Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 273 companies were registered in Peterborough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Peterborough UK 2011 273 114,512 2010 260 101,492 % change 5.0% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (273) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 109 90 74 New companies in 2010 93 82 85 % change 17.2% 9.8% -12.9% Record Year 2011 (109) 2011 (90) 2005 (90)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 189 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 19.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Peterborough UK 2011 189 72,230 2010 236 87,705 % change -19.9% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (306) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 53 64 72 Closed companies in 2010 88 87 61 % change -39.8% -26.4% 18% Record Year 2010 (88) 2008 (153) 2009 (159)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Peterborough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 84 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Peterborough UK 2011 84 42,282 2010 24 13,787 Record Year 2003 (156) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 56 26 2 Net growth in 2010 5 -5 24 Record Year 2008 (66) 2003 (58) 2002 (48)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Peterborough formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Peterborough 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change 7.3% -7.7% -21.4% Record Year 1971 (0.5%) 1970 (0.5%) 1968 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Peterborough was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.47% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 1.08% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CARE 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.19% (PETERBOROUGH) 1.08% PROPERTY 2.41% PETERBOROUGH 1.02% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 0.85% DESIGN 1.94% M 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.85% PROPERTY 0.79% BUSINESS 1.82% BUSINESS 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.76% HOLDINGS 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.74% CENTRE 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% S 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CAR 0.62% LONDON 1.63% BUILDING 0.62% J 1.47% ENGINEERING 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% P 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MAINTENANCE 0.51% CARE 1.42% ASSOCIATES 0.51% IT 1.38% ENTERPRISES 0.51% BUILDING 1.30% FOR 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.28% D 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CARS 0.45% M 1.25% J 0.45% ENERGY 1.22% FOOD 0.45% TRAINING 1.21% PARK 0.40% S 1.21%
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 523 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 137 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 55 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 45 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 43 14,755 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 41 15,760 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 10,137 7260 - Other computer related activities 27 8,686 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 8,345 9305 - Other service activities 24 10,525 7499 - Non-trading company 22 11,543 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 10,018 86900 - Other human health activities 16 4,019 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 6,321 5530 - Restaurants 16 5,640 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,064 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,551 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 6,798 43210 - Electrical installation 12 2,938
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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