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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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)PeterboroughUK
    2014485143,414
    2013358132,684
    % change35.5%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (485) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014157141187
    New companies in 2013133124101
    % change18.0%13.7%85.1%
    Record Year2014 (157)2014 (141)2014 (187)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)PeterboroughUK
    2014287101,670
    201321486,170
    % change34.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (306) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201411066111
    Closed companies in 2013775780
    % change42.9%15.8%39%
    Record Year2014 (110)2008 (153)2009 (159)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)PeterboroughUK
    201419841,744
    201314446,514
    Record Year 2014 (198) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014477576
    Net growth in 2013566721
    Record Year2008 (66)2014 (75)2014 (76)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change7.3%8.4%69.8%
    Record Year1971 (0.5%)1991 (0.4%)1973 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANS1.98%CONSULTING5.17%
    PETERBOROUGH1.86%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.78%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    LOGISTICS1.54%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTING1.31%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTY1.11%TRADING2.00%
    TRANSPORT1.07%LONDON1.95%
    CARE1.03%CARE1.94%
    ENGINEERING0.79%TRANSPORT1.76%
    TRADING0.59%DESIGN1.70%
    J0.59%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%BUSINESS1.62%
    CAR0.51%J1.53%
    MEDICAL0.51%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CENTRE0.47%GLOBAL1.51%
    BUSINESS0.47%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    GLOBAL0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CDS0.47%MEDIA1.38%
    TRAINING0.44%CO.,1.36%
    SALES0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.44%IT1.30%
    HEALTHCARE0.40%M1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied766278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11657,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11140,717
    99999 - Dormant Company9548,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8229,313
    49410 - Freight transport by road579,960
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5528,224
    86900 - Other human health activities4411,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4318,890
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4012,795
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles403,397
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles365,335
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2810,361
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities267,401
    56101 - Licensed restaurants238,546
    41100 - Development of building projects2210,604
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets216,327
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings217,151
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment216,630
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified208,501

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09199546 K.Z. FOODS LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09206607 YUKON EXPRESS LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09208171 CRAFT RETAIL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09211981 OPTIKHAN LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09217718 GLOBALCUSTOMSUK LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09221610 CM TRANS LOGISTICS LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09226091 SUMMERSTAR CARE LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09226962 WESTGATE CONVENIENCE STORE LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09227607 POLISH MEAT DISTRIBUTION LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09229026 NIL MOTORS UK LTD. 22 Sep 2014
    09230473 EASILUME LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09232539 RUBY SUPPORT (AGENCY) UK LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09233578 VAIDOTAS TRANS LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09236389 GEOTECHNIKS LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09238300 FLO-MECH HOLDINGS LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09240182 ZABCIA POLSKI SKLEP LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09241274 BUTT & SON LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09203875 KENSEN PARTNERS LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09204414 AH INFOTECH LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09222153 KAMIL JANECKI LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09228529 KAYCEE HEALTHCARE LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09230746 PHT (UK) LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09230889 ANAIS TRANS LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09235611 LET'S TALK MORTGAGES LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09236726 TTR PETERBOROUGH LTD 26 Sep 2014

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