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
    09203729 MDS SERVICES (CAMBRIDGE) LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09215358 RCA ENGINEERING LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09218498 24HOURCLUB LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09237615 CHINA HONG LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09240173 EL GUSTO LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09241275 ALPENINOX UK LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09209294 SECURITY OPERATIVE TRAINING LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09209416 LEISURE & HOSPITALITY TRAINING LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09214759 X7 CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09217153 CS TRAINING UK LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09217597 PIED PIPER FARMS LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09224818 SHAWN SHANE LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09233434 CLARITY PAYROLL LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09238470 MAHER DIGITAL AND ANALYTICS LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09239800 FLAT ROOFING SPECIALIST LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09197212 URBAN RITUALS LTD. 01 Sep 2014
    09208439 ELANIP LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09209615 S PAYNE CONSULTANCY LTD. 09 Sep 2014
    09216438 COMTEC GROUP (INTERNATIONAL) LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09226724 ECO DREAMS LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09227055 CENTERSOFT LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09231749 BURLEY MILL LTD. 23 Sep 2014
    09233947 SIGNATURE TILES LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09241595 CARGITA LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09241957 CARE INTERGRATED LIMITED 30 Sep 2014