Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
2013 Half Year 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.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 109 companies were formed in Wisbech. This figure is 1.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wisbech occurred in 2011 when a total of 113 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wisbech UK 2013 109 269,432 2012 111 253,150 % change -1.8% 6.4% Record Year 2011 (113) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 54 companies were registered in Wisbech during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 14.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Wisbech UK 2013 54 134,630 2012 47 121,659 % change 14.9% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (62) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 19 23 12 New companies in 2012 18 22 7 % change 5.6% 4.5% 71.4% Record Year 2006 (21) 2011 (23) 2011 (23)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 67 companies were dissolved in Wisbech. This figure is 13.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wisbech occurred in 2009 when a total of 107 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wisbech UK 2013 67 155,192 2012 59 147,794 % change 13.6% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (107) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 30 companies were dissolved in Wisbech during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Wisbech UK 2013 30 77,278 2012 37 80,218 % change -18.9% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (62) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 10 9 11 Closed companies in 2012 15 14 8 % change -33.3% -35.7% 38% Record Year 2009 (16) 2009 (31) 2010 (17)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Wisbech increased by 42 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wisbech UK 2013 42 114,240 2012 52 105,356 Record Year 2007 (61) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Wisbech during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 24 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Wisbech UK 2013 24 57,352 2012 10 41,441 Record Year 2011 (38) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 9 14 1 Net growth in 2012 3 8 -1 Record Year 2003 (14) 2011 (14) 2007 (13)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Wisbech formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wisbech 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.0%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Wisbech formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Wisbech 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% UK formation share in 2012 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% % change -11.2% 1.6% 55.3% Record Year 1996 (0.1%) 1992 (0.1%) 2011 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Wisbech was 2006 when 39.0% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Wisbech in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Wisbech was in 2006 when 39.1% of all directors were female.
28.4% of all director appointments in Wisbech in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 1.47% CONSULTING 5.25% J 1.23% MANAGEMENT 4.80% S 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.41% MANAGEMENT 0.98% PROPERTY 2.48% IT 0.98% TRADING 2.05% CENTRE 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.81% WINDOWS 0.74% DESIGN 1.79% GREEN 0.74% LONDON 1.77% ENERGY 0.74% BUSINESS 1.77% FENLAND 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.68% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% BAR 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.67% GARDEN 0.49% GLOBAL 1.59% TRAINING 0.49% MEDIA 1.57% T 0.49% CARE 1.55% ELITE 0.49% J 1.53% R 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.46% SYSTEMS 0.49% IT 1.40% INVESTMENTS 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.40% STEP 0.49% M 1.26% MUSIC 0.49% BUILDING 1.22% CONTRACTORS 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.19% CO 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.18% TECHNICAL 0.49% CAPITAL 1.16% PLASTERING 0.49% TRAINING 1.16%
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 94 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 20 54,555 49410 - Freight transport by road 17 6,273 99999 - Dormant Company 15 44,817 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,578 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,212 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 5,253 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 5,665 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 6 4,452 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 6 33,633 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 6 5,366 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 7,793 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 6 7,871 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 5 6,140 43210 - Electrical installation 5 5,611 78200 - Temporary employment agency activities 5 1,834 25990 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified 5 863 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 4 5,505 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 4 3,156 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 4 6,771
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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