Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous September.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 522 companies were registered in Cambridge during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Cambridge UK 2014 522 143,414 2013 467 132,684 % change 11.8% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (522) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous September.
August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous August.
July 2014 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 2014 166 179 177 New companies in 2013 163 158 146 % change 1.8% 13.3% 21.2% Record Year 2014 (166) 2014 (179) 2014 (177)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 363 companies were dissolved in Cambridge during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 40.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Cambridge UK 2014 363 101,670 2013 258 86,170 % change 40.7% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (363) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 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 2014 148 108 107 Closed companies in 2013 97 65 96 % change 52.6% 66.2% 11% Record Year 2014 (148) 2008 (184) 2009 (169)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Cambridge during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 159 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Cambridge UK 2014 159 41,744 2013 209 46,514 Record Year 2013 (209) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 18 71 70 Net growth in 2013 66 93 50 Record Year 2008 (78) 2013 (93) 2012 (79)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Cambridge formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Cambridge 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -7.5% 8.0% 11.2% Record Year 1980 (0.8%) 1993 (0.8%) 1990 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 2010 when 30.1% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Cambridge in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 5.45% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 2.58% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.55% PROPERTY 1.20% PROPERTY 2.62% (CAMBRIDGE) 0.92% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CARE 0.78% TRADING 2.00% CONSULTANTS 0.78% LONDON 1.95% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% CARE 1.94% TECHNOLOGY 0.64% TRANSPORT 1.76% DEVELOPMENTS 0.64% DESIGN 1.70% GLOBAL 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.70% EDUCATION 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.63% DEVELOPMENT 0.57% BUSINESS 1.62% TECHNOLOGIES 0.53% J 1.53% ENGINEERING 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.53% DESIGN 0.50% GLOBAL 1.51% MEDIA 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.50% INTERNATIONAL 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENERGY 0.50% MEDIA 1.38% ASSOCIATES 0.46% CO., 1.36% INVESTMENTS 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% PARTNERS 0.46% BUILDING 1.30% HOUSE 0.42% IT 1.30% J 0.39% M 1.23%
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 736 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 172 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 151 29,313 99999 - Dormant Company 124 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 109 57,264 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 100 18,890 62012 - Business and domestic software development 85 9,675 62090 - Other information technology service activities 77 12,795 74990 - Non-trading company 57 14,006 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 51 6,045 86900 - Other human health activities 50 11,807 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 48 28,224 41100 - Development of building projects 43 10,604 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 38 7,151 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 36 9,914 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 34 10,361 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 34 918 85600 - Educational support services 33 3,888 56101 - Licensed restaurants 31 8,546 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 30 5,749
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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