Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 122 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 47.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Bury St EdmundsUK
    2010122105,137
    20098391,034
    % change47.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous March.

    March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010333554
    New companies in 2009202835
    % change65.0%25.0%54.3%
    Record Year2008 (45)2007 (44)2010 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 79 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20107982,677
    200999108,060
    % change-20.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010332026
    Closed companies in 2009271953
    % change22.2%5.3%-51%
    Record Year2010 (33)2008 (25)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 43 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20104322,460
    2009-16-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (80) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201001528
    Net growth in 2009-79-18
    Record Year2008 (29)2007 (33)2007 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Bury St Edmunds
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change53.0%7.1%28.1%
    Record Year1976 (0.3%)1966 (0.6%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bury St Edmunds was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.5% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    R1.29%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%CONSULTING4.60%
    ENGINEERING0.90%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTING0.90%PROPERTY2.50%
    SUFFOLK0.90%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%TRADING1.93%
    ANGLIA0.77%DESIGN1.91%
    D0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    EAST0.51%MEDIA1.84%
    M0.51%BUSINESS1.74%
    G0.51%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    S0.51%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    HOLDINGS0.51%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%J1.48%
    J0.51%LONDON1.45%
    ECO0.51%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CAPITAL0.51%GROUP1.37%
    FARM0.51%GLOBAL1.35%
    ST0.51%PROPERTIES1.35%
    H0.51%BUILDING1.34%
    KENT0.39%CARE1.33%
    (BURY0.39%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ENERGY0.39%M1.28%
    MARKETING0.39%SYSTEMS1.25%
    PERSONAL0.39%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied129228,645
    7487 - Other business activities4574,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3026,974
    9999 - Dormant Company3019,948
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2014,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1717,003
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities179,943
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering149,325
    7499 - Non-trading company1415,398
    99999 - Dormant Company1313,808
    7260 - Other computer related activities1210,331
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings92,224
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply99,659
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,143
    74990 - Non-trading company88,149
    98000 - Residents property management83,892
    70100 - Activities of head offices83,137
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate74,131
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified73,069
    41100 - Development of building projects74,513

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07167639 ALPHA TRUCK & PLANT LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07150880 V63 LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07147823 BURTONS COACHES LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07143671 M D HEALTH & BEAUTY LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07168375 FUSED REFLECTIONS LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07163861 IP ARENA LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07151649 PUNCH & JUDY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07142304 COMPLETE CORPORATE SOLUTION (CCS) LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07169296 FABIENNE TAYLOR LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07150215 B J BOON LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07149809 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07144560 BOILER TUBES UK LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07143374 AGIDATA LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07163743 WHATLEY LANE ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07160409 ADCO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07157224 NATHAN SCOTT CARS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07155427 R A KINGSWORTH LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155031 SUPERCROWN LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07153141 ATL FINANCE LTD. 10 Feb 2010
    07146870 VISION REPAIR LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07146316 SUNSEEKING EUROPE LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07146275 J SAUNDERS SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07142423 L S COOLING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07163730 GREENPOOL (UK) LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07156625 RTB ENGINEERING LIMITED 12 Feb 2010