Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 127 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 19.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Bury St EdmundsUK
    2012127118,868
    2011106114,512
    % change19.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (127) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012443845
    New companies in 2011333934
    % change33.3%-2.6%32.4%
    Record Year2012 (44)2011 (39)2002 (46)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 71 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20127174,772
    20117172,230
    % change0.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012222623
    Closed companies in 2011262817
    % change-15.4%-7.1%35%
    Record Year2004 (27)2008 (62)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 56 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20125644,096
    20113542,282
    Record Year 2003 (82) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012221222
    Net growth in 201171117
    Record Year2008 (25)2002 (28)2002 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Bury St Edmunds
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change19.7%-1.8%30.9%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)1966 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    32.1% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.58%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY0.95%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ANGLIA0.95%PROPERTY2.35%
    CARE0.84%TRADING2.08%
    SUFFOLK0.84%DESIGN1.87%
    S0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ELECTRICAL0.74%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%BUSINESS1.72%
    INTERNATIONAL0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    J0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    EAST0.53%LONDON1.67%
    GLOBAL0.53%J1.55%
    R0.53%GLOBAL1.53%
    ENERGY0.53%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    PROJECT0.53%IT1.43%
    MARKETING0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%CARE1.32%
    CLEANING0.53%M1.27%
    EVENTS0.42%BUILDING1.22%
    PARTNERS0.42%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SYSTEMS0.42%S1.17%
    HOUSE0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied272331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3335,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3119,425
    99999 - Dormant Company3125,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2933,677
    9999 - Dormant Company1612,598
    69102 - Solicitors131,375
    86900 - Other human health activities124,998
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified129,891
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities121,955
    86210 - General medical practice activities112,544
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles112,757
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet113,712
    41100 - Development of building projects104,965
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1014,774
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate94,294
    74990 - Non-trading company89,203
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,514
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings73,086
    7414 - Business & management consultancy78,437

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08219471 HOLY SMOKE BBQ LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08224207 BLUE MOONBEAM LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08201736 EDENS HELPING HAND LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08231519 JAMES BROWN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08203821 CARBON NEUTRAL AIR TRANSPORTATION WORLDWIDE LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08232317 CLARE'S KIDDIE CARE LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08203291 H 2 O SUPPLIES TEAM LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08206821 MAYNARD LOWE CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08211697 MARINE ICES LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08224176 JUST BACK OFFICE LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224784 INTELLIGENT CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08228389 WISHBONE PROPERTY LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08229399 MILES PLANT & MACHINERY LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08200303 HOUSE OF COLOURS CAMBRIDGE LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08206148 OLD MALTINGS LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08215518 PRACTICAL LAND REMEDIATION LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215615 BURY SPECTRUM GYMNASTICS CLUB 14 Sep 2012
    08204387 INTERFACE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08207358 FASTFORM SERVICES LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08213424 SILEROM ENTERPRISES LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08213991 SA1610 LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08224393 TILLER PROPERTIES LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08228040 ENSIGN CONSTRUCTION LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08233226 SWIFTER PAY LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08233317 ANGLIA TUTORS LIMITED 28 Sep 2012