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Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 2011)

    A total of 106 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 19.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bury St EdmundsUK
    2011106114,512
    201089101,492
    % change19.1%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (122) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011333934
    New companies in 2010352430
    % change-5.7%62.5%13.3%
    Record Year2003 (41)2011 (39)2002 (46)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 71 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20117172,230
    20109187,705
    % change-22.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011262817
    Closed companies in 2010233335
    % change13.0%-15.2%-51%
    Record Year2004 (27)2008 (62)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 35 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20113542,282
    2010-213,787
    Record Year 2003 (82) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201171117
    Net growth in 201012-9-5
    Record Year2008 (25)2002 (28)2002 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bury St Edmunds
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.7%36.7%2.3%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)1966 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    29.4% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SUFFOLK1.19%CONSULTING5.11%
    CENTRE1.19%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    S0.71%PROPERTY2.41%
    FARM0.71%TRADING2.06%
    ANGLIA0.71%DESIGN1.94%
    ST0.71%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MEDIA0.59%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSULTING0.59%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    COMMUNITY0.59%ENGINEERING1.74%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%MEDIA1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PARTNERSHIP0.48%LONDON1.63%
    D0.48%J1.47%
    CIC0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRADING0.48%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    EAST0.48%CARE1.42%
    PROPERTIES0.48%IT1.38%
    WEST0.48%BUILDING1.30%
    GREEN0.48%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DISTRIBUTION0.48%M1.25%
    KING0.48%ENERGY1.22%
    DESIGN0.48%TRAINING1.21%
    MEDICAL0.48%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied134204,493
    7487 - Other business activities5465,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2715,760
    99999 - Dormant Company2618,281
    9999 - Dormant Company2322,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2229,245
    74990 - Non-trading company148,064
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1414,755
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified127,551
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities121,228
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities113,271
    86210 - General medical practice activities111,986
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,543
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles92,179
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,479
    9305 - Other service activities810,525
    7260 - Other computer related activities78,686
    86900 - Other human health activities74,019
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet72,191

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07709567 LIVING QUBE LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07717997 BUY THE LIGHT LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07723213 SPECTRUM ALUMINIUM FABRICATIONS LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07723224 N.R. CHAPPELL (SOMERTON) LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07714764 SECURE LOGIQ LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07690790 CROSSTREE CONSULTING LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07693931 THURSTON PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07702619 AUTO PARKER LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07705572 PLUS ONE RECRUITMENT LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07710385 SPG EURO MOTORS LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    OC366263 MIKE DAVIES LLP 05 Jul 2011
    07696668 AQUILA & COMPANY LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07696675 CHEF EN PLACE LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07697600 BURY ST EDMUNDS ACADEMY TRUST 07 Jul 2011
    07702893 LONDON INVESTMENT COMPANY (2011) LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07704943 AMHI LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07708837 IMK CONSULTANTS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07693737 PIZZUTO LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07695786 REGENERYS LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07696437 EVOGREEN PLC 07 Jul 2011
    07703866 UNIQUE BARS LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07709382 RH CONSULTING (ESTATES & FM) LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07712105 INTERO SUFFOLK LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07717582 67 RECRUITMENT LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07721717 HAVEBURY HOMES LIMITED 28 Jul 2011