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

  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 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)HuntingdonUK
    2015141161,156
    2014166150,722
    % change-15.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2013 (174) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015433959
    New companies in 2014435964
    % change0.0%-33.9%-7.8%
    Record Year2013 (63)2014 (59)2014 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HuntingdonUK
    201515789,523
    20146382,370
    % change149.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (157) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20152730100
    Closed companies in 2014271818
    % change0.0%66.7%456%
    Record Year2013 (39)2008 (39)2015 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HuntingdonUK
    2015-1671,633
    201410368,352
    Record Year 2014 (103) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015169-41
    Net growth in 2014164146
    Record Year1997 (33)1997 (47)2014 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-1.9%-39.1%-16.0%
    Record Year1997 (0.3%)1997 (0.3%)2000 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.71%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    TRAINING0.96%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CAMBRIDGE0.86%PROPERTY2.72%
    MANAGEMENT0.86%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    TRANSPORT0.75%CARE2.13%
    IT0.75%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CARE0.75%LONDON1.91%
    HUNTINGDON0.75%TRADING1.88%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%TRANSPORT1.82%
    MEDIA0.75%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    TRADING0.64%DESIGN1.65%
    HEALTHCARE0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ROAD0.54%CO.,1.58%
    CLEANING0.54%J1.55%
    SALES0.54%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    DIGITAL0.43%BUSINESS1.49%
    SOCIAL0.43%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SECURITY0.43%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.43%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HEALTH0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    PROPERTY0.43%BUILDING1.31%
    BUSINESS0.43%IT1.30%
    GROUP0.43%MEDIA1.28%
    PARK0.43%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied262288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6443,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5058,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4130,825
    65300 - Pension funding40376
    99999 - Dormant Company3849,474
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2719,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1629,218
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1610,200
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,862
    86900 - Other human health activities1413,990
    74990 - Non-trading company1313,794
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,651
    49410 - Freight transport by road1112,485
    86101 - Hospital activities115,043
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified109,080
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles105,392
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets96,557
    98000 - Residents property management85,308
    35110 - Production of electricity82,602

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09429763 CAMPBELL ELECTRONICS LTD. 09 Feb 2015
    09458418 MAECI SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09416899 SIRIUS SIMULATIONS INCORPORATION LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09417503 CHERISH CARS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09418450 M & H CONSULT LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09418705 KINGSBROOK APPLIED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09421051 JMB BARS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09422028 MACHINED MUSCLE FITNESS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09427873 P2P FUNDING LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09429628 THREE PRINCIPLES SUPERMIND LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09431999 PREDICTIVE CHANGE LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09432050 BRUV LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09432174 ETO SYSTEMS LTD. 10 Feb 2015
    09438913 CONVENIENCE & IMPULSE GROUP LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09439001 OPTIMAL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09443374 THE AUTO BAHN CAR SALES LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09443762 THE BEST OF HUNTINGDON AND ST IVES LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    OC398393 EVA LETTINGS LLP 18 Feb 2015
    09450901 LIVING SPORT SERVICES (COACHING HQ) LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09452686 SARNANO LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09416329 GRAND PIANO CAFE' LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09431830 TRIPLE GEM BEAUTY LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09437148 THE WHISTLESTOP TRADING POST LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09441466 THE VINTAGE STYLING COMPANY LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09451684 VANTAGE GREEN LIMITED 20 Feb 2015