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Engineering Activities Businesses in Cambridgeshire

Explore the Cambridgeshire's Engineering Activities sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

44
Businesses
89.8%
Active
13.5 yrs
Avg company age
PETERBOROUGH
Top Location · 21
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

13.6% of engineering activities survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Slightly more of these businesses stand the test of time than the UK average.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Engineering activities, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 71129 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Engineering activities. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 13.5 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Engineering activities by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Engineering activities businesses registered in each location.

      01Peterborough2147.7% of sector
      02Cambridge1125% of sector
      03St_ ives818.2% of sector
      04Bedfordshire12.3% of sector
      05Downham market12.3% of sector

      Towns in Cambridgeshire

      Drill down further - view Engineering activities business data for individual towns within this county.