Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 730 companies were formed in Peterborough. This figure is 19.3% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Peterborough occurred in 2012 when a total of 730 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Peterborough UK 2012 730 253,150 2011 612 228,735 % change 19.3% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (730) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 343 companies were registered in Peterborough during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Peterborough UK 2012 343 121,659 2011 312 112,344 % change 9.9% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (343) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 127 109 107 New companies in 2011 108 92 112 % change 17.6% 18.5% -4.5% Record Year 2012 (127) 2012 (109) 2011 (112)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 388 companies were dissolved in Peterborough. This figure is 10.0% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Peterborough occurred in 2009 when a total of 651 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Peterborough UK 2012 388 147,793 2011 431 162,310 % change -10.0% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 240 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 25.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Peterborough UK 2012 240 80,218 2011 191 71,324 % change 25.7% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (388) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 69 94 77 Closed companies in 2011 47 71 73 % change 46.8% 32.4% 5% Record Year 2009 (98) 2009 (179) 2009 (111)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Peterborough increased by 342 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Peterborough UK 2012 342 105,357 2011 181 66,425 Record Year 2003 (369) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Peterborough during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 103 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Peterborough UK 2012 103 41,441 2011 121 41,020 Record Year 2003 (182) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 58 15 30 Net growth in 2011 61 21 39 Record Year 2005 (71) 2003 (65) 2008 (67)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Peterborough formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Peterborough 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Peterborough formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Peterborough 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change -1.0% 3.9% 2.0% Record Year 1967 (0.9%) 1966 (0.9%) 1961 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Peterborough was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Peterborough was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.77% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PETERBOROUGH 1.42% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CARE 1.27% PROPERTY 2.35% (PETERBOROUGH) 1.12% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 0.96% DESIGN 1.89% BUSINESS 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CENTRE 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.78% PROPERTY 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% S 0.71% BUSINESS 1.70% DESIGN 0.71% MEDIA 1.69% CONSULTANTS 0.66% LONDON 1.68% ASSOCIATES 0.66% J 1.57% CAR 0.66% GLOBAL 1.51% PROPERTIES 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.48% HOUSE 0.61% IT 1.42% PARK 0.56% CARE 1.31% J 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% M 0.51% M 1.26% SALES 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.23% TRAINING 0.51% BUILDING 1.23% MEDIA 0.51% SECURITY 1.19% GLOBAL 0.41% S 1.18% P 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 627 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 94 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 70 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 70 26,088 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 52 20,390 9999 - Dormant Company 44 16,469 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 15,280 7414 - Business & management consultancy 31 10,978 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 14,220 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 22 6,356 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 6,456 86900 - Other human health activities 20 5,222 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 20 4,295 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 8,258 74990 - Non-trading company 19 9,706 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 10,271 7499 - Non-trading company 18 8,023 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 16 2,880 49410 - Freight transport by road 16 2,912 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,557
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08057056 MINARI CONSULTING LTD 03 May 2012 08064733 PARAMOUNT VALETING LTD 10 May 2012 08071419 NOUR TECH LIMITED 16 May 2012 08075302 PAS ZEMAITI LIMITED 18 May 2012 08085265 NRS CARE LIMITED 28 May 2012 08087170 ALEPH STRATEGIES LIMITED 29 May 2012 08087788 MPB ENGINEERING LTD 29 May 2012 08060668 WAV3S LTD 08 May 2012 08065295 CHERUBS MEDIA LIMITED 11 May 2012 08071675 TRANSFORMING LEARNING LIMITED 16 May 2012 08054893 TNTN SERVICES LTD 02 May 2012 08056234 PRESTIGE TRAVEL & TOURS LTD 03 May 2012 08057201 AMIGO TRANSLATION LTD 04 May 2012 08057236 GREEN DRILLING LTD 04 May 2012 08066043 ONE SOUL PRODUCTIONS LTD 11 May 2012 08078664 D&V GRAND TRADE CORPORATION LTD 22 May 2012 08078960 TAS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 May 2012 08084788 HOMESABOUT LIMITED 28 May 2012 08087564 KEENCOVER LTD 29 May 2012 08054200 QUALITY MANAGMENT LIMITED 02 May 2012 08058154 NORTHFIELDS CATERING LIMITED 04 May 2012 08077122 BEGGARS ROOST SEAVIEW LIMITED 21 May 2012 08055655 CASH FOR CARZ LIMITED 03 May 2012 08066330 TOTALLY DIFFERENT APPROACH SAFETY SERVICES LTD 11 May 2012 08076227 1871 LOGISTICS ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD 21 May 2012
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