Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Cambridge when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 572 companies were registered in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Cambridge UK 2015 572 161,156 2014 517 150,722 % change 10.6% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (572) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridge when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 160 182 230 New companies in 2014 145 167 205 % change 10.3% 9.0% 12.2% Record Year 2015 (160) 2015 (182) 2007 (255)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 305 companies were dissolved in Cambridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Cambridge UK 2015 305 89,523 2014 295 82,370 % change 3.4% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (325) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Cambridge when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 79 127 99 Closed companies in 2014 81 107 107 % change -2.5% 18.7% -7% Record Year 2013 (101) 2015 (127) 2009 (151)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Cambridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 267 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Cambridge UK 2015 267 71,633 2014 222 68,352 Record Year 2007 (347) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Cambridge when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 81 55 131 Net growth in 2014 64 60 98 Record Year 2015 (81) 2003 (93) 2007 (204)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Cambridge formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Cambridge 2015 0.4% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 8.2% 0.4% 2.2% Record Year 1993 (0.6%) 1993 (0.6%) 1994 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cambridge was in 2013 when 33.7% of all directors were female.
28.5% of all director appointments in Cambridge in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 4.96% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 2.38% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.49% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTY 1.09% PROPERTY 2.72% (CAMBRIDGE) 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% CARE 2.13% ENGINEERING 0.75% ENGINEERING 2.12% DEVELOPMENTS 0.68% LONDON 1.91% ASSOCIATES 0.68% TRADING 1.88% CONSULTANTS 0.68% TRANSPORT 1.82% CARE 0.68% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSULTANCY 0.68% DESIGN 1.65% GLOBAL 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.63% EDUCATION 0.54% CO., 1.58% MEDICAL 0.54% J 1.55% TECHNOLOGIES 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.48% BUSINESS 1.49% TECHNOLOGY 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.49% J 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ENERGY 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ROAD 0.44% BUILDING 1.31% DEVELOPMENT 0.44% IT 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.41% MEDIA 1.28% MAINTENANCE 0.41% M 1.27%
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 820 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 186 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 173 30,825 99999 - Dormant Company 118 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 106 58,522 62012 - Business and domestic software development 96 9,651 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 90 19,098 62090 - Other information technology service activities 76 12,862 86900 - Other human health activities 69 13,990 41100 - Development of building projects 60 11,863 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 52 29,218 74990 - Non-trading company 49 13,794 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 46 6,238 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 40 10,200 56101 - Licensed restaurants 38 8,909 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 38 11,600 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 37 945 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 36 7,450 85600 - Educational support services 34 4,058 74100 - specialised design activities 33 4,892
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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