Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huntingdon when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huntingdon when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Huntingdon when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2014 was a record month for company closures in Huntingdon when compared to any month in history.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huntingdon when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 124 companies were registered in Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HuntingdonUK
    2014124143,414
    2013114132,684
    % change8.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (124) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014413845
    New companies in 2013373344
    % change10.8%15.2%2.3%
    Record Year2011 (46)2011 (40)2014 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 170 companies were dissolved in Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 142.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HuntingdonUK
    2014170101,670
    20137086,170
    % change142.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (170) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Huntingdon when compared to any previous September.

    September 2014 was a record month for company closures in Huntingdon when compared to any month in history.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20142927114
    Closed companies in 2013311128
    % change-6.5%145.5%307%
    Record Year2010 (33)2008 (50)2014 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Huntingdon during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was -46 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HuntingdonUK
    2014-4641,744
    20134446,514
    Record Year 2011 (64) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20141211-69
    Net growth in 201362216
    Record Year2008 (26)2011 (29)2002 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Huntingdon
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.6%9.8%-6.2%
    Record Year1996 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    29.2% of all director appointments in Huntingdon in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    VILLAGE2.84%CONSULTING5.17%
    EXTREMOZ2.84%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTING1.89%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%PROPERTY2.62%
    TRAINING1.05%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    BUSINESS0.74%TRADING2.00%
    CARE0.74%LONDON1.95%
    (CAMBRIDGE)0.63%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.63%TRANSPORT1.76%
    MEDIA0.63%DESIGN1.70%
    S0.63%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%BUSINESS1.62%
    CAMBRIDGE0.53%J1.53%
    COMPOSITES0.53%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%GLOBAL1.51%
    ROAD0.53%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    TRANSPORT0.42%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SECURITY0.42%MEDIA1.38%
    HEALTHCARE0.42%CO.,1.36%
    DIGITAL0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    IT0.42%BUILDING1.30%
    HUNTINGDON0.42%IT1.30%
    VENTURES0.42%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied216278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5440,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5357,264
    65300 - Pension funding40510
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3629,313
    99999 - Dormant Company3548,286
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3018,890
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet179,914
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,006
    49410 - Freight transport by road149,960
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,795
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1328,224
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,675
    86900 - Other human health activities1011,807
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified108,501
    35110 - Production of electricity92,374
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles95,335
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings87,151
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities67,401
    56302 - Public houses and bars66,056

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09135030 XTREME EVENTS (UK) LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09119566 WESTEC IT LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09127329 FAVOURITE TABLES LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128053 MAD ASSETS LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09129135 NJN ELECTRICAL LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09131534 ROAR ACQUISITIONS LTD. 15 Jul 2014
    09139425 IT MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE MAPS LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09141641 TIGER KITCHENS LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09149344 SALTA ENTERPRISES LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09156349 JCW WELDING AND FABRICATION SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09113936 SOUTHERNROCK VENTURES LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09117925 MATERIA MEDICAL WRITING LTD. 07 Jul 2014
    09123512 MQA LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09123957 STONEHILL MOT CENTRE LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09127149 E-TIMBER PRODUCTS LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09130794 SPARROWHAWK WAY 1975 LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09131179 CINELANGUAGE LTD. 15 Jul 2014
    09135570 PAUL R COE LTD. 17 Jul 2014
    09140392 FIT 4 TOTZ LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09140872 FIT 4 BATTLE LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09144426 COVERSURE BROKERS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09147669 D&A CREATIVE LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09152135 ZIGZAG CREATIVE LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09154053 RP BRANDING LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09154889 SHR MEDISPA LTD 31 Jul 2014