Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 2010)

    A total of 104 companies were registered in Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HuntingdonUK
    2010104101,492
    20099894,671
    % change6.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (117) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010343040
    New companies in 2009403028
    % change-15.0%0.0%42.9%
    Record Year2003 (42)2006 (38)2002 (41)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HuntingdonUK
    20108987,705
    2009111159,401
    % change-19.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (111) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010333422
    Closed companies in 2009174252
    % change94.1%-19.0%-58%
    Record Year2010 (33)2008 (51)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 15 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HuntingdonUK
    20101513,787
    2009-13-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (73) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20101-418
    Net growth in 200923-12-24
    Record Year2008 (26)1998 (25)2002 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Huntingdon
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-20.9%-9.2%36.9%
    Record Year1975 (0.4%)1976 (0.3%)1985 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Huntingdon was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.6% of all director appointments in Huntingdon in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.28%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANTS0.99%CONSULTING4.99%
    BUSINESS0.85%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING0.85%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%TRADING2.04%
    CAMBRIDGE0.85%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    BUILDERS0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ENGINEERING0.71%BUSINESS1.80%
    SECURITY0.57%MEDIA1.75%
    J0.57%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    GAS0.57%LONDON1.59%
    DESIGN0.57%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CLUB0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SYSTEMS0.57%CARE1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%J1.44%
    DEVELOPMENT0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SERVICE0.43%GLOBAL1.42%
    WHITE0.43%IT1.35%
    CO0.43%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INSTALLATIONS0.43%BUILDING1.32%
    PRODUCTS0.43%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    EVENTS0.43%M1.28%
    KITCHENS0.43%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SPECIALISTS0.43%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied140202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5569,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3114,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3013,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2825,053
    9999 - Dormant Company1821,484
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply138,183
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,967
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities108,292
    99999 - Dormant Company1014,072
    10120 - Processing and preserving of poultry meat1014
    7499 - Non-trading company913,408
    74990 - Non-trading company87,649
    9305 - Other service activities79,454
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering77,634
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified66,460
    62090 - Other information technology service activities55,716
    7011 - Development & sell real estate53,743
    70100 - Activities of head offices52,768
    4534 - Other building installation52,623

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07313823 STEVE HUNT LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07313690 AQUALOGIC WATER TREATMENT SPECIALISTS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07329461 FABG (STREET) LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07328922 BKR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07317563 DMB DESIGN LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07316070 GIRWOOD OPTIMUM LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07315465 J.HALLS CONSTRUCTION SERVICE LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07315421 DMC ADMIN LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07312072 TRUMFA LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07311719 KADA BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07308741 FLODEC LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07308403 PERFECT STROKES SWIMMING SCHOOL LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07305671 THE MERIDIAN BREWERY LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07303922 GIBB CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07303168 BOLEE INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07302904 INAPEACE LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07331516 N ROGERS LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07328333 SSI EVENTS UK LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07328240 CARBON ART LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07327322 PREMILTY LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07323708 RGCC COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07314121 LEVINS BUILDERS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07304351 CREATIVE KITCHENS (HUNTS) LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07304132 NEILSON SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07302379 NIAGARA NATURAL FRUIT SNACK COMPANY LTD 02 Jul 2010