Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous August.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 317 companies were registered in Peterborough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 16.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PeterboroughUK
    2012317118,868
    2011273114,512
    % change16.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (317) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012106108103
    New companies in 20111099074
    % change-2.8%20.0%39.2%
    Record Year2011 (109)2012 (108)2012 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 196 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PeterboroughUK
    201219674,772
    201118972,230
    % change3.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (306) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012687652
    Closed companies in 2011536472
    % change28.3%18.8%-28%
    Record Year2010 (88)2008 (153)2009 (159)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Peterborough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 121 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)PeterboroughUK
    201212144,096
    20118442,282
    Record Year 2003 (156) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012383251
    Net growth in 201156262
    Record Year2008 (66)2003 (58)2012 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Peterborough
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-12.7%20.9%37.7%
    Record Year1971 (0.5%)1970 (0.5%)1968 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Peterborough was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.7% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.86%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.27%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PETERBOROUGH1.17%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%PROPERTY2.35%
    (PETERBOROUGH)0.98%TRADING2.08%
    CARE0.93%DESIGN1.87%
    BUSINESS0.78%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    M0.68%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.64%MEDIA1.67%
    J0.59%LONDON1.67%
    HOUSE0.59%J1.55%
    CENTRE0.59%GLOBAL1.53%
    PROPERTY0.54%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    SECURITY0.54%IT1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TRAINING0.49%CARE1.32%
    S0.49%M1.27%
    R0.49%BUILDING1.22%
    MEDIA0.49%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.49%S1.17%
    RECRUITMENT0.49%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied815331,455
    99999 - Dormant Company6825,035
    7487 - Other business activities6435,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6433,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4819,425
    9999 - Dormant Company3512,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3514,774
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2713,716
    7414 - Business & management consultancy268,437
    62090 - Other information technology service activities197,869
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities194,119
    86900 - Other human health activities194,998
    74990 - Non-trading company189,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified189,891
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply164,997
    43210 - Electrical installation163,387
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles152,757
    49410 - Freight transport by road152,795
    7499 - Non-trading company156,164
    7260 - Other computer related activities154,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08165503 REAL FOOD (UK) LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08175281 ENSEPATEC UK LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08180475 JM SOFTWARE LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08182914 AFRICAN FREE LEGAL ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08182952 STEPACE LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08190077 EDOWNES LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08190727 CLARE FOLGATE LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08190971 SHEAH ROZ TRADING LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08192924 TSE INTERIOR SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08194774 IPJ AVIATION LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08195013 SLR ARCHITECTURAL (UK) LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08195296 PAV INSTALLATION LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08195309 DHILLONS NEWS LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08172027 ROMAN VIEW AT GREENS NORTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08184096 THE NAIL AND BEAUTY BAR (PETERBOROUGH) LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08187687 MY BODY ESSENTIALS LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08188215 CELEBRITY ICE PROMOTIONS LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08195354 INTERDESIGN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08165200 1ST STEP FINANCE LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08169719 MR SHINEY LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08181538 CMSB ENGINEERING LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08164666 THE SUCCESS PLAN LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08168574 RENEWABLE MATERIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08170388 RATED DEVELOPMENTS LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08180428 FITNATURALLY LIMITED 15 Aug 2012