Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous July.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 358 companies were registered in Peterborough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Peterborough UK 2013 358 132,684 2012 317 118,868 % change 12.9% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (358) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 133 124 101 New companies in 2012 106 108 103 % change 25.5% 14.8% -1.9% Record Year 2013 (133) 2013 (124) 2012 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 214 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Peterborough UK 2013 214 86,170 2012 198 75,908 % change 8.1% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (306) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 77 57 80 Closed companies in 2012 68 76 54 % change 13.2% -25.0% 48% Record Year 2010 (88) 2008 (153) 2009 (159)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Peterborough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 144 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Peterborough UK 2013 144 46,514 2012 119 42,960 Record Year 2013 (144) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 56 67 21 Net growth in 2012 38 32 49 Record Year 2008 (66) 2013 (67) 2012 (49)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Peterborough formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Peterborough 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 12.3% 5.3% -14.0% Record Year 1971 (0.5%) 1991 (0.4%) 1973 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Peterborough was in 2005 when 38.1% of all directors were female.
25.4% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PETERBOROUGH 1.59% CONSULTING 5.27% (PETERBOROUGH) 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.45% PROPERTY 1.14% PROPERTY 2.53% MANAGEMENT 1.05% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 1.00% ENGINEERING 1.83% TRADING 0.91% LONDON 1.79% CARE 0.68% DESIGN 1.78% MARKETING 0.64% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTIES 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% TRAINING 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CAR 0.55% CARE 1.64% CARS 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.61% M 0.55% GLOBAL 1.59% HOME 0.55% J 1.54% SALES 0.50% MEDIA 1.54% S 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.53% RECRUITMENT 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.45% CONSULTANTS 0.50% IT 1.39% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% M 1.25% IT 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HOUSE 0.45% BUILDING 1.19% DESIGN 0.45% CAPITAL 1.19% LOGISTICS 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% SERVICE 0.45% TRAINING 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 645 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 113 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 109 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 104 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 63 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 54 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 37 17,715 49410 - Freight transport by road 33 6,904 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 31 6,979 86900 - Other human health activities 30 9,203 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 12,516 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 29 4,955 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 24 2,964 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 23 6,651 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 23 6,039 41100 - Development of building projects 23 9,271 43210 - Electrical installation 22 5,724 98000 - Residents property management 18 4,680 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 18 8,475 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 9,104
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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