETTINGS LIMITED 07 Jan 2010 07117766 LOHO LTD 06 Jan 2010 07115083 NLP CREATIONS LTD 04 Jan 2010 07137181 STEVE LINE LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 OC351577 CAB GLAZING SERVICES LLP 18 Jan 2010 07136436 CAMBIVAC LTD 26 Jan 2010 07132630 ENERGYNTEL LIMITED 21 Jan 2010 07141342 FABRE LONDON LIMITED 31 Jan 2010 07134914 STANDING START TRUST 25 Jan 2010 07132796 LTB ASSOCIATES LTD 21 Jan 2010 07129385 CAMBRIDGE ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010 07135166 HTC TECHNOLOGY LTD 25 Jan 2010 07132894 BABIES IN A MANGER LTD 22 Jan 2010 07122793 CELL GUIDANCE SYSTEMS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010 07122028 D & EC (CAMBRIDGE) LTD 11 Jan 2010 07125262 CAMBRIDGE CBT LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
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