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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

  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 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)CambridgeUK
    2011414116,391
    2010350105,137
    % change18.3%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (519) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011110132172
    New companies in 2010101117132
    % change8.9%12.8%30.3%
    Record Year2007 (140)2011 (132)2007 (255)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CambridgeUK
    201129390,986
    201025682,677
    % change14.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (325) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20119388112
    Closed companies in 20108269105
    % change13.4%27.5%7%
    Record Year2009 (96)2011 (88)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CambridgeUK
    201112125,405
    20109422,460
    Record Year 2007 (347) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011174460
    Net growth in 2010194827
    Record Year2007 (77)2003 (93)2007 (204)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change-6.1%-0.8%24.3%
    Record Year1963 (0.8%)1967 (1.2%)1968 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CAMBRIDGE5.35%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.88%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.21%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%PROPERTY2.38%
    (CAMBRIDGE)1.06%TRADING2.10%
    PROPERTY1.01%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.92%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    DESIGN0.87%BUSINESS1.87%
    BUSINESS0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CENTRE0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRADING0.58%MEDIA1.69%
    CARE0.58%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TECHNOLOGY0.53%LONDON1.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%CARE1.45%
    INTERNATIONAL0.53%J1.45%
    PARTNERS0.53%GLOBAL1.44%
    TRAINING0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GLOBAL0.53%IT1.41%
    J0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    MEDICAL0.48%BUILDING1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%M1.30%
    GROUP0.43%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    EDUCATION0.43%S1.24%
    SOCIAL0.43%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    SYSTEMS0.43%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied501202,798
    7487 - Other business activities14160,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9516,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8430,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7012,916
    9999 - Dormant Company6219,765
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5610,246
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply517,000
    99999 - Dormant Company4618,336
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified377,788
    7260 - Other computer related activities337,789
    62012 - Business and domestic software development313,168
    74990 - Non-trading company308,695
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering29698
    62090 - Other information technology service activities296,996
    86900 - Other human health activities264,092
    7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering26697
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering266,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2510,085
    9305 - Other service activities248,740

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07567731 INTELLIGENT TRANSINFOTECH LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07566514 ANIOLA LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07566270 SELF MANAGED CARE LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07562209 HALLS OF CAMBRIDGE LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07561937 SKS CATERING LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07552310 NW FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07552060 CAMBRIDGE ELECTRICAL & DATA SERVICES LTD 04 Mar 2011
    07549576 KISMET THERAPY ROOMS LTD 03 Mar 2011
    OC363210 CAT, FISH ETC LLP 29 Mar 2011
    07586366 OXFORD MULTI SPECTRAL LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07583832 CEYLAN LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07581222 COUNTRYWIDE REMOVALS LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07579986 ELSWORTH MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07564292 EPMG LEGAL LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07559408 UK 88 LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07554376 MOV GEOLOGICAL LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07581703 MEMORABLE CAMBRIDGE PUNTING LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07574810 JANUAR LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07567079 TAYVIN 447 LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07567061 TAYVIN 446 LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07556038 HEALTH DATA LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07552076 POJO LTD 04 Mar 2011
    07551083 BEEMAX LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07574825 SK-U BUILDING COMPANY LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07559981 PERVASID LIMITED 10 Mar 2011