Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 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 2011)
A total of 300 companies were registered in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Peterborough UK 2011 300 116,391 2010 275 105,137 % change 9.1% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (331) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 82 111 107 New companies in 2010 75 88 112 % change 9.3% 26.1% -4.5% Record Year 2007 (92) 2005 (157) 2007 (144)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 240 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Peterborough UK 2011 240 90,986 2010 215 82,677 % change 11.6% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (263) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 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 2011 81 79 80 Closed companies in 2010 74 60 81 % change 9.5% 31.7% -1% Record Year 2011 (81) 2011 (79) 2009 (146)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Peterborough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 60 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Peterborough UK 2011 60 25,405 2010 60 22,460 Record Year 2005 (215) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 1 32 27 Net growth in 2010 1 28 31 Record Year 2004 (49) 2005 (129) 2007 (96)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Peterborough formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Peterborough 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -5.7% 10.9% -8.9% Record Year 1973 (0.8%) 1969 (0.9%) 1969 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Peterborough was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.7% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.74% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTANCY 1.12% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTING 0.87% CONSULTANCY 3.16% BUSINESS 0.87% PROPERTY 2.38% M 0.81% TRADING 2.10% (PETERBOROUGH) 0.74% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ENGINEERING 0.68% BUSINESS 1.87% PETERBOROUGH 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% BUILDING 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDIA 0.56% MEDIA 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.61% CONSULTANTS 0.56% LONDON 1.60% HOLDINGS 0.56% CARE 1.45% CARE 0.56% J 1.45% FINANCIAL 0.50% GLOBAL 1.44% CO 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.43% LETTINGS 0.50% IT 1.41% FOOD 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.36% ELECTRICAL 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% CARS 0.50% M 1.30% PROPERTIES 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.28% ASSOCIATES 0.43% S 1.24% RECRUITMENT 0.43% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% CENTRE 0.43% SYSTEMS 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 501 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 138 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 73 30,253 99999 - Dormant Company 49 18,336 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 16,150 9999 - Dormant Company 41 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 32 12,916 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 10,246 7499 - Non-trading company 20 11,316 7260 - Other computer related activities 20 7,789 9305 - Other service activities 19 8,740 43210 - Electrical installation 18 3,172 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 6,183 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,695 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 10,085 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,788 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 6,996 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 7,000 86900 - Other human health activities 14 4,092 5530 - Restaurants 13 4,898
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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