Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 464 companies were registered in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 12.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cambridge UK 2012 464 131,491 2011 414 116,391 % change 12.1% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (519) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 148 142 174 New companies in 2011 110 132 172 % change 34.5% 7.6% 1.2% Record Year 2012 (148) 2012 (142) 2007 (255)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 199 companies were dissolved in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 32.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cambridge UK 2012 199 67,576 2011 293 90,987 % change -32.1% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (325) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 71 65 63 Closed companies in 2011 93 88 112 % change -23.7% -26.1% -44% Record Year 2009 (96) 2011 (88) 2009 (151)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Cambridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 265 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cambridge UK 2012 265 63,915 2011 121 25,404 Record Year 2007 (347) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 77 77 111 Net growth in 2011 17 44 60 Record Year 2007 (77) 2003 (93) 2007 (204)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Cambridge formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cambridge 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 15.4% -8.0% -5.4% Record Year 1963 (0.8%) 1967 (1.2%) 1968 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.9% of all director appointments in Cambridge in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 5.48% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.31% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.73% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (CAMBRIDGE) 1.40% PROPERTY 2.37% MANAGEMENT 1.20% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.87% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DEVELOPMENTS 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.79% BUSINESS 0.62% BUSINESS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGN 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% INTERNATIONAL 0.62% LONDON 1.66% CENTRE 0.58% J 1.54% GLOBAL 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.51% MEDIA 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% EDUCATION 0.54% IT 1.40% IT 0.54% CARE 1.34% SCHOOL 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MEDICAL 0.45% M 1.27% FOR 0.41% BUILDING 1.24% ENTERPRISES 0.41% ENERGY 1.20% DEVELOPMENT 0.41% S 1.20% BUILDING 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 553 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 133 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 91 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 84 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 69 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 69 12,113 99999 - Dormant Company 65 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 50 18,617 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 48 6,934 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 47 9,892 62090 - Other information technology service activities 40 8,145 74990 - Non-trading company 37 9,729 7260 - Other computer related activities 35 7,154 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 13,637 62012 - Business and domestic software development 34 4,356 7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering 30 685 9305 - Other service activities 28 8,818 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 27 699 7499 - Non-trading company 26 9,102 86900 - Other human health activities 25 5,066
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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