Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 517 companies were registered in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Cambridge UK 2014 517 150,722 2013 473 134,802 % change 9.3% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (519) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 145 167 205 New companies in 2013 152 129 192 % change -4.6% 29.5% 6.8% Record Year 2013 (152) 2014 (167) 2007 (255)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 295 companies were dissolved in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 0.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Cambridge UK 2014 295 82,370 2013 296 77,914 % change -0.3% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (325) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 81 107 107 Closed companies in 2013 101 109 86 % change -19.8% -1.8% 24% Record Year 2013 (101) 2013 (109) 2009 (151)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Cambridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 222 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Cambridge UK 2014 222 68,352 2013 177 56,888 Record Year 2007 (347) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 64 60 98 Net growth in 2013 51 20 106 Record Year 2007 (77) 2003 (93) 2007 (204)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Cambridge formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Cambridge 2014 0.3% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change -10.7% 19.5% -10.9% Record Year 1993 (0.6%) 1993 (0.6%) 1994 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 2013 when 33.7% of all directors were female.
24.7% of all director appointments in Cambridge in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 5.56% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 2.22% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 0.96% PROPERTY 2.64% (CAMBRIDGE) 0.89% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 0.85% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTANTS 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.86% DESIGN 0.70% CARE 1.79% TECHNOLOGY 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% INTERNATIONAL 0.56% DESIGN 1.75% GLOBAL 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.52% BUSINESS 1.71% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.60% PARTNERS 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.60% HOUSE 0.48% GLOBAL 1.58% GARAGE 0.48% J 1.48% INVESTMENTS 0.48% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MEDIA 0.48% MEDIA 1.48% EDUCATION 0.44% IT 1.33% ENERGY 0.44% TRANSPORT 1.30% DEVELOPMENT 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% MARKETING 0.41% BUILDING 1.24% IT 0.41% M 1.21% ENTERPRISES 0.41% CAPITAL 1.20% CARE 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 791 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 166 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 141 27,750 99999 - Dormant Company 121 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 106 56,411 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 102 18,491 62012 - Business and domestic software development 82 9,509 62090 - Other information technology service activities 75 12,813 74990 - Non-trading company 59 14,135 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 57 26,700 86900 - Other human health activities 46 10,273 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 46 5,876 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 37 6,559 41100 - Development of building projects 36 9,855 56101 - Licensed restaurants 32 7,965 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 31 5,988 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 31 9,358 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 30 5,419 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 30 949 85600 - Educational support services 30 3,687
Recent Companies
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