Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 260 companies were registered in Peterborough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Peterborough UK 2010 260 101,492 2009 270 94,671 % change -3.7% 7.2% Record Year 2009 (270) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 93 82 85 New companies in 2009 100 82 88 % change -7.0% 0.0% -3.4% Record Year 2009 (100) 2003 (87) 2005 (90)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 236 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 22.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Peterborough UK 2010 236 87,705 2009 306 159,401 % change -22.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (306) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 88 87 61 Closed companies in 2009 65 82 159 % change 35.4% 6.1% -62% Record Year 2010 (88) 2008 (153) 2009 (159)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Peterborough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 24 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Peterborough UK 2010 24 13,787 2009 -36 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (156) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 5 -5 24 Net growth in 2009 35 0 -71 Record Year 2008 (66) 2003 (58) 2002 (48)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Peterborough formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Peterborough 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -13.5% -9.2% -7.4% Record Year 1971 (0.5%) 1970 (0.5%) 1968 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Peterborough was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.50% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTANCY 1.25% CONSULTING 4.99% (PETERBOROUGH) 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.12% ENGINEERING 0.81% PROPERTY 2.38% PETERBOROUGH 0.81% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTING 0.75% ASSOCIATES 2.01% MEDIA 0.69% DESIGN 1.93% CO 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.56% BUSINESS 1.80% CARS 0.56% MEDIA 1.75% PROPERTY 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.73% GLOBAL 0.56% LONDON 1.59% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.59% BUSINESS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CENTRE 0.50% CARE 1.44% INSTALLATIONS 0.50% J 1.44% M 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% HOLDINGS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.42% T 0.50% IT 1.35% RECRUITMENT 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.35% SYSTEMS 0.50% BUILDING 1.32% TRAINING 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.30% MARKETING 0.44% M 1.28% FINANCIAL 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.26% DESIGN 0.44% S 1.24%
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 510 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 152 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 63 25,053 99999 - Dormant Company 43 14,072 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 13,161 9999 - Dormant Company 39 21,484 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 14,940 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 8,967 7499 - Non-trading company 23 13,408 9305 - Other service activities 21 9,454 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 7,634 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 8,292 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 8,183 74990 - Non-trading company 17 7,649 43210 - Electrical installation 15 2,747 6024 - Freight transport by road 15 2,771 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,767 5530 - Restaurants 14 5,181 4534 - Other building installation 14 2,623 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 3,631
Recent Companies
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