Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any half year in history.
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any half year in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 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 2012 a total of 283 companies were formed in Bury St Edmunds. This figure is 6.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bury St Edmunds occurred in 2012 when a total of 283 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bury St Edmunds UK 2012 283 253,150 2011 266 228,735 % change 6.4% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (283) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 124 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 10.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bury St Edmunds UK 2012 124 121,659 2011 138 112,344 % change -10.1% 8.3% Record Year 2011 (138) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 42 45 37 New companies in 2011 48 47 43 % change -12.5% -4.3% -14.0% Record Year 2011 (48) 2003 (48) 2011 (43)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 111 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds. This figure is 22.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
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 2012 111 147,793 2011 144 162,310 % change -22.9% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (230) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 68 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bury St Edmunds UK 2012 68 80,218 2011 64 71,324 % change 6.3% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (131) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 12 31 25 Closed companies in 2011 12 22 30 % change 0.0% 40.9% -17% Record Year 2008 (35) 2009 (63) 2010 (39)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Bury St Edmunds increased by 172 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bury St Edmunds UK 2012 172 105,357 2011 122 66,425 Record Year 2012 (172) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 56 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bury St Edmunds UK 2012 56 41,441 2011 74 41,020 Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 30 14 12 Net growth in 2011 36 25 13 Record Year 2011 (36) 2003 (43) 2002 (28)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bury St Edmunds 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bury St Edmunds 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -26.4% -16.1% -8.0% Record Year 1966 (0.9%) 1982 (0.4%) 1972 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Bury St Edmunds was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.1% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Bury St Edmunds was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.51% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.30% MANAGEMENT 4.74% ANGLIA 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.28% SUFFOLK 0.97% PROPERTY 2.35% EAST 0.86% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANTS 0.76% DESIGN 1.89% J 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.87% BURY 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CARE 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.78% S 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% ENGINEERING 0.65% BUSINESS 1.70% R 0.54% MEDIA 1.69% GLOBAL 0.54% LONDON 1.68% PROPERTIES 0.54% J 1.57% INTERNATIONAL 0.54% GLOBAL 1.51% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.48% ELECTRICAL 0.54% IT 1.42% BUSINESS 0.54% CARE 1.31% AUTO 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.31% LOGISTICS 0.43% M 1.26% MUSIC 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.23% LONDON 0.43% BUILDING 1.23% LETTINGS 0.43% SECURITY 1.19% PROJECT 0.43% S 1.18% SOFTWARE 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 182 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 46 47,029 99999 - Dormant Company 34 26,088 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 20,390 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 35,447 9999 - Dormant Company 19 16,469 69102 - Solicitors 13 1,431 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 13 2,003 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 12 2,880 74990 - Non-trading company 12 9,706 86900 - Other human health activities 12 5,222 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 10,271 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 10,978 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 3,818 86210 - General medical practice activities 11 2,657 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 15,280 41100 - Development of building projects 10 5,149 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 4,535 7499 - Non-trading company 7 8,023 70100 - Activities of head offices 7 2,678
Recent Companies
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