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
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