Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Huntingdon when compared to any previous September.

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 2013)

    A total of 114 companies were registered in Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)HuntingdonUK
    2013114132,684
    2012118118,868
    % change-3.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (118) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Huntingdon when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013373344
    New companies in 2012443836
    % change-15.9%-13.2%22.2%
    Record Year2011 (46)2011 (40)2013 (44)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)HuntingdonUK
    20137086,170
    20127675,908
    % change-7.9%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (111) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013311128
    Closed companies in 2012263020
    % change19.2%-63.3%40%
    Record Year2010 (33)2008 (50)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 44 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)HuntingdonUK
    20134446,514
    20124242,960
    Record Year 2011 (64) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201362216
    Net growth in 201218816
    Record Year2008 (26)2011 (29)2002 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Huntingdon formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Huntingdon
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-24.7%-20.4%7.2%
    Record Year1996 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Huntingdon was in 2006 when 39.7% of all directors were female.

    23.7% of all director appointments in Huntingdon in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CLUB9.41%CONSULTING5.27%
    SANDS9.30%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    WHITE9.30%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    COUNTRY9.30%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTING1.77%TRADING2.08%
    MANAGEMENT1.55%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY1.44%LONDON1.79%
    BUSINESS1.22%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSULTANTS1.11%BUSINESS1.74%
    ENGINEERING0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTY0.66%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CAMBRIDGE0.66%CARE1.64%
    IT0.55%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CAMBRIDGESHIRE0.55%GLOBAL1.59%
    HIRE0.55%J1.54%
    HOUSE0.44%MEDIA1.54%
    HEATING0.44%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.44%PROPERTIES1.45%
    HEALTH0.44%IT1.39%
    DOCTOR0.44%M1.25%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HR0.44%BUILDING1.19%
    PLUMBING0.44%CAPITAL1.19%
    FURNITURE0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CREATIVE0.33%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied187260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5554,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4434,970
    99999 - Dormant Company4046,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2526,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2017,715
    49410 - Freight transport by road196,904
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet158,475
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,228
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1425,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,516
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified117,590
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified103,323
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified95,322
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities96,979
    86900 - Other human health activities99,203
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment85,859
    62012 - Business and domestic software development89,104
    35110 - Production of electricity72,004
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation74,590

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08642133 WET PLATE SUPPLIES LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08642708 PETSAPPLY LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08641531 OWEN'S HORSEBOXES LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08641980 REACTION PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08642957 MALCOLM ALDER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08643236 W1 EVENTS LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08652903 SHEPHERD ARCHITECTURAL LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08653746 HPJ CONSULTANTS LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08658714 T D ROOFING(ANGLIA) LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08666371 KEVIN RENDELL LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08666653 P R & D LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08639687 RED PLANET PUBLISHING LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08641033 CODORA LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08641694 HWN LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08641768 WHITEHILLS RECYCLING LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08642937 147 MEDIA LTD. 08 Aug 2013
    08644344 SOOZ BOUTIQUE LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08644345 VITAL SIGN DESIGN LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08646463 ASTROCAFE LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08646535 D. J. CHALK LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08648571 HEDONIC SERVICE SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08649347 BEN FRANKLIN LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08658270 SAAS SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08663717 CREATIVE CONTENT COMPANY (UK) LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08670539 G PIERCE COURIERS LTD. 30 Aug 2013