Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous September.
- September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any month in history.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous July.
- September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous September.
- August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 485 companies were registered in Peterborough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 35.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Peterborough UK 2014 485 143,414 2013 358 132,684 % change 35.5% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (485) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous September.
September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any month in history.
August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous August.
July 2014 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 2014 157 141 187 New companies in 2013 133 124 101 % change 18.0% 13.7% 85.1% Record Year 2014 (157) 2014 (141) 2014 (187)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 287 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 34.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Peterborough UK 2014 287 101,670 2013 214 86,170 % change 34.1% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (306) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 110 66 111 Closed companies in 2013 77 57 80 % change 42.9% 15.8% 39% Record Year 2014 (110) 2008 (153) 2009 (159)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Peterborough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 198 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Peterborough UK 2014 198 41,744 2013 144 46,514 Record Year 2014 (198) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous September.
August 2014 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 2014 47 75 76 Net growth in 2013 56 67 21 Record Year 2008 (66) 2014 (75) 2014 (76)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Peterborough formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Peterborough 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change 7.3% 8.4% 69.8% Record Year 1971 (0.5%) 1991 (0.4%) 1973 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Peterborough was in 2005 when 38.1% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Peterborough in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANS 1.98% CONSULTING 5.17% PETERBOROUGH 1.86% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.78% CONSULTANCY 3.55% LOGISTICS 1.54% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTING 1.31% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 1.15% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% PROPERTY 1.11% TRADING 2.00% TRANSPORT 1.07% LONDON 1.95% CARE 1.03% CARE 1.94% ENGINEERING 0.79% TRANSPORT 1.76% TRADING 0.59% DESIGN 1.70% J 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.51% BUSINESS 1.62% CAR 0.51% J 1.53% MEDICAL 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.53% CENTRE 0.47% GLOBAL 1.51% BUSINESS 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.50% GLOBAL 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CDS 0.47% MEDIA 1.38% TRAINING 0.44% CO., 1.36% SALES 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.44% BUILDING 1.30% PROPERTIES 0.44% IT 1.30% HEALTHCARE 0.40% M 1.23%
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 766 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 116 57,264 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 111 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 95 48,286 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 82 29,313 49410 - Freight transport by road 57 9,960 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 55 28,224 86900 - Other human health activities 44 11,807 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 18,890 62090 - Other information technology service activities 40 12,795 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 40 3,397 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 36 5,335 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 28 10,361 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 26 7,401 56101 - Licensed restaurants 23 8,546 41100 - Development of building projects 22 10,604 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 21 6,327 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 21 7,151 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 21 6,630 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 20 8,501
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09157006 TROCIAK AND TROCIAK LTD 01 Aug 2014 09161417 TAFFY MAIL LTD. 05 Aug 2014 09169256 NB TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Aug 2014 09172255 SIGN BRIGHT (UK) LIMITED 12 Aug 2014 09172471 RKB15 LIMITED 12 Aug 2014 09173867 THOMAS SEFFI LTD 13 Aug 2014 09174249 BEST CITY KEBAB LTD 13 Aug 2014 09180345 ARIF INVESTMENTS LTD 18 Aug 2014 09181881 J.G. SPORT LTD 19 Aug 2014 09183028 UMAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Aug 2014 09183507 AWA FAMILY LTD 20 Aug 2014 09186578 LUCKY SEVEN ELEVEN LIMITED 22 Aug 2014 09190062 JULYBAN SERVICES LTD 28 Aug 2014 09192018 MARCH FOOD & WINE LTD 29 Aug 2014 09156902 GHOSTPRACTICE LIMITED 01 Aug 2014 09165732 LOCAL ROOTS LIMITED 07 Aug 2014 09181076 ANEW MEDICAL AESTHETICS LIMITED 19 Aug 2014 09181350 EAN TRADE LIMITED 19 Aug 2014 09183815 THE LITTLE GARDEN COMPANY LIMITED 20 Aug 2014 09187733 KAR NETWORK SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Aug 2014 09195395 FISHER STEPHEN 1072 LIMITED 29 Aug 2014 09182559 GARAI HEALTHCARE LTD. 19 Aug 2014 09189299 ARTISAN CARE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014 09195370 GREENS GARAGE LTD 29 Aug 2014 09159894 MARKRAMA LTD 04 Aug 2014
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