Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Q3 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
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 126 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bury St Edmunds UK 2013 126 132,684 2012 127 118,868 % change -0.8% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (127) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 39 47 40 New companies in 2012 44 38 45 % change -11.4% 23.7% -11.1% Record Year 2012 (44) 2013 (47) 2002 (46)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 97 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 36.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bury St Edmunds UK 2013 97 86,170 2012 71 75,908 % change 36.6% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 35 27 35 Closed companies in 2012 22 26 23 % change 59.1% 3.8% 52% Record Year 2013 (35) 2008 (62) 2009 (45)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 29 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bury St Edmunds UK 2013 29 46,514 2012 56 42,960 Record Year 2012 (56) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 4 20 5 Net growth in 2012 22 12 22 Record Year 2008 (25) 2002 (28) 2002 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bury St Edmunds 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -20.7% 13.5% -22.1% Record Year 1992 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%) 1993 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 45.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bury St Edmunds was in 2012 when 37.7% of all directors were female.
35.8% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.19% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 0.99% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BURY 0.69% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTANCY 0.69% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTY 0.59% TRADING 2.08% DEVELOPMENTS 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.83% UTILITIES 0.59% LONDON 1.79% J 0.59% DESIGN 1.78% GREEN 0.59% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANTS 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CENTRE 0.49% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CARE 0.49% CARE 1.64% P 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CIC 0.49% GLOBAL 1.59% ANGLIA 0.40% J 1.54% FINANCIAL 0.40% MEDIA 1.54% S 0.40% INVESTMENTS 1.53% BROOKFIELD 0.40% PROPERTIES 1.45% E 0.40% IT 1.39% RECRUITMENT 0.40% M 1.25% CONTROL 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ST 0.40% BUILDING 1.19% T 0.40% CAPITAL 1.19% DEVELOPMENT 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% KITCHEN 0.40% TRAINING 1.15%
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 215 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 62 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 52 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 54,854 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 26,675 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,271 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 25,547 86900 - Other human health activities 15 9,203 69102 - Solicitors 14 2,396 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 17,715 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 13 5,249 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 8,475 43210 - Electrical installation 12 5,724 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 6,039 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 12 4,955 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,516 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 5,706 74990 - Non-trading company 10 14,228 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 8,312 49410 - Freight transport by road 9 6,904
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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