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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Peterborough UK 2012 317 118,868 2011 273 114,512 % change 16.1% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (317) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 106 108 103 New companies in 2011 109 90 74 % change -2.8% 20.0% 39.2% Record Year 2011 (109) 2012 (108) 2012 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Peterborough UK 2012 196 74,772 2011 189 72,230 % change 3.7% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (306) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 68 76 52 Closed companies in 2011 53 64 72 % change 28.3% 18.8% -28% Record Year 2010 (88) 2008 (153) 2009 (159)
Net Company Growth
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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) Peterborough UK 2012 121 44,096 2011 84 42,282 Record Year 2003 (156) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 38 32 51 Net growth in 2011 56 26 2 Record Year 2008 (66) 2003 (58) 2012 (51)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -12.7% 20.9% 37.7% Record Year 1971 (0.5%) 1970 (0.5%) 1968 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.86% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PETERBOROUGH 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.08% PROPERTY 2.35% (PETERBOROUGH) 0.98% TRADING 2.08% CARE 0.93% DESIGN 1.87% BUSINESS 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% M 0.68% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.64% MEDIA 1.67% J 0.59% LONDON 1.67% HOUSE 0.59% J 1.55% CENTRE 0.59% GLOBAL 1.53% PROPERTY 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.46% SECURITY 0.54% IT 1.43% INVESTMENTS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% TRAINING 0.49% CARE 1.32% S 0.49% M 1.27% R 0.49% BUILDING 1.22% MEDIA 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.49% S 1.17% RECRUITMENT 0.49% SECURITY 1.16%
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 815 331,455 99999 - Dormant Company 68 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 64 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 64 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 35 12,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 14,774 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 13,716 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 8,437 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 7,869 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 19 4,119 86900 - Other human health activities 19 4,998 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,203 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,891 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 4,997 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,387 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 15 2,757 49410 - Freight transport by road 15 2,795 7499 - Non-trading company 15 6,164 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 4,979
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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