Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 275 companies were registered in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Peterborough UK 2010 275 105,137 2009 249 91,034 % change 10.4% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (331) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 75 88 112 New companies in 2009 75 73 101 % change 0.0% 20.5% 10.9% Record Year 2007 (92) 2005 (157) 2007 (144)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 215 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 18.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Peterborough UK 2010 215 82,677 2009 263 108,060 % change -18.3% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (263) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 74 60 81 Closed companies in 2009 49 68 146 % change 51.0% -11.8% -45% Record Year 2010 (74) 2008 (70) 2009 (146)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Peterborough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 60 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Peterborough UK 2010 60 22,460 2009 -14 -17,026 Record Year 2005 (215) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 1 28 31 Net growth in 2009 26 5 -45 Record Year 2004 (49) 2005 (129) 2007 (96)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Peterborough formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Peterborough 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -7.2% 3.2% -7.8% Record Year 1973 (0.8%) 1969 (0.9%) 1969 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Peterborough was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.42% MANAGEMENT 5.01% (PETERBOROUGH) 1.11% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 1.11% CONSULTANCY 2.87% PETERBOROUGH 1.05% PROPERTY 2.50% ELECTRICAL 0.74% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CENTRE 0.74% TRADING 1.93% S 0.68% DESIGN 1.91% GLOBAL 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% DESIGN 0.62% MEDIA 1.84% CONSULTING 0.62% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTY 0.55% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% ENTERPRISES 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.63% BUSINESS 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.54% RECRUITMENT 0.55% J 1.48% MEDIA 0.49% LONDON 1.45% SPORTS 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.45% GROUP 0.49% GROUP 1.37% R 0.49% GLOBAL 1.35% HOLDINGS 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONSULTANTS 0.43% BUILDING 1.34% INVESTMENTS 0.43% CARE 1.33% WORLD 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ENGINEERING 0.43% M 1.28% SALES 0.43% SYSTEMS 1.25% SYSTEMS 0.43% S 1.23%
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 524 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 147 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 66 26,974 7499 - Non-trading company 48 15,398 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 14,007 99999 - Dormant Company 43 13,808 7414 - Business & management consultancy 33 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 30 19,948 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 9,943 7260 - Other computer related activities 25 10,331 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 25 9,325 9305 - Other service activities 20 9,038 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 9,659 5530 - Restaurants 18 4,798 74990 - Non-trading company 18 8,149 43210 - Electrical installation 17 3,163 6024 - Freight transport by road 17 3,665 49410 - Freight transport by road 14 2,152 7011 - Development & sell real estate 14 5,300 70100 - Activities of head offices 13 3,137
Recent Companies
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