Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 2013 when 33.7% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 473 companies were registered in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Cambridge UK 2013 473 134,802 2012 464 131,491 % change 1.9% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (519) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 152 129 192 New companies in 2012 148 142 174 % change 2.7% -9.2% 10.3% Record Year 2013 (152) 2012 (142) 2007 (255)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 296 companies were dissolved in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 49.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Cambridge UK 2013 296 77,914 2012 198 67,576 % change 49.5% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (325) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 101 109 86 Closed companies in 2012 71 64 63 % change 42.3% 70.3% 37% Record Year 2013 (101) 2013 (109) 2009 (151)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Cambridge during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 177 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Cambridge UK 2013 177 56,888 2012 266 63,915 Record Year 2007 (347) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 51 20 106 Net growth in 2012 77 78 111 Record Year 2007 (77) 2003 (93) 2007 (204)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Cambridge formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Cambridge 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% % change -7.9% -9.8% 14.1% Record Year 1993 (0.6%) 1993 (0.6%) 1994 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 2013 when 33.7% of all directors were female.
33.7% of all director appointments in Cambridge in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 5.52% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 2.01% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.49% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.01% PROPERTY 2.44% (CAMBRIDGE) 1.01% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANTS 0.89% DESIGN 1.79% TRADING 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.78% DESIGN 0.76% BUSINESS 1.77% ASSOCIATES 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.75% BUSINESS 0.68% LONDON 1.72% PROPERTY 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TECHNOLOGIES 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% MEDIA 1.63% FOR 0.48% GLOBAL 1.57% CENTRE 0.44% J 1.56% J 0.44% CARE 1.46% SYSTEMS 0.40% IT 1.43% INVESTMENTS 0.40% INVESTMENTS 1.41% WRENBRIDGE 0.40% PROPERTIES 1.36% BUILDING 0.40% M 1.25% MEDIA 0.40% BUILDING 1.21% GLOBAL 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19% EDUCATION 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.18% MAINTENANCE 0.40% TRAINING 1.17% DEVELOPMENTS 0.40% SECURITY 1.15%
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 634 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 164 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 124 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 119 24,894 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 103 54,531 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 91 16,448 62012 - Business and domestic software development 70 8,099 62090 - Other information technology service activities 63 12,664 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 62 23,532 74990 - Non-trading company 53 14,129 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 37 5,062 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 34 5,372 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 34 992 86900 - Other human health activities 34 8,465 41100 - Development of building projects 31 8,637 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 28 5,104 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 26 7,507 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 25 7,199 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 25 3,249 56101 - Licensed restaurants 24 6,894
Recent Companies
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