Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huntingdon when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Huntingdon when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huntingdon when compared to any previous February.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Huntingdon when compared to any previous March.

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 2014)

    A total of 166 companies were registered in Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)HuntingdonUK
    2014166150,722
    2013174134,802
    % change-4.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2013 (174) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huntingdon when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Huntingdon when compared to any month in history.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huntingdon when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014435964
    New companies in 2013635457
    % change-31.7%9.3%12.3%
    Record Year2013 (63)2014 (59)2014 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 63 companies were dissolved in Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 33.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)HuntingdonUK
    20146382,370
    20139577,914
    % change-33.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (100) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014271818
    Closed companies in 2013392927
    % change-30.8%-37.9%-33%
    Record Year2013 (39)2008 (39)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 103 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)HuntingdonUK
    201410368,352
    20137956,888
    Record Year 2014 (103) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Huntingdon when compared to any previous March.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014164146
    Net growth in 2013242530
    Record Year1997 (33)1997 (47)2014 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Huntingdon formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Huntingdon
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-36.1%0.9%-6.3%
    Record Year1997 (0.3%)1997 (0.3%)2000 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 47.8.

    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 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Huntingdon was in 2005 when 37.7% of all directors were female.

    32.4% of all director appointments in Huntingdon in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EXTREMOZ2.96%CONSULTING5.22%
    VILLAGE2.96%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    WHITE2.19%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    COUNTRY2.08%PROPERTY2.64%
    SANDS2.08%TRADING2.05%
    CLUB2.08%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTING1.86%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MANAGEMENT1.64%CARE1.79%
    CONSULTANTS1.20%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%DESIGN1.75%
    BUSINESS0.99%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.88%BUSINESS1.71%
    CAMBRIDGE0.88%PROPERTIES1.60%
    TRAINING0.66%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    COMPOSITES0.55%GLOBAL1.58%
    HEALTHCARE0.44%J1.48%
    BUILDING0.44%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HIRE0.44%MEDIA1.48%
    DOCTOR0.44%IT1.33%
    ENTERPRISES0.44%TRANSPORT1.30%
    DESIGN0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    PARTNERSHIP0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    T0.44%M1.21%
    SAFETY0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    NEW0.44%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied267280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5037,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4756,411
    99999 - Dormant Company4647,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3527,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2718,491
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet179,358
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1626,700
    49410 - Freight transport by road168,014
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,135
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,813
    86900 - Other human health activities1010,273
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,509
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis95,419
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities97,313
    35110 - Production of electricity82,161
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified88,155
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation74,866
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing75,521
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified75,949

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08878760 NAP CONSULTANTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08881918 BENHAM & HORNE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08910287 HICKS CIVILS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08878056 TIM WRIGHT CONSULTING LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08882358 MINERVA GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08885097 SHELSLEY LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08887130 GEORGINA COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08887606 CONNOLLY-DEVELOPMENTS LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08888592 LIZ TOOTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08898623 SAWTRY SERVICE STATION LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08900036 SILHOUETTE KIMBOLTON LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08903213 T&T PRIVATE HIRE LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08914248 LUKE A BENNETT LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08915863 CHILD FUNERAL CHARITY 27 Feb 2014
    08916095 ACE FINISH MOBILE JASON MACDONALD LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08879018 AMOTIO LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08882172 CHRIS KOHTER MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD. 07 Feb 2014
    08884611 EXTREMOZ VILLAGE EV2805 LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08891890 MARC.PLUMMER DESIGNS LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08893996 EDEN'S PAPER LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08898677 RESCOP LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08906638 EXTREMOZ VILLAGE EV4102 LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08907954 ELVIN & ERVIN LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08910790 MILL VIEW FARM LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08913152 RAAY TAXI LTD 26 Feb 2014