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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Cambridge UK 2013 467 132,684 2012 428 118,868 % change 9.1% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (467) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 163 158 146 New companies in 2012 157 117 154 % change 3.8% 35.0% -5.2% Record Year 2013 (163) 2013 (158) 2012 (154)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Cambridge UK 2013 258 86,170 2012 238 75,908 % change 8.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 97 65 96 Closed companies in 2012 85 78 75 % change 14.1% -16.7% 28% Record Year 2013 (97) 2008 (184) 2009 (169)
Net Company Growth
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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) Cambridge UK 2013 209 46,514 2012 190 42,960 Record Year 2013 (209) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2013 66 93 50 Net growth in 2012 72 39 79 Record Year 2008 (78) 2013 (93) 2012 (79)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% % change -7.1% 23.9% -16.9% Record Year 1980 (0.8%) 1993 (0.8%) 1990 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 5.32% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 2.00% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTANCY 0.92% PROPERTY 2.53% (CAMBRIDGE) 0.89% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.77% LONDON 1.79% DESIGN 0.65% DESIGN 1.78% PROPERTY 0.62% BUSINESS 1.74% TRADING 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% TECHNOLOGIES 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.69% MEDIA 0.58% CARE 1.64% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.61% J 0.46% GLOBAL 1.59% MARKETING 0.46% J 1.54% TECHNOLOGY 0.46% MEDIA 1.54% GARAGE 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.53% HOUSE 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.45% CENTRE 0.42% IT 1.39% INVESTMENTS 0.39% M 1.25% ELECTRICAL 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENGINEERING 0.39% BUILDING 1.19% GLOBAL 0.39% CAPITAL 1.19% PROPERTIES 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% BUILDING 0.39% TRAINING 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 693 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 159 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 136 26,675 99999 - Dormant Company 128 46,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 100 17,715 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 99 54,854 62012 - Business and domestic software development 74 9,104 62090 - Other information technology service activities 66 12,516 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 61 25,547 74990 - Non-trading company 56 14,228 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 44 6,039 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 39 5,576 86900 - Other human health activities 36 9,203 41100 - Development of building projects 34 9,271 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 33 5,249 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 31 5,706 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 29 936 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 27 5,430 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 26 3,439 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 26 8,475
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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