Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous September.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 361 companies were registered in Cambridge during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Cambridge UK 2010 361 101,492 2009 338 94,671 % change 6.8% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (361) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 115 95 151 New companies in 2009 126 94 118 % change -8.7% 1.1% 28.0% Record Year 2009 (126) 2007 (122) 2010 (151)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 287 companies were dissolved in Cambridge during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Cambridge UK 2010 287 87,705 2009 336 159,401 % change -14.6% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 96 92 99 Closed companies in 2009 74 93 169 % change 29.7% -1.1% -41% Record Year 2010 (96) 2008 (183) 2009 (169)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Cambridge during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 74 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Cambridge UK 2010 74 13,787 2009 2 -64,730 Record Year 2002 (187) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 19 3 52 Net growth in 2009 52 1 -51 Record Year 2008 (78) 2002 (66) 2002 (76)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Cambridge formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Cambridge 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.4% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% % change -15.1% -8.3% 22.7% Record Year 1969 (0.9%) 1970 (0.9%) 1970 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.4% of all director appointments in Cambridge in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 4.52% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 2.26% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTANCY 1.23% PROPERTY 2.38% (CAMBRIDGE) 1.03% TRADING 2.04% ASSOCIATES 0.93% ASSOCIATES 2.01% BUSINESS 0.93% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% TRADING 0.74% BUSINESS 1.80% CENTRE 0.64% MEDIA 1.75% PARTNERS 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.54% LONDON 1.59% INTERNATIONAL 0.49% ENGINEERING 1.59% SYSTEMS 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CARE 0.49% CARE 1.44% ROAD 0.44% J 1.44% EDUCATION 0.44% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.44% GLOBAL 1.42% TECHNOLOGY 0.44% IT 1.35% TRUST 0.39% PROPERTIES 1.35% DEVELOPMENT 0.39% BUILDING 1.32% GROUP 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.30% RESEARCH 0.39% M 1.28% WORK 0.39% SYSTEMS 1.26% TECHNOLOGIES 0.39% S 1.24%
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 468 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 160 69,802 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 77 13,161 7414 - Business & management consultancy 73 14,940 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 73 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 70 21,484 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 53 8,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 8,292 7260 - Other computer related activities 40 8,967 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 34 7,634 99999 - Dormant Company 32 14,072 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 2,548 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 5,716 7499 - Non-trading company 30 13,408 7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering 29 825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 6,460 9305 - Other service activities 25 9,454 86900 - Other human health activities 23 3,361 74990 - Non-trading company 22 7,649 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 21 539
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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