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
    08832743 SIMPLE-EA LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08854045 LAND AND ROCK LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08854402 CLR SECURITY SYSTEMS (UK) LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08857081 STEVE TRAIN CONSULTING LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08860681 IAPYX LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08861663 DEFINED PLASTERING (CAMBRIDGE) LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08871866 THE CAD PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 31 Jan 2014
    08832972 NORMAN & RUSSELL LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08837696 STEPHEN COLE SURFACING LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08857529 JASON ROSE LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08860325 ROBERT,PURDY CO LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08862315 SUMMERFIELD VENTURES LTD. 27 Jan 2014
    08862704 JACKSON CAD SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08871026 INSPIRATIONAL COLLECTION LTD 31 Jan 2014
    08829601 CAPMARK SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Jan 2014
    08830653 ACE TECH TRAINING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08834889 TRIPLE GEM LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08841016 LUEVAY HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08845159 BLACK LAMBDA LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08847250 CASINGCASING LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08853933 TTID LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08865586 CONSCIOUS LIVING LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08866650 EXTREMOZ VILLAGE EV4112 LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08866911 EXTREMOZ VILLAGE EV5011 LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08869878 PRAVIGO LIMITED 30 Jan 2014