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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Huntingdon UK 2014 166 150,722 2013 174 134,802 % change -4.6% 11.8% Record Year 2013 (174) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 43 59 64 New companies in 2013 63 54 57 % change -31.7% 9.3% 12.3% Record Year 2013 (63) 2014 (59) 2014 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Huntingdon UK 2014 63 82,370 2013 95 77,914 % change -33.7% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (100) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 27 18 18 Closed companies in 2013 39 29 27 % change -30.8% -37.9% -33% Record Year 2013 (39) 2008 (39) 2009 (59)
Net Company Growth
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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) Huntingdon UK 2014 103 68,352 2013 79 56,888 Record Year 2014 (103) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2014 16 41 46 Net growth in 2013 24 25 30 Record Year 1997 (33) 1997 (47) 2014 (46)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -36.1% 0.9% -6.3% Record Year 1997 (0.3%) 1997 (0.3%) 2000 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EXTREMOZ 2.96% CONSULTING 5.22% VILLAGE 2.96% MANAGEMENT 4.67% WHITE 2.19% CONSULTANCY 3.49% COUNTRY 2.08% PROPERTY 2.64% SANDS 2.08% TRADING 2.05% CLUB 2.08% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTING 1.86% ENGINEERING 1.86% MANAGEMENT 1.64% CARE 1.79% CONSULTANTS 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CONSULTANCY 0.99% DESIGN 1.75% BUSINESS 0.99% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.88% BUSINESS 1.71% CAMBRIDGE 0.88% PROPERTIES 1.60% TRAINING 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.60% COMPOSITES 0.55% GLOBAL 1.58% HEALTHCARE 0.44% J 1.48% BUILDING 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.48% HIRE 0.44% MEDIA 1.48% DOCTOR 0.44% IT 1.33% ENTERPRISES 0.44% TRANSPORT 1.30% DESIGN 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% PARTNERSHIP 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% T 0.44% M 1.21% SAFETY 0.44% CAPITAL 1.20% NEW 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 267 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 50 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 47 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 46 47,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 18,491 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 9,358 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 26,700 49410 - Freight transport by road 16 8,014 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,135 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 12,813 86900 - Other human health activities 10 10,273 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,509 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 9 5,419 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 7,313 35110 - Production of electricity 8 2,161 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 8,155 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 7 4,866 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 7 5,521 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 7 5,949
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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