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.

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 (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)CambridgeUK
    2015572161,156
    2014517150,722
    % change10.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (572) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015160182230
    New companies in 2014145167205
    % change10.3%9.0%12.2%
    Record Year2015 (160)2015 (182)2007 (255)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CambridgeUK
    201530589,523
    201429582,370
    % change3.4%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (325) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20157912799
    Closed companies in 201481107107
    % change-2.5%18.7%-7%
    Record Year2013 (101)2015 (127)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CambridgeUK
    201526771,633
    201422268,352
    Record Year 2007 (347) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20158155131
    Net growth in 2014646098
    Record Year2015 (81)2003 (93)2007 (204)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.4%
    20140.3%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change8.2%0.4%2.2%
    Record Year1993 (0.6%)1993 (0.6%)1994 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CAMBRIDGE4.96%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING2.38%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.49%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY1.09%PROPERTY2.72%
    (CAMBRIDGE)0.82%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%CARE2.13%
    ENGINEERING0.75%ENGINEERING2.12%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%LONDON1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%TRADING1.88%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CARE0.68%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%DESIGN1.65%
    GLOBAL0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    EDUCATION0.54%CO.,1.58%
    MEDICAL0.54%J1.55%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.54%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.48%BUSINESS1.49%
    TECHNOLOGY0.48%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    J0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    PROPERTIES0.44%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ENERGY0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ROAD0.44%BUILDING1.31%
    DEVELOPMENT0.44%IT1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.41%MEDIA1.28%
    MAINTENANCE0.41%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied820288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management18643,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities17330,825
    99999 - Dormant Company11849,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10658,522
    62012 - Business and domestic software development969,651
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9019,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7612,862
    86900 - Other human health activities6913,990
    41100 - Development of building projects6011,863
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5229,218
    74990 - Non-trading company4913,794
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified466,238
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet4010,200
    56101 - Licensed restaurants388,909
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3811,600
    72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering37945
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate367,450
    85600 - Educational support services344,058
    74100 - specialised design activities334,892

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09420728 MARIQUITA AMARILLA LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09421639 P&SZ SERVICES LTD. 04 Feb 2015
    09425561 WEEKES LOCUMS LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09429568 CHIRERUSA LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09435361 MINT PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09438181 CLICK A WINDOW.COM LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09446581 NUFOOD INDUSTRIES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09447966 SUCCES ONLINE CLUB LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09454614 SUCCESS INTERCLEANING SERVICE LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09460355 ENVIROPOD CONSULTING LTD. 26 Feb 2015
    09460375 FURLANDIA LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09463304 VARGA125 LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09416497 PERSLIN LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09445138 DVM LOCUMS LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09417121 ELSA MARGARITA VAN DER WALT LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09424704 PODO ECO LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09431695 GINOSKO LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09432016 TARGETED TRANSLATIONS LTD. 10 Feb 2015
    09432210 PASSIVEINCOMEVOLUTION LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09436853 BLACKGEAREVOLUTION LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09448633 AJSC PROPERTIES LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09420732 DANCE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09423024 ATTITUDE DANCEWEAR LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09438248 GARNER BUILDERS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09430593 MARCH TECH LIMITED 10 Feb 2015