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Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2012 was a record month for net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous January.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 159 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 24.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Bury St EdmundsUK
    2012159131,491
    2011128116,391
    % change24.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (159) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012575151
    New companies in 2011254558
    % change128.0%13.3%-12.1%
    Record Year2012 (57)2012 (51)2011 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 43 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 46.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20124367,576
    20118090,987
    % change-46.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201215523
    Closed companies in 2011183527
    % change-16.7%-85.7%-15%
    Record Year2010 (33)2011 (35)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 116 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Bury St EdmundsUK
    201211663,915
    20114825,404
    Record Year 2012 (116) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.

    February 2012 was a record month for net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012424628
    Net growth in 201171031
    Record Year2012 (42)2012 (46)2007 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Bury St Edmunds
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change95.5%-3.1%-17.7%
    Record Year1976 (0.3%)1966 (0.6%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    21.1% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.38%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    ANGLIA1.16%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SUFFOLK1.06%PROPERTY2.37%
    EAST0.74%TRADING2.07%
    J0.63%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%ENGINEERING1.86%
    S0.63%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.63%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    MEDIA0.53%BUSINESS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.53%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTY0.53%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DATA0.53%LONDON1.66%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%J1.54%
    CENTRE0.53%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%GLOBAL1.50%
    CIC0.53%IT1.40%
    CARE0.53%CARE1.34%
    BURY0.53%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ST0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    GLOBAL0.42%M1.27%
    HOUSE0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    AUTO0.42%ENERGY1.20%
    ROAD0.42%S1.20%
    INTERNATIONAL0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied141216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5052,735
    99999 - Dormant Company3325,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2635,233
    9999 - Dormant Company2018,617
    74990 - Non-trading company139,729
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,892
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities131,845
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1312,113
    69102 - Solicitors121,363
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles122,832
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1214,303
    41100 - Development of building projects114,984
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities114,132
    86210 - General medical practice activities102,594
    86900 - Other human health activities95,066
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,746
    7499 - Non-trading company89,102
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings83,052

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07943136 MOTONOVA LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07946493 SKYWARD FLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947684 BALLS'D LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07951632 PAUL ABBOTT CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07954744 PATRICK JANSSENS LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07936103 CRAMPOLOGY UK LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07947732 INTEGRATED ENERGY CONSULTANTS LTD. 13 Feb 2012
    07959821 ABBEYGATE CONSTRUCTION LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07965730 SLIQUE LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07970282 WOOLPIT BUSINESS PARKS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07934770 SOFTCOGS LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07943513 REGAL BUILD LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07960753 EVO MUSIC LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07965691 EYE NEED SIGHT LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07967006 J T SCOOT LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07968651 BETTS PARK LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    OC372111 LEE PATTERSON PGA GOLF PROFESSIONAL LLP 06 Feb 2012
    OC372896 PRECISION PROSTATE DIAGNOSTICS & TREATMENTS LLP 28 Feb 2012
    07947670 FRESH TRIMS LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07960069 SUFFOLK HOUSE SITTING LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07963544 COPPER HOUND LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07950370 NHM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07951565 SUFFOLK FOOD HUB LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07954929 P.COLE & SON LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07957970 INVARTI LTD 21 Feb 2012