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
    07390213 HUNTINGDON SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07390067 APPSTAT LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07387294 SKOOT BIKES LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07387140 IN BED FURNITURE LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07384338 BECKY'S GIFT SHOP LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07382308 RESILIENCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07382184 CHLORIDE BATTERY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07380450 A T & D LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07379028 EVELYN'S CONFECTIONS LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07374771 POINTED PRESENTATIONS LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07374649 ROSE LEEMON CREDIT REPORTS & COLLECTION (UK) LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07372853 U.K. CEYLON GEMS LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07370985 WISDOM COMMUNICATIONS (GB) LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07369910 PARTICLE DIGITAL LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07369496 WESTFIELD MULTIMEDIA LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368446 BLUE & WHITE LOCATIONS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07368434 ADLUXURIUM LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07374774 PETER TRANSPORT LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373503 ANGLIA MEDICALS LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07371281 CHAMACA LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370580 HMBEDDED LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370219 SELECT BRANDS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07365414 FENSTANTON PROJECTS LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07362245 JOLLY COMPUTING LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07380387 JOHN LLOYD POST LIMITED 17 Sep 2010