Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 418 companies were registered in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Peterborough UK 2013 418 134,802 2012 387 131,491 % change 8.0% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (418) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 137 134 147 New companies in 2012 116 120 151 % change 18.1% 11.7% -2.6% Record Year 2013 (137) 2005 (157) 2012 (151)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 242 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 63.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Peterborough UK 2013 242 77,914 2012 148 67,576 % change 63.5% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (263) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 88 79 75 Closed companies in 2012 54 51 43 % change 63.0% 54.9% 74% Record Year 2013 (88) 2011 (79) 2009 (146)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Peterborough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 176 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Peterborough UK 2013 176 56,888 2012 239 63,915 Record Year 2012 (239) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 49 55 72 Net growth in 2012 62 69 108 Record Year 2012 (62) 2005 (129) 2012 (108)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Peterborough formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Peterborough 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 5.9% 10.9% 0.6% Record Year 1989 (0.4%) 1979 (0.5%) 1991 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Peterborough was in 2012 when 31.8% of all directors were female.
29.4% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.55% CONSULTING 5.18% (PETERBOROUGH) 1.32% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTING 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PETERBOROUGH 1.27% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 1.22% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.94% DESIGN 1.79% CARE 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.78% M 0.70% BUSINESS 1.77% HOUSE 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.75% TRAINING 0.66% LONDON 1.72% DEVELOPMENTS 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.71% MEDIA 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% J 0.61% MEDIA 1.63% BUSINESS 0.56% GLOBAL 1.57% ASSOCIATES 0.56% J 1.56% GLOBAL 0.56% CARE 1.46% DESIGN 0.52% IT 1.43% RECRUITMENT 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.41% SECURITY 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% CAR 0.47% M 1.25% GREEN 0.47% BUILDING 1.21% TRADING 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TRANSPORT 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ENGINEERING 0.42% TRAINING 1.17% R 0.42% SECURITY 1.15%
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 616 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 108 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 107 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 91 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 60 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 51 23,532 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 32 6,591 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 16,448 86900 - Other human health activities 27 8,465 49410 - Freight transport by road 26 5,834 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 25 4,684 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 24 2,653 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 12,664 41100 - Development of building projects 22 8,637 62012 - Business and domestic software development 22 8,099 74990 - Non-trading company 22 14,129 43210 - Electrical installation 20 5,625 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 19 5,629 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 19 5,372 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 19 5,104
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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