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Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.

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 2011)

    A total of 128 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 4.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Bury St EdmundsUK
    2011128116,391
    2010122105,137
    % change4.9%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous March.

    March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011254558
    New companies in 2010333554
    % change-24.2%28.6%7.4%
    Record Year2008 (45)2011 (45)2011 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20118090,986
    20107982,677
    % change1.3%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011183527
    Closed companies in 2010332026
    % change-45.5%75.0%4%
    Record Year2010 (33)2011 (35)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 48 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20114825,405
    20104322,460
    Record Year 2007 (80) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201171031
    Net growth in 201001528
    Record Year2008 (29)2007 (33)2007 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Bury St Edmunds
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-34.6%13.1%2.5%
    Record Year1976 (0.3%)1966 (0.6%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    28.3% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.30%CONSULTING5.04%
    SUFFOLK1.04%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    HOUSE0.91%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CENTRE0.91%PROPERTY2.38%
    SYSTEMS0.78%TRADING2.10%
    CARE0.78%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.78%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    FARM0.78%BUSINESS1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PARTNERSHIP0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.65%MEDIA1.69%
    M0.52%ENGINEERING1.61%
    ANGLIA0.52%LONDON1.60%
    KING0.52%CARE1.45%
    GREENE0.52%J1.45%
    GROUP0.52%GLOBAL1.44%
    ENGINEERING0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MEDICAL0.52%IT1.41%
    BUILDING0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRADING0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    S0.52%M1.30%
    SUPPLIES0.39%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    FOR0.39%S1.24%
    CONSULTING0.39%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    LITTLE0.39%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied138202,798
    7487 - Other business activities4460,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2916,150
    99999 - Dormant Company2718,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2530,253
    9999 - Dormant Company1619,765
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1510,246
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1412,916
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities131,120
    74990 - Non-trading company138,695
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,788
    86210 - General medical practice activities111,874
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,789
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities103,436
    7499 - Non-trading company911,316
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles92,259
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,849
    86900 - Other human health activities84,092
    9305 - Other service activities88,740
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,895

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07532719 ROSE MCGRORY SOCIAL MEDIA LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07527581 ALTERATIONS XPRESS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07522697 ROBERT ARTHUR ROOFING LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07519384 KOLONI ACCESSORIES LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07514636 JINGA DENTYSTA LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07514144 MLB DENTYSTA LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07545971 AXIOM ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07542456 ASSETTECH LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07513431 CURLEW PARTNERS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07538266 STOWMARKET TOWN CENTRE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07526106 BD SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07540319 BROWNS PUBLISHING LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07533059 CAFE SIENA LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07529582 FUEL ALARMS LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07526836 BALER HIRE & SALES LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07541528 THE EPIC KIDS CLUB C.I.C. 24 Feb 2011
    07531395 WADE IN THE WATER LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07528775 FITNESS FORTRESS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07517010 COMPANION CONSULTANCY LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07515603 RURAL 4X4 & VEHICLE SERVICES LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07515413 THE CENTRE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07544443 I-BIZ PUBLISHING LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07543698 GREENE KING PROPERTIES LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07537080 KAVUDIL LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07533253 ST BRIDE'S WINE BARS LTD 17 Feb 2011