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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Cambridge UK 2011 422 114,512 2010 361 101,492 % change 16.9% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (422) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 133 146 143 New companies in 2010 115 95 151 % change 15.7% 53.7% -5.3% Record Year 2011 (133) 2011 (146) 2010 (151)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Cambridge UK 2011 233 72,230 2010 287 87,705 % change -18.8% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 77 80 76 Closed companies in 2010 96 92 99 % change -19.8% -13.0% -23% Record Year 2010 (96) 2008 (183) 2009 (169)
Net Company Growth
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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) Cambridge UK 2011 189 42,282 2010 74 13,787 Record Year 2011 (189) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 56 66 67 Net growth in 2010 19 3 52 Record Year 2008 (78) 2002 (66) 2002 (76)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 5.8% 29.3% -14.5% Record Year 1969 (0.9%) 1970 (0.9%) 1970 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 5.96% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 1.96% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.69% CONSULTANCY 3.19% PROPERTY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.41% MANAGEMENT 1.11% TRADING 2.06% (CAMBRIDGE) 1.02% DESIGN 1.94% CENTRE 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.85% ASSOCIATES 0.76% BUSINESS 1.82% DESIGN 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DEVELOPMENTS 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.74% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TECHNOLOGY 0.58% LONDON 1.63% MEDIA 0.58% J 1.47% HOLDINGS 0.58% GLOBAL 1.46% CARE 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MEDICAL 0.53% CARE 1.42% BUSINESS 0.49% IT 1.38% TRAINING 0.49% BUILDING 1.30% INTERNATIONAL 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.28% ENTERPRISES 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% EDUCATION 0.49% M 1.25% CREATIVE 0.44% ENERGY 1.22% COMMUNITY 0.44% TRAINING 1.21% PRODUCTIONS 0.44% S 1.21%
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 526 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 162 65,177 7414 - Business & management consultancy 82 14,755 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 79 15,760 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 73 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 65 22,587 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 57 8,345 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 52 10,137 99999 - Dormant Company 40 18,281 7260 - Other computer related activities 40 8,686 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 37 7,551 7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering 33 820 9305 - Other service activities 32 10,525 7499 - Non-trading company 31 11,543 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 3,137 74990 - Non-trading company 30 8,064 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 6,798 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 28 630 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 10,018 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 24 6,321
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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