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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
    07501030 HARRYS FARM AGRICULTURE LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07501367 GARRAD LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07491626 MINEART INGENUITY LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07486184 PROMILL VENTURES LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07509197 MILLIE CHILDRENSWEAR LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07503964 SUFFOLKFOODIE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 24 Jan 2011
    07501676 TYRES4ME LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07499921 L AND L AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07486117 TJM DOUGHERTY LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07506686 EMCO DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504112 EMILIO DISTRIBUTION LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07501421 LEON MINNIE LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07495725 TRIPLE K HEALTHCARE LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07495698 MORETOYS LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07488587 GEOFF VAIL POLYMER SERVICES LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07488541 VELO VELOCITY LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07511593 GOLF TECH SYSTEMS LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07498721 ABBEYGATE BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497862 POTTS ROCKS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07493019 SUCCESS IN THE WEST LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07491673 THE WELLNESS CENTRE (UK) LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07486131 GREEN CALL LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07485358 SKYBLUE COMPUTING LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07482883 67 INVESTMENT LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07482725 FORCHILD LIMITED 05 Jan 2011