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

  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 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)CambridgeshireUK
    20121,134118,868
    20111,105114,512
    % change2.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (1,134) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012389366379
    New companies in 2011396370339
    % change-1.8%-1.1%11.8%
    Record Year2011 (396)2011 (370)2012 (379)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CambridgeshireUK
    201268974,772
    201162972,230
    % change9.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,004) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012263253173
    Closed companies in 2011211199219
    % change24.6%27.1%-21%
    Record Year2010 (292)2008 (487)2009 (499)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CambridgeshireUK
    201244544,096
    201147642,282
    Record Year 2003 (571) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012126113206
    Net growth in 2011185171120
    Record Year2008 (240)2003 (175)2002 (224)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.0%
    20111.0%
    20101.0%
    20091.0%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.9%1.0%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20111.1%1.0%0.9%
    % change-11.8%-0.3%10.6%
    Record Year1966 (1.6%)1980 (1.6%)1967 (2.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CAMBRIDGE2.77%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTING2.02%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    MANAGEMENT1.95%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    CONSULTANCY1.40%PROPERTY2.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.82%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN0.81%DESIGN1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.81%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    (CAMBRIDGE)0.79%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.73%BUSINESS1.72%
    TRADING0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTY0.68%MEDIA1.68%
    J0.66%LONDON1.67%
    CENTRE0.57%J1.55%
    S0.57%GLOBAL1.54%
    GLOBAL0.54%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    CARE0.54%IT1.43%
    TRAINING0.52%PROPERTIES1.34%
    HOUSE0.52%CARE1.32%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%M1.27%
    ENERGY0.50%BUILDING1.22%
    MEDIA0.50%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%S1.17%
    SYSTEMS0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,745228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified39650,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management34528,990
    99999 - Dormant Company30537,912
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities22321,969
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified16314,809
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14620,742
    62090 - Other information technology service activities12311,950
    74990 - Non-trading company11913,641
    7487 - Other business activities11016,361
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1006,943
    86900 - Other human health activities807,550
    49410 - Freight transport by road744,503
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities695,935
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings684,591
    43210 - Electrical installation685,151
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis664,786
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified656,008
    41100 - Development of building projects627,545
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified584,361

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199824 ATLANT-PRO STUDENT ACCOMMODATIONS LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08203662 DECS MUSIC LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08205785 PSYCHIC ASSOCIATES LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08212289 BLITZ DOMESTIC CLEANING LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08214980 VIRGO JC LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08215539 BITCOIN LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216034 YOURSPARK LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08216609 CLJ PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08217007 VERMILION ART GALLERY LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08219385 BRAHLER HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08230349 ZEE STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231757 LXV LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08203448 HILLS ROAD HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRE LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08205320 MANUSCRIPTS.APP LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08217955 CHENAI BEAUTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08221741 VIP CHOCOLATES LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08233737 BRASS BUILDING RTM COMPANY LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08211186 CAMBRIDGE SOLAR ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08211939 FUSION CAFE LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08222076 THE COMMONWEALTH NETWORK LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08230238 THE WILLITTS BIT LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08209547 HLOVEGROVE LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08212228 ACTEON COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08233323 NUTRINNOVATION LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08212513 TRIDENT FM LTD 13 Sep 2012