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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Peterborough UK 2012 387 131,491 2011 300 116,391 % change 29.0% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (387) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 116 120 151 New companies in 2011 82 111 107 % change 41.5% 8.1% 41.1% Record Year 2012 (116) 2005 (157) 2012 (151)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Peterborough UK 2012 148 67,576 2011 240 90,987 % change -38.3% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (263) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 54 51 43 Closed companies in 2011 81 79 80 % change -33.3% -35.4% -46% Record Year 2011 (81) 2011 (79) 2009 (146)
Net Company Growth
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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) Peterborough UK 2012 239 63,915 2011 60 25,404 Record Year 2012 (239) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 62 69 108 Net growth in 2011 1 32 27 Record Year 2012 (62) 2005 (129) 2012 (108)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 21.3% -7.5% 32.0% Record Year 1973 (0.8%) 1969 (0.9%) 1969 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.58% CONSULTING 5.07% PETERBOROUGH 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CARE 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 1.07% PROPERTY 2.37% (PETERBOROUGH) 1.02% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 0.92% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.86% CENTRE 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ENGINEERING 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PROPERTY 0.71% BUSINESS 1.73% CAR 0.71% MEDIA 1.72% M 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.66% LONDON 1.66% PARK 0.66% J 1.54% S 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BUSINESS 0.61% GLOBAL 1.50% ASSOCIATES 0.61% IT 1.40% CONSULTANTS 0.56% CARE 1.34% SALES 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% CARS 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GLOBAL 0.46% M 1.27% RECRUITMENT 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% INVESTMENTS 0.41% ENERGY 1.20% J 0.41% S 1.20% HOMES 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 539 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 107 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 61 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 51 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 50 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 35 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 13,637 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 24 6,934 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 19 8,818 86900 - Other human health activities 19 5,066 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 8,145 7499 - Non-trading company 18 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,729 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 4,132 43210 - Electrical installation 17 3,573 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 4,356
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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