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.

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 (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)CambridgeUK
    2013473134,802
    2012464131,491
    % change1.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (519) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013152129192
    New companies in 2012148142174
    % change2.7%-9.2%10.3%
    Record Year2013 (152)2012 (142)2007 (255)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CambridgeUK
    201329677,914
    201219867,576
    % change49.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (325) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201310110986
    Closed companies in 2012716463
    % change42.3%70.3%37%
    Record Year2013 (101)2013 (109)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CambridgeUK
    201317756,888
    201226663,915
    Record Year 2007 (347) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20135120106
    Net growth in 20127778111
    Record Year2007 (77)2003 (93)2007 (204)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.4%
    % change-7.9%-9.8%14.1%
    Record Year1993 (0.6%)1993 (0.6%)1994 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CAMBRIDGE5.52%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING2.01%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.49%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%PROPERTY2.44%
    (CAMBRIDGE)1.01%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS0.89%DESIGN1.79%
    TRADING0.81%ENGINEERING1.78%
    DESIGN0.76%BUSINESS1.77%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    BUSINESS0.68%LONDON1.72%
    PROPERTY0.56%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%MEDIA1.63%
    FOR0.48%GLOBAL1.57%
    CENTRE0.44%J1.56%
    J0.44%CARE1.46%
    SYSTEMS0.40%IT1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.40%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    WRENBRIDGE0.40%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUILDING0.40%M1.25%
    MEDIA0.40%BUILDING1.21%
    GLOBAL0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    EDUCATION0.40%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    MAINTENANCE0.40%TRAINING1.17%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.40%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied634249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16432,624
    99999 - Dormant Company12443,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11924,894
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10354,531
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9116,448
    62012 - Business and domestic software development708,099
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6312,664
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6223,532
    74990 - Non-trading company5314,129
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified375,062
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings345,372
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering34992
    86900 - Other human health activities348,465
    41100 - Development of building projects318,637
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis285,104
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate267,507
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet257,199
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities253,249
    56101 - Licensed restaurants246,894

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08403669 BH88 CONSULTANCY LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08403732 TRIGGIT UK LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08409604 CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY DARKROOM LTD. 19 Feb 2013
    08409780 A.& J. WOODS CONSULTING LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08412411 PATENT SEARCH & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08412806 XOX CONSULTING LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08385683 POWERSCOURT RN LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08399318 FLUENCY TRAINING LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08412438 ROWAN FILMS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08396891 BERRY AND BERMAN LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08398844 DUAL NOTION LTD. 12 Feb 2013
    08405904 INVESTOGREEN LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08409586 K J H R CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08410163 PIKA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08414662 REEVA LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08403912 EGEMEN LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08412580 BUSINESS ADVISORY PARTNERS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08418078 THAAI LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08418634 SHANKAD LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08403580 WIN THE CROWD LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08422524 CBD 2012 LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08402883 FRAMECRAFT (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08413230 1248 LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08418839 ASCHAM CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08424511 GLYN INDEPENDENT LIMITED 28 Feb 2013