Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 89 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bury St EdmundsUK
    201089101,492
    200910294,671
    % change-12.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (122) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010352430
    New companies in 2009362541
    % change-2.8%-4.0%-26.8%
    Record Year2003 (41)2002 (39)2002 (46)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 91 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20109187,705
    200999159,401
    % change-8.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010233335
    Closed companies in 2009203445
    % change15.0%-2.9%-22%
    Record Year2004 (27)2008 (62)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -2 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bury St EdmundsUK
    2010-213,787
    20093-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (82) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201012-9-5
    Net growth in 200916-9-4
    Record Year2008 (25)2002 (28)2002 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bury St Edmunds
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-9.6%-12.8%-29.8%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)1966 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 47.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bury St Edmunds was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    31.3% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.16%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    HOUSE1.16%CONSULTING4.99%
    ANGLIA1.03%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ENGINEERING1.03%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING0.90%TRADING2.04%
    SUFFOLK0.90%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    SYSTEMS0.77%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CARE0.77%BUSINESS1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%MEDIA1.75%
    EAST0.77%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    M0.64%LONDON1.59%
    S0.64%ENGINEERING1.59%
    R0.64%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MEDICAL0.52%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.52%J1.44%
    FARM0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    G0.52%GLOBAL1.42%
    J0.52%IT1.35%
    PROPERTY0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.39%BUILDING1.32%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.39%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    GROUP0.39%M1.28%
    C0.39%SYSTEMS1.26%
    ECO0.39%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied132202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5469,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2825,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1914,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1913,161
    9999 - Dormant Company1821,484
    99999 - Dormant Company1514,072
    74990 - Non-trading company137,649
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities128,292
    7499 - Non-trading company1013,408
    9305 - Other service activities99,454
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering97,634
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings71,972
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,768
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet71,602
    41100 - Development of building projects63,688
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply68,183
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities62,861
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified56,460

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07386715 EASTERN RENEWABLES LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07377491 SAFETY CARE LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07374375 ECOSERVE SUPPORT SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07369524 LIQUID LEMON LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07365597 SHOE ROCKER LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07381118 JOHNSTON AND HARVEY LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07377758 STEPPING OUT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LTD. 16 Sep 2010
    07366154 TYREBUYER LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07381069 ANGLIA SURFACE CARE LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380728 NRG CONSERVE LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07390207 SATELLITE AGENCY LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07389313 GILBERT AND MCCARTY LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07389166 CALVER CATERING LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07367962 FERROSTRADA (UK) LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07364902 COFFEE HOUSE NO5 LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07392958 CRYSTAL CLEAR INVENTORY LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07388003 BARMAR INVESTMENTS LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07386388 THE ROSS WELTON PRACTICE LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07380735 THE VICTORIAN SWEET VENDING COMPANY LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07378315 MOVIEWORX LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07375089 PETER TRUIN LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07387721 ELITE PET LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07371628 WOODLINK UK & CO. LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370638 LITTLE MISS BEE'S LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07362785 WILSON CALL ESTATE AGENTS AND MORTGAGE CENTRE LIMITED 01 Sep 2010