Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous Q2.
- Q2 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any quarter in history.
- June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous June.
- April 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2011 a total of 266 companies were formed in Bury St Edmunds. This figure is 17.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bury St Edmunds occurred in 2011 when a total of 266 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bury St Edmunds UK 2011 266 228,735 2010 227 203,749 % change 17.2% 12.3% Record Year 2011 (266) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous Q2.
Q2 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 138 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 31.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bury St Edmunds UK 2011 138 112,344 2010 105 98,612 % change 31.4% 13.9% Record Year 2011 (138) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous June.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 48 47 43 New companies in 2010 41 27 37 % change 17.1% 74.1% 16.2% Record Year 2003 (48) 2003 (48) 2011 (43)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 144 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds. This figure is 21.3% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bury St Edmunds occurred in 2009 when a total of 230 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bury St Edmunds UK 2011 144 162,310 2010 183 177,631 % change -21.3% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (230) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 38.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bury St Edmunds UK 2011 64 71,324 2010 104 94,954 % change -38.5% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (131) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 12 22 30 Closed companies in 2010 25 40 39 % change -52.0% -45.0% -23% Record Year 2008 (35) 2009 (63) 2010 (39)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Bury St Edmunds increased by 122 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bury St Edmunds UK 2011 122 66,425 2010 44 26,118 Record Year 2003 (158) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 74 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bury St Edmunds UK 2011 74 41,020 2010 1 3,658 Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
April 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous April.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 36 25 13 Net growth in 2010 16 -13 -2 Record Year 2011 (36) 2003 (43) 2002 (28)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bury St Edmunds 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Bury St Edmunds 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 13.4% 37.2% 2.9% Record Year 1966 (0.9%) 1982 (0.4%) 1972 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 46.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 45.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Bury St Edmunds was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.3% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Bury St Edmunds was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CENTRE 1.21% CONSULTING 5.09% SUFFOLK 1.09% MANAGEMENT 4.86% S 0.85% CONSULTANCY 3.17% MANAGEMENT 0.85% PROPERTY 2.43% CARE 0.61% TRADING 2.05% MEDIA 0.61% DESIGN 1.94% PARTNERSHIP 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.92% FARM 0.61% BUSINESS 1.87% DESIGN 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% COMMUNITY 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.76% M 0.61% MEDIA 1.73% SYSTEMS 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.67% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% LONDON 1.60% ANGLIA 0.61% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSULTING 0.61% J 1.44% MEDICAL 0.61% CARE 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.42% ST 0.49% IT 1.39% BUILDING 0.49% BUILDING 1.32% SUPPLIES 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% GROUP 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% KING 0.49% M 1.27% TRADING 0.49% S 1.23% DEVELOPMENT 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.20% VENTURES 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 136 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 45 60,758 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 16,419 99999 - Dormant Company 27 18,918 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 24 30,647 9999 - Dormant Company 18 20,111 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 10,545 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,481 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,835 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 13,053 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 12 1,246 86210 - General medical practice activities 11 2,048 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 3,394 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 7,849 7499 - Non-trading company 9 10,955 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 9 2,257 70100 - Activities of head offices 8 2,632 86900 - Other human health activities 7 4,154 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 7 2,258 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 6 1,826
Recent Companies
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