Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous September.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Cambridge when compared to any previous September.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 428 companies were registered in Cambridge during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Cambridge UK 2012 428 118,868 2011 422 114,512 % change 1.4% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (428) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous September.
July 2012 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 2012 157 117 154 New companies in 2011 133 146 143 % change 18.0% -19.9% 7.7% Record Year 2012 (157) 2011 (146) 2012 (154)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 230 companies were dissolved in Cambridge during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Cambridge UK 2012 230 74,772 2011 233 72,230 % change -1.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 85 78 67 Closed companies in 2011 77 80 76 % change 10.4% -2.5% -12% Record Year 2010 (96) 2008 (183) 2009 (169)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 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 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 198 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Cambridge UK 2012 198 44,096 2011 189 42,282 Record Year 2012 (198) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Cambridge when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 72 39 87 Net growth in 2011 56 66 67 Record Year 2008 (78) 2011 (66) 2012 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Cambridge formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Cambridge 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 6.0% -19.2% 6.5% Record Year 1969 (0.9%) 1970 (0.9%) 1970 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Cambridge in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 5.42% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 2.26% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (CAMBRIDGE) 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 1.48% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTANCY 1.19% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANTS 0.78% DESIGN 1.87% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUSINESS 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% FOR 0.62% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% GLOBAL 0.57% MEDIA 1.67% ENGINEERING 0.57% LONDON 1.67% DESIGN 0.57% J 1.55% TRADING 0.49% GLOBAL 1.53% INTERNATIONAL 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.46% WRENBRIDGE 0.45% IT 1.43% EDUCATION 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.34% IT 0.45% CARE 1.32% HEATING 0.41% M 1.27% PLUMBING 0.41% BUILDING 1.22% INVESTMENT 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SCHOOL 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.41% S 1.17% MAINTENANCE 0.37% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,018 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 90 19,425 7487 - Other business activities 89 35,545 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 77 14,774 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 67 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 63 25,035 7414 - Business & management consultancy 50 8,437 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 45 9,891 62090 - Other information technology service activities 37 7,869 74990 - Non-trading company 37 9,203 9999 - Dormant Company 36 12,598 62012 - Business and domestic software development 36 4,584 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 13,716 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 29 4,997 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 24 669 7260 - Other computer related activities 23 4,979 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 22 3,003 86900 - Other human health activities 22 4,998 7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering 22 487 7499 - Non-trading company 21 6,164
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08127066 FROLIC 02 Jul 2012 08141396 R9 ENERGY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012 08141790 HOBBS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08142272 OCAML FOUNDATION 13 Jul 2012 08142774 CAMBRIDGE DIGITAL PRESS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 OC376932 CHINESE TRANSLATOR PARTNERS LLP 16 Jul 2012 08144980 TELEBRIDGE LIMITED 16 Jul 2012 08149623 CAMBRIDGE STROLLS LIMITED 19 Jul 2012 08151124 OASIS CAFE BAR LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08151944 ISRAEL SCHOOL OF ARTS & EDUCATION LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08153666 ROCK CLG LIMITED 23 Jul 2012 08154309 MEDITHERM EUROPE LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 08155556 LUNATIC ASYLUM ENTERTAINMENT LTD 24 Jul 2012 08149550 NAIL CHRONICLES LTD 19 Jul 2012 08157859 SET IN WONDERLAND LIMITED 26 Jul 2012 08159426 BABS MEDIA LTD 27 Jul 2012 08126144 SNRY LIMITED 02 Jul 2012 08133904 WEST CARDUS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012 08147878 AUDIO ART LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08153447 HEALTHY EDUCATION LIMITED 23 Jul 2012 08154448 SCATURIO LTD 24 Jul 2012 08162013 NILE BLUE GRC LTD 31 Jul 2012 08162735 2IMBIBE LTD 31 Jul 2012 08157408 E EQUALS LTD 26 Jul 2012 08143369 SWEET TALK @ CAMBRIDGE LTD 13 Jul 2012
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