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.
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New Company Registrations
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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 Edmunds UK 2010 122 105,137 2009 83 91,034 % change 47.0% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2010 33 35 54 New companies in 2009 20 28 35 % change 65.0% 25.0% 54.3% Record Year 2008 (45) 2007 (44) 2010 (54)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Edmunds UK 2010 79 82,677 2009 99 108,060 % change -20.2% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 33 20 26 Closed companies in 2009 27 19 53 % change 22.2% 5.3% -51% Record Year 2010 (33) 2008 (25) 2009 (53)
Net Company Growth
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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 Edmunds UK 2010 43 22,460 2009 -16 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (80) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 0 15 28 Net growth in 2009 -7 9 -18 Record Year 2008 (29) 2007 (33) 2007 (32)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 53.0% 7.1% 28.1% Record Year 1976 (0.3%) 1966 (0.6%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage R 1.29% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.16% CONSULTING 4.60% ENGINEERING 0.90% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTING 0.90% PROPERTY 2.50% SUFFOLK 0.90% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.77% TRADING 1.93% ANGLIA 0.77% DESIGN 1.91% D 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% EAST 0.51% MEDIA 1.84% M 0.51% BUSINESS 1.74% G 0.51% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% S 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.63% HOLDINGS 0.51% ENGINEERING 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.51% J 1.48% J 0.51% LONDON 1.45% ECO 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CAPITAL 0.51% GROUP 1.37% FARM 0.51% GLOBAL 1.35% ST 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.35% H 0.51% BUILDING 1.34% KENT 0.39% CARE 1.33% (BURY 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ENERGY 0.39% M 1.28% MARKETING 0.39% SYSTEMS 1.25% PERSONAL 0.39% S 1.23%
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 129 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 45 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 30 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 30 19,948 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 17,003 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 9,943 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 9,325 7499 - Non-trading company 14 15,398 99999 - Dormant Company 13 13,808 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 10,331 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 2,224 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 9,659 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,143 74990 - Non-trading company 8 8,149 98000 - Residents property management 8 3,892 70100 - Activities of head offices 8 3,137 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 4,131 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 3,069 41100 - Development of building projects 7 4,513
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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