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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 422 companies were registered in Cambridge during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)CambridgeUK
    2011422114,512
    2010361101,492
    % change16.9%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (422) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011133146143
    New companies in 201011595151
    % change15.7%53.7%-5.3%
    Record Year2011 (133)2011 (146)2010 (151)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 233 companies were dissolved in Cambridge during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)CambridgeUK
    201123372,230
    201028787,705
    % change-18.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011778076
    Closed companies in 2010969299
    % change-19.8%-13.0%-23%
    Record Year2010 (96)2008 (183)2009 (169)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Cambridge during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 189 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)CambridgeUK
    201118942,282
    20107413,787
    Record Year 2011 (189) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011566667
    Net growth in 201019352
    Record Year2008 (78)2002 (66)2002 (76)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Cambridge formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Cambridge
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change5.8%29.3%-14.5%
    Record Year1969 (0.9%)1970 (0.9%)1970 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.5% of all director appointments in Cambridge in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CAMBRIDGE5.96%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.96%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.69%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    PROPERTY1.16%PROPERTY2.41%
    MANAGEMENT1.11%TRADING2.06%
    (CAMBRIDGE)1.02%DESIGN1.94%
    CENTRE0.84%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%BUSINESS1.82%
    DESIGN0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.62%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TECHNOLOGY0.58%LONDON1.63%
    MEDIA0.58%J1.47%
    HOLDINGS0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    CARE0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MEDICAL0.53%CARE1.42%
    BUSINESS0.49%IT1.38%
    TRAINING0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    INTERNATIONAL0.49%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    EDUCATION0.49%M1.25%
    CREATIVE0.44%ENERGY1.22%
    COMMUNITY0.44%TRAINING1.21%
    PRODUCTIONS0.44%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied526204,493
    7487 - Other business activities16265,177
    7414 - Business & management consultancy8214,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7915,760
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7329,245
    9999 - Dormant Company6522,587
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply578,345
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5210,137
    99999 - Dormant Company4018,281
    7260 - Other computer related activities408,686
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified377,551
    7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering33820
    9305 - Other service activities3210,525
    7499 - Non-trading company3111,543
    62012 - Business and domestic software development313,137
    74990 - Non-trading company308,064
    62090 - Other information technology service activities296,798
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering28630
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2710,018
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering246,321

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07730088 22CN LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07740567 CAMBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL HORIZONS LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07751086 FISTEIN ENTERPRISES LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07734174 TAJMAHAL(CAMBRIDGE) LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07734709 HAMMER AND TONG PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07743676 JUICE IT UP! LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07755212 WISHES IMPORT EXPORT & WHOLESALERS LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07731368 NYCAM LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07747338 SG ADVISORY LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07749019 CAMBRIDGE GREENTECH LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07745606 CAMBRIDGE SIKH SOCIETY LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07738087 FOODCO UK (SALISBURY) LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07729338 SETANTA MEDIA LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07729607 IAMBERCRAFT LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07743931 NOANDISHE TRAINING CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07754950 CYTOPROM LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07756123 TIEC GROUP LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07756914 DE CHARME LTD. 30 Aug 2011
    07757351 TAYVIN 460 LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07757376 VIVA LA PAPA HOLDINGS LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07731970 SPICE COTTAGE (BURWELL) LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07737133 CILC - RC LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07750912 FIRST PRESS ELT LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07732653 KH MEDICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07746534 IN2SPORTQUALIFICATIONS LIMITED 19 Aug 2011