Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Huntingdon when compared to any previous March.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 141 companies were registered in Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 15.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Huntingdon UK 2015 141 161,156 2014 166 150,722 % change -15.1% 6.9% Record Year 2013 (174) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 43 39 59 New companies in 2014 43 59 64 % change 0.0% -33.9% -7.8% Record Year 2013 (63) 2014 (59) 2014 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 157 companies were dissolved in Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 149.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Huntingdon UK 2015 157 89,523 2014 63 82,370 % change 149.2% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (157) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Huntingdon when compared to any previous March.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 27 30 100 Closed companies in 2014 27 18 18 % change 0.0% 66.7% 456% Record Year 2013 (39) 2008 (39) 2015 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Huntingdon during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was -16 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Huntingdon UK 2015 -16 71,633 2014 103 68,352 Record Year 2014 (103) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 16 9 -41 Net growth in 2014 16 41 46 Record Year 1997 (33) 1997 (47) 2014 (46)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Huntingdon formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Huntingdon 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -1.9% -39.1% -16.0% Record Year 1997 (0.3%) 1997 (0.3%) 2000 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Huntingdon was in 2007 when 33.7% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Huntingdon in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.71% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.07% MANAGEMENT 4.56% TRAINING 0.96% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CAMBRIDGE 0.86% PROPERTY 2.72% MANAGEMENT 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% TRANSPORT 0.75% CARE 2.13% IT 0.75% ENGINEERING 2.12% CARE 0.75% LONDON 1.91% HUNTINGDON 0.75% TRADING 1.88% ASSOCIATES 0.75% TRANSPORT 1.82% MEDIA 0.75% ELECTRICAL 1.76% TRADING 0.64% DESIGN 1.65% HEALTHCARE 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.63% ROAD 0.54% CO., 1.58% CLEANING 0.54% J 1.55% SALES 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.54% DIGITAL 0.43% BUSINESS 1.49% SOCIAL 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.49% SECURITY 0.43% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.43% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HEALTH 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% PROPERTY 0.43% BUILDING 1.31% BUSINESS 0.43% IT 1.30% GROUP 0.43% MEDIA 1.28% PARK 0.43% M 1.27%
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 262 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 30,825 65300 - Pension funding 40 376 99999 - Dormant Company 38 49,474 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 19,098 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 29,218 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 10,200 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,862 86900 - Other human health activities 14 13,990 74990 - Non-trading company 13 13,794 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 9,651 49410 - Freight transport by road 11 12,485 86101 - Hospital activities 11 5,043 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 9,080 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 5,392 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 9 6,557 98000 - Residents property management 8 5,308 35110 - Production of electricity 8 2,602
Recent Companies
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