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Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 114 companies were registered in Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HuntingdonUK
    2011114116,391
    2010102105,137
    % change11.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (139) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011373542
    New companies in 2010333039
    % change12.1%16.7%7.7%
    Record Year2007 (49)1997 (52)2007 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HuntingdonUK
    20118290,986
    20108182,677
    % change1.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (100) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Huntingdon when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011332425
    Closed companies in 2010272430
    % change22.2%0.0%-17%
    Record Year2011 (33)2008 (39)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 32 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HuntingdonUK
    20113225,405
    20102122,460
    Record Year 1997 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201141117
    Net growth in 2010669
    Record Year1997 (33)1997 (47)2007 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Huntingdon formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Huntingdon
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-3.3%2.7%2.7%
    Record Year1960 (0.8%)1961 (0.4%)1964 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    31.3% of all director appointments in Huntingdon in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.05%CONSULTING5.04%
    BUSINESS0.92%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    ENGINEERING0.92%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING0.92%PROPERTY2.38%
    SYSTEMS0.92%TRADING2.10%
    CAMBRIDGE0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    PROPERTY0.79%BUSINESS1.87%
    EVENTS0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    SUPPORT0.52%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    FOR0.52%MEDIA1.69%
    MEDIA0.52%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TRANSPORT0.52%LONDON1.60%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%CARE1.45%
    IN0.52%J1.45%
    TRAINING0.52%GLOBAL1.44%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    DIRECT0.39%IT1.41%
    MAINTENANCE0.39%PROPERTIES1.36%
    GREEN0.39%BUILDING1.34%
    -0.39%M1.30%
    J0.39%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    BUILDING0.39%S1.24%
    CHLORIDE0.39%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    WOODFORD0.39%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied153202,798
    7487 - Other business activities4660,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3630,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2516,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2412,916
    9999 - Dormant Company1519,765
    99999 - Dormant Company1418,336
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply117,000
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,788
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,996
    74990 - Non-trading company88,695
    7260 - Other computer related activities77,789
    4534 - Other building installation62,285
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities610,246
    9305 - Other service activities68,740
    86900 - Other human health activities64,092
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing52,707
    62012 - Business and domestic software development53,168
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles42,259
    98000 - Residents property management43,154

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07538649 MOBY'S OF CHATTERIS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07538647 WINGS RENTALS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07538618 WINGS LOGISTICS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07512334 ECLIPSE PLANNING SERVICES LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07543403 LAVALLES LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07541768 ELYSIAN CONTRACT SERVICES LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07541384 SOUNDS TOGETHER LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07537666 CASEMA LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07529824 BAKEAWAY LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07527818 ALVA MEDIA LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07518168 MAYA'S HALAL GROCERY LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07517799 AIR TECH TRAINING LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07513424 SENSTATION LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07545766 XPECS LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07544667 CAPITAL LANDSCAPES LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07540809 PAUL SMITH HEATING & PLUMBING LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07539656 VICEY LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07536351 TANNICS CARPENTRY LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07530833 REVOLVING EARTH LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07530793 FOCUS CALL BILLING LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07529654 CRAFTED PIES (UK) LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07518060 WILLOW RACING LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07517604 COUNTY CRICKET SUPPLIES LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07514945 CRAFTED PIES LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07511767 SWITCH AND SAVE 4U LIMITED 01 Feb 2011