Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.
  • March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous March.

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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 179 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Bury St EdmundsUK
    2013179134,802
    2012159131,491
    % change12.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (179) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous March.

    March 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.

    February 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013546164
    New companies in 2012575151
    % change-5.3%19.6%25.5%
    Record Year2012 (57)2013 (61)2013 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 78 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 81.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20137877,914
    20124367,576
    % change81.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013302919
    Closed companies in 201215523
    % change100.0%480.0%-17%
    Record Year2010 (33)2011 (35)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 101 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Bury St EdmundsUK
    201310156,888
    201211663,915
    Record Year 2012 (116) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous March.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013243245
    Net growth in 2012424628
    Record Year2012 (42)2012 (46)2013 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Bury St Edmunds
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-15.1%18.7%29.7%
    Record Year1988 (0.2%)1982 (0.3%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bury St Edmunds was in 2005 when 35.8% of all directors were female.

    23.5% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.63%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.12%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY0.92%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY0.92%PROPERTY2.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.81%TRADING2.06%
    CARE0.81%DESIGN1.79%
    SUFFOLK0.71%ENGINEERING1.78%
    GREEN0.71%BUSINESS1.77%
    BURY0.71%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    S0.71%LONDON1.72%
    BUSINESS0.61%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    ENERGY0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    UTILITIES0.61%MEDIA1.63%
    MARKETING0.61%GLOBAL1.57%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.61%J1.56%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%CARE1.46%
    PROPERTIES0.51%IT1.43%
    G0.51%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CLEANING0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    J0.51%M1.25%
    T0.51%BUILDING1.21%
    C0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.41%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    EASTERN0.41%TRAINING1.17%
    ST0.41%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied181249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company6243,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4832,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4054,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2024,894
    86900 - Other human health activities188,465
    41100 - Development of building projects178,637
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,129
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis135,104
    69102 - Solicitors132,316
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1323,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1316,448
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings115,372
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet117,199
    62012 - Business and domestic software development108,099
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate107,507
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,664
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles94,684
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities96,591
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities93,249

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08343968 ERIC THE RHINO LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08344839 HERBS AND SPICES EUROPE LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08349949 ELVIN ESTATES LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08359713 SAFESEAL FRAMES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08369153 BEATRICE CARTER PROPERTY SALES LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08369828 SUGAR CUBES EQUESTRIAN LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08368585 CLEARPAVE SURFACING LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08383760 FIELDSIDE ASSET MANAGMENT LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08363308 JOGA VENTURES LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08368860 ALL SQUARE CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08376402 IGNEX PLC 25 Jan 2013
    08344483 SPEEDBIRD SUPPLIES LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08346715 HIGHPOINT & CO LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    OC381677 LAWRENCE UROLOGY INTERNATIONAL LLP 16 Jan 2013
    08364261 GREAT BARTON FREE CHURCH LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08369349 WKSA (BURY ST EDMUNDS) CIC 21 Jan 2013
    08370157 ASTRAL JOBS LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08347640 BURY FAST FOOD LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08354936 BOSS LUMBER UK LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08357527 JMJ PLANNING LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08369692 D AND G SELBY LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08346498 ATARI RECRUITMENT LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08347339 KEYMER & REED LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08352276 LET MY PROPERTY LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08373909 HASIT UK LIMITED 24 Jan 2013