Cambridgeshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridgeshire when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridgeshire when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridgeshire when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 1,134 companies were registered in Cambridgeshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Cambridgeshire UK 2012 1,134 118,868 2011 1,105 114,512 % change 2.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (1,134) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cambridgeshire when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 389 366 379 New companies in 2011 396 370 339 % change -1.8% -1.1% 11.8% Record Year 2011 (396) 2011 (370) 2012 (379)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 689 companies were dissolved in Cambridgeshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Cambridgeshire UK 2012 689 74,772 2011 629 72,230 % change 9.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,004) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 263 253 173 Closed companies in 2011 211 199 219 % change 24.6% 27.1% -21% Record Year 2010 (292) 2008 (487) 2009 (499)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Cambridgeshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 445 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Cambridgeshire UK 2012 445 44,096 2011 476 42,282 Record Year 2003 (571) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 126 113 206 Net growth in 2011 185 171 120 Record Year 2008 (240) 2003 (175) 2002 (224)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Cambridgeshire formed 1.0% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Cambridgeshire 2012 1.0% 2011 1.0% 2010 1.0% 2009 1.0% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% UK formation share in 2011 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% % change -11.8% -0.3% 10.6% Record Year 1966 (1.6%) 1980 (1.6%) 1967 (2.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Cambridgeshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
28.6% of all director appointments in Cambridgeshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CAMBRIDGE 2.77% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTING 2.02% MANAGEMENT 4.77% MANAGEMENT 1.95% CONSULTANCY 3.29% CONSULTANCY 1.40% PROPERTY 2.36% CONSULTANTS 0.82% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 0.81% DESIGN 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.83% (CAMBRIDGE) 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.83% ASSOCIATES 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.73% BUSINESS 1.72% TRADING 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTY 0.68% MEDIA 1.68% J 0.66% LONDON 1.67% CENTRE 0.57% J 1.55% S 0.57% GLOBAL 1.54% GLOBAL 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.47% CARE 0.54% IT 1.43% TRAINING 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.34% HOUSE 0.52% CARE 1.32% INVESTMENTS 0.50% M 1.27% ENERGY 0.50% BUILDING 1.22% MEDIA 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.21% DEVELOPMENTS 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% S 1.17% SYSTEMS 0.48% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,745 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 396 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 345 28,990 99999 - Dormant Company 305 37,912 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 223 21,969 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 163 14,809 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 146 20,742 62090 - Other information technology service activities 123 11,950 74990 - Non-trading company 119 13,641 7487 - Other business activities 110 16,361 62012 - Business and domestic software development 100 6,943 86900 - Other human health activities 80 7,550 49410 - Freight transport by road 74 4,503 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 69 5,935 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 68 4,591 43210 - Electrical installation 68 5,151 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 66 4,786 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 65 6,008 41100 - Development of building projects 62 7,545 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 58 4,361
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08164874 VECOSIO SOCIAL LTD. 01 Aug 2012 08165756 IZEX LTD 02 Aug 2012 08166441 INTELLIGENT MESH TECHNOLOGY LTD. 02 Aug 2012 08167543 ARJUN TECHNOLOGY VENTURES LTD. 03 Aug 2012 08187582 GRESHAM JAMES COMPLIANCE LTD 22 Aug 2012 08178164 MUSLEY HILL DEVELOPMENTS LTD 14 Aug 2012 08179162 G SMITH PROJECTS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08190419 VARSITY TOURS LTD 24 Aug 2012 08192589 THE POWERFUL SOCK COMPANY LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 08165192 SHERIDAN LINERS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08179923 RENEWHEAT LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08164497 HYPNOTIKA FILMS LTD 01 Aug 2012 08174264 KINECTIVE SURGICAL LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08187423 UMBRELLA MF LIMITED 22 Aug 2012 08191166 CAMBRAIN LTD. 24 Aug 2012 08195920 ABSTRACT NIGHTINGALE LTD 30 Aug 2012 08196324 STANES RAND TAX CONSULTING LTD. 30 Aug 2012 08196434 CAMAL PARTNERS LTD 30 Aug 2012 08166244 CURWEN CONTEMPORARY LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08173777 CAMBRIDGE EXHIBITIONS LTD 09 Aug 2012 08175586 A MOORE BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08192449 JIGSAW BAKERY LTD 28 Aug 2012 08168084 MMB (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08193858 WRENBRIDGE (WH WAY) LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 08194824 WRENBRIDGE (WOODHOUSE) LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
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