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.
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New Company Registrations
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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 Edmunds UK 2011 128 116,391 2010 122 105,137 % change 4.9% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 25 45 58 New companies in 2010 33 35 54 % change -24.2% 28.6% 7.4% Record Year 2008 (45) 2011 (45) 2011 (58)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Edmunds UK 2011 80 90,986 2010 79 82,677 % change 1.3% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 18 35 27 Closed companies in 2010 33 20 26 % change -45.5% 75.0% 4% Record Year 2010 (33) 2011 (35) 2009 (53)
Net Company Growth
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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 Edmunds UK 2011 48 25,405 2010 43 22,460 Record Year 2007 (80) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 7 10 31 Net growth in 2010 0 15 28 Record Year 2008 (29) 2007 (33) 2007 (32)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -34.6% 13.1% 2.5% Record Year 1976 (0.3%) 1966 (0.6%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.30% CONSULTING 5.04% SUFFOLK 1.04% MANAGEMENT 4.97% HOUSE 0.91% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CENTRE 0.91% PROPERTY 2.38% SYSTEMS 0.78% TRADING 2.10% CARE 0.78% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.92% FARM 0.78% BUSINESS 1.87% ASSOCIATES 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% PARTNERSHIP 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDIA 0.65% MEDIA 1.69% M 0.52% ENGINEERING 1.61% ANGLIA 0.52% LONDON 1.60% KING 0.52% CARE 1.45% GREENE 0.52% J 1.45% GROUP 0.52% GLOBAL 1.44% ENGINEERING 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MEDICAL 0.52% IT 1.41% BUILDING 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRADING 0.52% BUILDING 1.34% S 0.52% M 1.30% SUPPLIES 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.28% FOR 0.39% S 1.24% CONSULTING 0.39% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% LITTLE 0.39% SYSTEMS 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 138 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 44 60,968 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 16,150 99999 - Dormant Company 27 18,336 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 25 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 16 19,765 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 10,246 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 12,916 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 13 1,120 74990 - Non-trading company 13 8,695 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,788 86210 - General medical practice activities 11 1,874 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 7,789 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 3,436 7499 - Non-trading company 9 11,316 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 9 2,259 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 2,849 86900 - Other human health activities 8 4,092 9305 - Other service activities 8 8,740 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 3,895
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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