Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous February.
- March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for net growth in Peterborough when compared to any month in history.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 574 companies were registered in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 33.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Peterborough UK 2015 574 161,156 2014 430 150,722 % change 33.5% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (574) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Peterborough when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 189 165 220 New companies in 2014 155 115 160 % change 21.9% 43.5% 37.5% Record Year 2015 (189) 2015 (165) 2015 (220)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 269 companies were dissolved in Peterborough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 35.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Peterborough UK 2015 269 89,523 2014 199 82,370 % change 35.2% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (269) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Peterborough when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 69 118 82 Closed companies in 2014 56 69 74 % change 23.2% 71.0% 11% Record Year 2013 (88) 2015 (118) 2009 (146)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Peterborough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 305 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Peterborough UK 2015 305 71,633 2014 231 68,352 Record Year 2015 (305) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Peterborough when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for net growth in Peterborough when compared to any month in history.
January 2015 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 2015 120 47 138 Net growth in 2014 99 46 86 Record Year 2015 (120) 2005 (129) 2015 (138)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Peterborough formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Peterborough 2015 0.4% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change 19.6% 32.2% 25.3% Record Year 1989 (0.4%) 1979 (0.5%) 1991 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
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 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANS 4.15% CONSULTING 5.23% PETERBOROUGH 1.71% MANAGEMENT 4.56% TRANSPORT 1.61% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.40% PROPERTY 2.72% CARE 1.33% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.98% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 0.98% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTING 0.84% LONDON 1.91% LOGISTICS 0.80% TRADING 1.88% CDS 0.77% TRANSPORT 1.82% M 0.70% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.66% DESIGN 1.65% RECRUITMENT 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% S 0.59% CO., 1.58% CONSULTANTS 0.56% J 1.55% ELECTRICAL 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.54% J 0.56% BUSINESS 1.49% (PETERBOROUGH) 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTIES 0.49% GLOBAL 1.46% CAR 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HOLDINGS 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% D 0.45% BUILDING 1.31% CONSTRUCTION 0.45% IT 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.42% MEDIA 1.28% MEDIA 0.42% M 1.27%
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 807 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 114 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 113 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 107 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 86 30,825 49410 - Freight transport by road 79 12,485 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 55 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 55 13,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 44 19,098 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 44 3,579 62090 - Other information technology service activities 41 12,862 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 41 5,392 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 33 11,600 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 23 7,682 41100 - Development of building projects 22 11,863 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 22 8,607 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 22 4,256 86210 - General medical practice activities 22 4,793 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 21 6,052 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 21 6,557
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09418562 CHIPBAY LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09423546 MDG ENTERPRISES LIMITED 05 Feb 2015 09429403 NEAD LTD 09 Feb 2015 09432312 A JOSEPH CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 10 Feb 2015 09448954 MUSA TRAVELS LTD 19 Feb 2015 09449531 PREP-ES LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09450807 TRADEINPEX LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09457587 MARIA BIBI LIMITED 25 Feb 2015 09458081 MARTINSON PERSONNEL LIMITED 25 Feb 2015 09458872 ORIGINAL LUXURY LIMITED 25 Feb 2015 09459258 PIEROZEK LTD 26 Feb 2015 09463114 C24 EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09423149 FIULIAN TRANS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015 09425071 DEEPING CLEANER ZIGA LTD 05 Feb 2015 09425430 JEC DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09427280 HW EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09431228 LUXPAK LTD 10 Feb 2015 09436052 SILVER BIRCH COURT FREEHOLD LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09439822 RED ROBIN TOYS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09423333 BRYAN STOCKLEY CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 05 Feb 2015 09428848 FRIENDLY HAND CARE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09430109 JAY 71 LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09432921 CERKO TRANS LTD 10 Feb 2015 09443084 DESIGN ANATOMY LIMITED 17 Feb 2015 09446100 I.S. SUNDRIES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
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