Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Cambridge when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 467 companies were registered in Cambridge during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CambridgeUK
    2013467132,684
    2012428118,868
    % change9.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (467) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous August.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013163158146
    New companies in 2012157117154
    % change3.8%35.0%-5.2%
    Record Year2013 (163)2013 (158)2012 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 258 companies were dissolved in Cambridge during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CambridgeUK
    201325886,170
    201223875,908
    % change8.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013976596
    Closed companies in 2012857875
    % change14.1%-16.7%28%
    Record Year2013 (97)2008 (184)2009 (169)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Cambridge during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 209 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CambridgeUK
    201320946,514
    201219042,960
    Record Year 2013 (209) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Cambridge when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013669350
    Net growth in 2012723979
    Record Year2008 (78)2013 (93)2012 (79)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Cambridge formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Cambridge
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.4%
    % change-7.1%23.9%-16.9%
    Record Year1980 (0.8%)1993 (0.8%)1990 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 2010 when 30.1% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Cambridge in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CAMBRIDGE5.32%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING2.00%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.92%PROPERTY2.53%
    (CAMBRIDGE)0.89%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%LONDON1.79%
    DESIGN0.65%DESIGN1.78%
    PROPERTY0.62%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRADING0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.58%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    MEDIA0.58%CARE1.64%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    J0.46%GLOBAL1.59%
    MARKETING0.46%J1.54%
    TECHNOLOGY0.46%MEDIA1.54%
    GARAGE0.46%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    HOUSE0.46%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CENTRE0.42%IT1.39%
    INVESTMENTS0.39%M1.25%
    ELECTRICAL0.39%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.39%BUILDING1.19%
    GLOBAL0.39%CAPITAL1.19%
    PROPERTIES0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    BUILDING0.39%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied693260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15934,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13626,675
    99999 - Dormant Company12846,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified10017,715
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9954,854
    62012 - Business and domestic software development749,104
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6612,516
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6125,547
    74990 - Non-trading company5614,228
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings446,039
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified395,576
    86900 - Other human health activities369,203
    41100 - Development of building projects349,271
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis335,249
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets315,706
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering29936
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate275,430
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities263,439
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet268,475

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08676182 REALLY NICE PEOPLE LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08681573 GOLDEN HOUSE CAMBRIDGE LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08692332 REGENT INVESTMENTS (UK) LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08695807 VIDAE LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08696477 INKJET PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08696931 SPARKLEHARD LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08697181 MZ LOCUM SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08688410 DEMOL DEMOL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08698538 CUNNINGHAM CARPENTRY LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08686632 SHORTEST PATH TRAINING LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08671574 GEL REPAIRER LTD. 02 Sep 2013
    08674423 BOROSIM LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08684224 JUNEBERRY LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08684814 JERVISBROWN TRAINING LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08706225 UPPERCRUSTS CATERING SERVICES LTD. 25 Sep 2013
    08707480 NJI TRANSPORT PLANNING LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08709417 HUNGARIAN HONEY AND FOOD LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08711349 SAVADENT LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08671812 HEWCOM PROPERTY LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08673809 EQUITY SPARK LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08694474 CAMBRIDGE LEARNING CENTRE LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08709876 AUBAY UK LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08711729 VELOCITAS AVIATION LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08680652 FITZPATRICK TEAM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08695012 POPPADIMES LIMITED 18 Sep 2013