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.

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 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)CambridgeUK
    2012428118,868
    2011422114,512
    % change1.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (428) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012157117154
    New companies in 2011133146143
    % change18.0%-19.9%7.7%
    Record Year2012 (157)2011 (146)2012 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CambridgeUK
    201223074,772
    201123372,230
    % change-1.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012857867
    Closed companies in 2011778076
    % change10.4%-2.5%-12%
    Record Year2010 (96)2008 (183)2009 (169)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CambridgeUK
    201219844,096
    201118942,282
    Record Year 2012 (198) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012723987
    Net growth in 2011566667
    Record Year2008 (78)2011 (66)2012 (87)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change6.0%-19.2%6.5%
    Record Year1969 (0.9%)1970 (0.9%)1970 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CAMBRIDGE5.42%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING2.26%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (CAMBRIDGE)1.56%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT1.48%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY1.19%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS0.78%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    FOR0.62%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    GLOBAL0.57%MEDIA1.67%
    ENGINEERING0.57%LONDON1.67%
    DESIGN0.57%J1.55%
    TRADING0.49%GLOBAL1.53%
    INTERNATIONAL0.45%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    WRENBRIDGE0.45%IT1.43%
    EDUCATION0.45%PROPERTIES1.34%
    IT0.45%CARE1.32%
    HEATING0.41%M1.27%
    PLUMBING0.41%BUILDING1.22%
    INVESTMENT0.41%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    SCHOOL0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.41%S1.17%
    MAINTENANCE0.37%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,018331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9019,425
    7487 - Other business activities8935,545
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7714,774
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6733,677
    99999 - Dormant Company6325,035
    7414 - Business & management consultancy508,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified459,891
    62090 - Other information technology service activities377,869
    74990 - Non-trading company379,203
    9999 - Dormant Company3612,598
    62012 - Business and domestic software development364,584
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3313,716
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply294,997
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering24669
    7260 - Other computer related activities234,979
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate223,003
    86900 - Other human health activities224,998
    7310 - R & D on nat sciences & engineering22487
    7499 - Non-trading company216,164

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08205014 BUDDHA METTA CAMBRIDGE 06 Sep 2012
    08208048 HARRIS (BELMONT) CHARITY 10 Sep 2012
    08210335 ADCOTT CONSULTING LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08210859 COLLINSONS CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08212333 LINGUAL LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08215539 BITCOIN LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08219385 BRAHLER HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08221176 AMBREEN HANIF LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08222195 CB1 APARTMENTS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08222418 ISSIC LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08230349 ZEE STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230705 LINE PLUS MARKER LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232363 SBL 2012 LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08202445 ANGELL SPORTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08221741 VIP CHOCOLATES LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08233737 BRASS BUILDING RTM COMPANY LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08214762 TYDFIL TV LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08200747 MOON AND WOLF LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08203961 MS-TRANSPORT 1988 LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08204616 SURETRANS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08228924 PLUSGENIE LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230238 THE WILLITTS BIT LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231451 BLACK RAT PRESS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08233604 TECHNIQUE LINES LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08212228 ACTEON COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING LIMITED 12 Sep 2012