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Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 121 companies were registered in Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HuntingdonUK
    2012121131,491
    2011114116,391
    % change6.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (139) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012373945
    New companies in 2011373542
    % change0.0%11.4%7.1%
    Record Year2007 (49)1997 (52)2007 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HuntingdonUK
    20127067,576
    20118290,987
    % change-14.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (100) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012243016
    Closed companies in 2011332425
    % change-27.3%25.0%-36%
    Record Year2011 (33)2008 (39)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 51 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HuntingdonUK
    20125163,915
    20113225,404
    Record Year 1997 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201213929
    Net growth in 201141117
    Record Year1997 (33)1997 (47)2007 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Huntingdon formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Huntingdon
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-14.2%-4.7%0.2%
    Record Year1960 (0.8%)1961 (0.4%)1964 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    30.8% of all director appointments in Huntingdon in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.07%CONSULTING5.07%
    ASSOCIATES1.10%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    OPTIONS0.98%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CAMBRIDGE0.85%PROPERTY2.37%
    CLEANING0.73%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.61%DESIGN1.93%
    INVESTMENTS0.61%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRADING0.49%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROJECT0.49%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    MEDICAL0.49%BUSINESS1.73%
    PERFORMANCE0.49%MEDIA1.72%
    K0.49%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SPORT0.49%LONDON1.66%
    TECHNICAL0.49%J1.54%
    CONSULTING0.49%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PLC0.49%GLOBAL1.50%
    WATER0.49%IT1.40%
    MAINTENANCE0.49%CARE1.34%
    ENGINEERING0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    LITTLE0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HAULAGE0.37%M1.27%
    M0.37%BUILDING1.24%
    RIGHT0.37%ENERGY1.20%
    BEAUTY0.37%S1.20%
    CONSULTANCY0.37%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied156216,665
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4635,233
    7487 - Other business activities4552,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2519,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2312,113
    9999 - Dormant Company2118,617
    99999 - Dormant Company1925,084
    74990 - Non-trading company129,729
    9305 - Other service activities118,818
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities108,145
    49410 - Freight transport by road92,781
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities714,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified79,892
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified613,637
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply66,934
    86900 - Other human health activities65,066
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified61,796
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment52,798
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified53,931

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07973456 WOODWARDS FARM BUTCHERY LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07973537 THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07975894 EPR WORKS LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07977453 JAMES WINTON LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07985215 FRANTIC EVENTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07995285 CUSTOM AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07998685 CAMCON ENGINEERING LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08004415 SEW CREATE LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08005615 HEMINGFORD ASSOCIATES LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08006477 WESTIN LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08013280 FLOCK FARM ESTATES LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    OC373927 SHOW FLOORS LLP 29 Mar 2012
    07970896 HOPTON, HOPTON & BOWN LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07973828 CLOUDMAAS LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07975675 HYDROOTS LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07976646 MULTIPHASE FLOW TECHNOLOGIES LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07984681 SET SQUARE JOINERY (ST IVES) LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07985963 P3D CG LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07993835 GODMANCHESTER PIT STOP LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07994721 GLS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07995225 ECO BLUE WATER SAVINGS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08000704 SENA FURNITURE LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08007807 G&D CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE LTD 27 Mar 2012
    08010506 DAREKSTOL LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08012656 FINANCIAL PROVISION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Mar 2012