Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Huntingdon 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 2010)

    A total of 102 companies were registered in Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 32.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HuntingdonUK
    2010102105,137
    20097791,034
    % change32.5%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (139) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010333039
    New companies in 2009232529
    % change43.5%20.0%34.5%
    Record Year2007 (49)1997 (52)2007 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HuntingdonUK
    20108182,677
    2009100108,060
    % change-19.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (100) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Huntingdon when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010272430
    Closed companies in 2009212059
    % change28.6%20.0%-49%
    Record Year2010 (27)2008 (39)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 21 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HuntingdonUK
    20102122,460
    2009-23-17,026
    Record Year 1997 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010669
    Net growth in 200925-30
    Record Year1997 (33)1997 (47)2007 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Huntingdon formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Huntingdon
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change33.2%2.7%11.8%
    Record Year1960 (0.8%)1961 (0.4%)1964 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Huntingdon was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.7% of all director appointments in Huntingdon in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.05%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CAMBRIDGE0.90%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.90%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTING0.90%PROPERTY2.50%
    BUILDERS0.75%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    PROPERTY0.75%TRADING1.93%
    TRAINING0.75%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANCY0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    DESIGN0.75%MEDIA1.84%
    J0.60%BUSINESS1.74%
    W0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    PREMIER0.60%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    TECHNOLOGY0.60%ENGINEERING1.54%
    GAS0.60%J1.48%
    TRANSPORT0.60%LONDON1.45%
    L0.45%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    LATUK0.45%GROUP1.37%
    PLUGTEST0.45%GLOBAL1.35%
    ENGINEERING0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.45%BUILDING1.34%
    AERO0.45%CARE1.33%
    HR0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SUPPORT0.45%M1.28%
    RED0.45%SYSTEMS1.25%
    PROFESSIONAL0.45%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied149228,645
    7487 - Other business activities5174,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3614,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2817,003
    93199 - Other sports activities261,293
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2326,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities169,943
    9999 - Dormant Company1519,948
    7260 - Other computer related activities1410,331
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply119,659
    10120 - Processing and preserving of poultry meat1016
    7499 - Non-trading company915,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering89,325
    74990 - Non-trading company88,149
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified88,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,340
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,143
    99999 - Dormant Company713,808
    7011 - Development & sell real estate75,300
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale61,930

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07210551 R & J HR CONSULTANTS LTD. 31 Mar 2010
    07189813 JPMG SERVICES (UK) LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07184158 HR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07174171 INTCOM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07197111 SKINNY JIMS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07195187 A & L HOMES LTD 18 Mar 2010
    07192350 MERLIN AIRWAYS LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07189466 ALAMGIR CONSULTANCY LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07188265 CHERRY SORBET CREATIVE SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07187551 AMANDA ALLPORT CLINIC LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07179059 ECODONKEY LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07178912 MBR CAPITAL LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07174646 EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07172347 NEW FARM CABINET MAKERS LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    OC352879 TIME TO SPARE LLP 04 Mar 2010
    07210750 PRIMROSE FOUNDATION 31 Mar 2010
    07205972 SAWTRY SELF DRIVE LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07204669 SUZANNE MARSHALL LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07204357 CLOUDTECH LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07201934 EAST ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07190068 FLAMEBOYANT LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07176150 AUDIO TUTOR LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07173972 TIAKI CARE LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07173269 THE OLD GAS TURBINE COMPANY LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07172921 HUNT CHAPLIN PARTNERSHIP LTD 01 Mar 2010