Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 414 companies were registered in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 18.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Cambridge UK 2011 414 116,391 2010 350 105,137 % change 18.3% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (519) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 110 132 172 New companies in 2010 101 117 132 % change 8.9% 12.8% 30.3% Record Year 2007 (140) 2011 (132) 2007 (255)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 293 companies were dissolved in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Cambridge UK 2011 293 90,986 2010 256 82,677 % change 14.5% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (325) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 93 88 112 Closed companies in 2010 82 69 105 % change 13.4% 27.5% 7% Record Year 2009 (96) 2011 (88) 2009 (151)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Cambridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 121 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Cambridge UK 2011 121 25,405 2010 94 22,460 Record Year 2007 (347) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 17 44 60 Net growth in 2010 19 48 27 Record Year 2007 (77) 2003 (93) 2007 (204)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Cambridge formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Cambridge 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change -6.1% -0.8% 24.3% Record Year 1963 (0.8%) 1967 (1.2%) 1968 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Cambridge in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 5.35% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 1.88% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTANCY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.38% (CAMBRIDGE) 1.06% TRADING 2.10% PROPERTY 1.01% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.92% ASSOCIATES 1.92% DESIGN 0.87% BUSINESS 1.87% BUSINESS 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CENTRE 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.76% TRADING 0.58% MEDIA 1.69% CARE 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.61% TECHNOLOGY 0.53% LONDON 1.60% CONSULTANTS 0.53% CARE 1.45% INTERNATIONAL 0.53% J 1.45% PARTNERS 0.53% GLOBAL 1.44% TRAINING 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.43% GLOBAL 0.53% IT 1.41% J 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% MEDICAL 0.48% BUILDING 1.34% INVESTMENTS 0.48% M 1.30% GROUP 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.28% EDUCATION 0.43% S 1.24% SOCIAL 0.43% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% SYSTEMS 0.43% SYSTEMS 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 501 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 141 60,968 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 95 16,150 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 84 30,253 7414 - Business & management consultancy 70 12,916 9999 - Dormant Company 62 19,765 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 56 10,246 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 51 7,000 99999 - Dormant Company 46 18,336 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 37 7,788 7260 - Other computer related activities 33 7,789 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 3,168 74990 - Non-trading company 30 8,695 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 29 698 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 6,996 86900 - Other human health activities 26 4,092 7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering 26 697 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 26 6,183 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 10,085 9305 - Other service activities 24 8,740
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07574896 SANIYA P LTD 23 Mar 2011 07566270 SELF MANAGED CARE LIMITED 16 Mar 2011 07564741 TJ KIDS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 15 Mar 2011 07563104 MCS ENERGY LTD. 14 Mar 2011 07556411 BSM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 08 Mar 2011 07551074 RAREMET LIMITED 03 Mar 2011 07549642 BELLYSYNC LTD 03 Mar 2011 07584100 TYLER FOR LIVING LTD 30 Mar 2011 07558374 EMERALD FROG MARKETING LIMITED 09 Mar 2011 07550073 BENCHMARK CORPORATION LTD 03 Mar 2011 07547057 KJH IT SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Mar 2011 07574936 KONTROLA LIMITED 23 Mar 2011 07584109 INFOSENSE LTD 30 Mar 2011 07583273 CAMBS SCHOOL INTERNATINAL LIMITED 29 Mar 2011 07583233 SPRINGFIELD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 29 Mar 2011 07579687 YOLANDA COMPANY LTD 28 Mar 2011 07567079 TAYVIN 447 LIMITED 16 Mar 2011 07566457 ARTICULATE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 16 Mar 2011 07566307 PIGEON (RISBY) LIMITED 16 Mar 2011 07565766 HITCHHIKER HOLDINGS LIMITED 16 Mar 2011 07561743 HIGHTECHSTAND LIMITED 11 Mar 2011 07552855 ARCTIC ADVISORY GROUP LIMITED 04 Mar 2011 07551494 GAUGE STORE LTD 04 Mar 2011 07585393 MARCH STEEL SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2011 07574825 SK-U BUILDING COMPANY LTD 23 Mar 2011
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