Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any month in history.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 430 companies were registered in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Peterborough UK 2014 430 150,722 2013 418 134,802 % change 2.9% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (430) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any month in history.
January 2014 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 2014 155 115 160 New companies in 2013 137 134 147 % change 13.1% -14.2% 8.8% Record Year 2014 (155) 2005 (157) 2014 (160)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 199 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 17.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Peterborough UK 2014 199 82,370 2013 242 77,914 % change -17.8% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (263) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 56 69 74 Closed companies in 2013 88 79 75 % change -36.4% -12.7% -1% Record Year 2013 (88) 2011 (79) 2009 (146)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Peterborough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 231 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Peterborough UK 2014 231 68,352 2013 176 56,888 Record Year 2012 (239) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 99 46 86 Net growth in 2013 49 55 72 Record Year 2014 (99) 2005 (129) 2012 (108)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Peterborough formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Peterborough 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 5.9% -20.8% -9.2% Record Year 1989 (0.4%) 1979 (0.5%) 1991 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Peterborough was in 2012 when 31.8% of all directors were female.
25.8% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PETERBOROUGH 1.68% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.49% PROPERTY 1.11% PROPERTY 2.64% TRADING 1.11% TRADING 2.05% LOGISTICS 1.11% LONDON 1.88% MANAGEMENT 1.06% ENGINEERING 1.86% (PETERBOROUGH) 0.80% CARE 1.79% PROPERTIES 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CARE 0.66% DESIGN 1.75% CONSULTANTS 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CAR 0.62% BUSINESS 1.71% MEDICAL 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.60% CENTRE 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.60% SALES 0.53% GLOBAL 1.58% ENGINEERING 0.53% J 1.48% BUSINESS 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENERGY 0.49% MEDIA 1.48% SERVICE 0.49% IT 1.33% J 0.49% TRANSPORT 1.30% AUTO 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% BUILDING 0.49% BUILDING 1.24% S 0.49% M 1.21% ASSOCIATES 0.49% CAPITAL 1.20% IT 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 770 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 121 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 103 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 100 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 73 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 54 26,700 49410 - Freight transport by road 45 8,014 86900 - Other human health activities 43 10,273 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 42 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 36 12,813 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 35 5,130 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 33 3,177 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 30 7,313 41100 - Development of building projects 23 9,855 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 21 6,559 43210 - Electrical installation 21 5,885 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 9,284 56101 - Licensed restaurants 19 7,965 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 19 9,358 68310 - Real estate agencies 18 3,447
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08921826 SOFTLINK SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 04 Mar 2014 08925808 MIDLAND PROPERTY ESTATES LIMITED 06 Mar 2014 08926073 INSPIRED COMICS LTD 06 Mar 2014 08927525 CLUB ACTION LTD 07 Mar 2014 08937404 BRADFORD SUPER CHOICE LTD 13 Mar 2014 08943595 PURPLE JELLYFISH LTD 17 Mar 2014 08946420 CAREASH LIMITED 19 Mar 2014 08947111 EAGLE CARS (UK) LTD 19 Mar 2014 08950034 UK URBAN KINGDOM LTD 20 Mar 2014 08951395 ARSTU PROPERTIES LTD 20 Mar 2014 08962463 MED TIME LIMITED 27 Mar 2014 08964693 INTERNATIONAL BAZAR (WHOLESALE) LTD 28 Mar 2014 08967272 FLOYD & DALEY LTD 31 Mar 2014 08967499 K KAMAL LOCUM LIMITED 31 Mar 2014 08923072 EFSTER LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08950898 TRICORD ENTERPRISE (UK) LTD 20 Mar 2014 08952777 GTS INNOVATIONS LIMITED 21 Mar 2014 08961413 SKYCASTLE PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 26 Mar 2014 08923775 ELITE BEAUTY AESTHETICS LTD 05 Mar 2014 08928378 SPEECHREHAB LTD 07 Mar 2014 08941281 PITCH CLIMBING LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08942131 COMPASS KEY LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08960528 DFWL REAL ESTATE LAW SERVICES LIMITED 26 Mar 2014 08964263 HARVEST BAKERY LTD 28 Mar 2014 08965805 P&J WHOLESALE LTD 28 Mar 2014
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