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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous March.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous March.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 387 companies were registered in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 29.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)PeterboroughUK
    2012387131,491
    2011300116,391
    % change29.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (387) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous March.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012116120151
    New companies in 201182111107
    % change41.5%8.1%41.1%
    Record Year2012 (116)2005 (157)2012 (151)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 148 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 38.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)PeterboroughUK
    201214867,576
    201124090,987
    % change-38.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (263) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012545143
    Closed companies in 2011817980
    % change-33.3%-35.4%-46%
    Record Year2011 (81)2011 (79)2009 (146)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Peterborough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 239 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)PeterboroughUK
    201223963,915
    20116025,404
    Record Year 2012 (239) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous March.

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20126269108
    Net growth in 201113227
    Record Year2012 (62)2005 (129)2012 (108)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Peterborough formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Peterborough
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change21.3%-7.5%32.0%
    Record Year1973 (0.8%)1969 (0.9%)1969 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Peterborough was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.2% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.58%CONSULTING5.07%
    PETERBOROUGH1.38%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CARE1.27%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING1.07%PROPERTY2.37%
    (PETERBOROUGH)1.02%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.92%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.82%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CENTRE0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.76%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    PROPERTY0.71%BUSINESS1.73%
    CAR0.71%MEDIA1.72%
    M0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.66%LONDON1.66%
    PARK0.66%J1.54%
    S0.61%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    BUSINESS0.61%GLOBAL1.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%IT1.40%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%CARE1.34%
    SALES0.51%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CARS0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    GLOBAL0.46%M1.27%
    RECRUITMENT0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    INVESTMENTS0.41%ENERGY1.20%
    J0.41%S1.20%
    HOMES0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied539216,665
    7487 - Other business activities10752,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7435,233
    99999 - Dormant Company6125,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5119,704
    9999 - Dormant Company5018,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3714,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3512,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3213,637
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply246,934
    7260 - Other computer related activities247,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified199,892
    9305 - Other service activities198,818
    86900 - Other human health activities195,066
    62090 - Other information technology service activities198,145
    7499 - Non-trading company189,102
    74990 - Non-trading company189,729
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities184,132
    43210 - Electrical installation173,573
    62012 - Business and domestic software development154,356

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07936847 SOFIA EDUCATION LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07938747 AM RESOLUTIONS LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07942735 MMM SERVICES (UK) LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07942933 AQUA CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943811 RED MAPLES PMC LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07948186 SUPERTREADS AUTOMOTIVE LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07948711 KWALITY KARDS LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07952809 PETERBOROUGH RELATIONSHIP SUPPORT 16 Feb 2012
    07953416 GODDEN'S CARPETS & FURNISHING'S LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07955146 TSL BARS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07957992 HANDY TRAINING LTD. 21 Feb 2012
    07959535 SST CARE LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07963254 EDUCATION CONNECT (UK) LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07964818 ADITHYAA NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION CENTRE LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07935591 SINET WEB DESIGN LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07956441 HAWKSHAWS PLANNING LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07967676 TAMBUZI CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07969877 L.A.B. MUZIC LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07932799 REALTIME MEDICALS LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07939885 BEST CARS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07951405 MATMORE MOTOR PARTS LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07959789 LTM MORTGAGE SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07937027 COBHAM MSA BUSINESS CENTRE LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07946049 AVID AUTOS (YAXLEY) LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07959283 MERIDIAN FARMS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012