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.

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 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)CambridgeUK
    2014522143,414
    2013467132,684
    % change11.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (522) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014166179177
    New companies in 2013163158146
    % change1.8%13.3%21.2%
    Record Year2014 (166)2014 (179)2014 (177)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CambridgeUK
    2014363101,670
    201325886,170
    % change40.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (363) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014148108107
    Closed companies in 2013976596
    % change52.6%66.2%11%
    Record Year2014 (148)2008 (184)2009 (169)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CambridgeUK
    201415941,744
    201320946,514
    Record Year 2013 (209) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014187170
    Net growth in 2013669350
    Record Year2008 (78)2013 (93)2012 (79)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-7.5%8.0%11.2%
    Record Year1980 (0.8%)1993 (0.8%)1990 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CAMBRIDGE5.45%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING2.58%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.52%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTY1.20%PROPERTY2.62%
    (CAMBRIDGE)0.92%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CARE0.78%TRADING2.00%
    CONSULTANTS0.78%LONDON1.95%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%CARE1.94%
    TECHNOLOGY0.64%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.64%DESIGN1.70%
    GLOBAL0.60%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    EDUCATION0.57%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DEVELOPMENT0.57%BUSINESS1.62%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.53%J1.53%
    ENGINEERING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    DESIGN0.50%GLOBAL1.51%
    MEDIA0.50%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    INTERNATIONAL0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENERGY0.50%MEDIA1.38%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%CO.,1.36%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    PARTNERS0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    HOUSE0.42%IT1.30%
    J0.39%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied736278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management17240,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15129,313
    99999 - Dormant Company12448,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10957,264
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified10018,890
    62012 - Business and domestic software development859,675
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7712,795
    74990 - Non-trading company5714,006
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified516,045
    86900 - Other human health activities5011,807
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4828,224
    41100 - Development of building projects4310,604
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings387,151
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet369,914
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3410,361
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering34918
    85600 - Educational support services333,888
    56101 - Licensed restaurants318,546
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis305,749

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09112253 AUDITION SOFTWARE LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09122939 FOCA ENERGY LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09127938 R M HOPKINS LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09130502 ENTREQ UK LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09131174 DIRECT SKIPS LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09134151 H4TECH.CO.UK LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09142780 AMC PUBLIC HEALTH CONSULTING LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09142813 JEN TEN MARKETING LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09144628 T & K CAMBRIDGE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09153002 LIMA BEAN LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09155463 IMATIV LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09148469 RELEVANT DATA LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09154945 CHANDAKEH LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09148117 GM EXECUTIVE HOUSE BUILDERS LTD. 25 Jul 2014
    09113233 BOIPELO LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09118172 GEORGE MENTOR LTD. 07 Jul 2014
    09119490 T&G TRADE AND BUILD LTD. 07 Jul 2014
    09125490 LEE WILLMOTT COMMUNICATIONS LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09133435 HUSSEIN MOHAMED LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09136785 WATERSOLAR LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09150051 CAMBRIDGE NANOCAT LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09115810 GM CLASSY CARS LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09128299 PROCTOR INVESTMENTS LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09147032 WESLEY HOUSE, CAMBRIDGE 24 Jul 2014
    09132481 LUDLAM & YOUNG LTD 15 Jul 2014