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.

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 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 EdmundsUK
    2013126132,684
    2012127118,868
    % change-0.8%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (127) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013394740
    New companies in 2012443845
    % change-11.4%23.7%-11.1%
    Record Year2012 (44)2013 (47)2002 (46)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 EdmundsUK
    20139786,170
    20127175,908
    % change36.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013352735
    Closed companies in 2012222623
    % change59.1%3.8%52%
    Record Year2013 (35)2008 (62)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 EdmundsUK
    20132946,514
    20125642,960
    Record Year 2012 (56) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20134205
    Net growth in 2012221222
    Record Year2008 (25)2002 (28)2002 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-20.7%13.5%-22.1%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)1993 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.19%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING0.99%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BURY0.69%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.69%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY0.59%TRADING2.08%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%ENGINEERING1.83%
    UTILITIES0.59%LONDON1.79%
    J0.59%DESIGN1.78%
    GREEN0.59%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CENTRE0.49%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CARE0.49%CARE1.64%
    P0.49%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CIC0.49%GLOBAL1.59%
    ANGLIA0.40%J1.54%
    FINANCIAL0.40%MEDIA1.54%
    S0.40%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    BROOKFIELD0.40%PROPERTIES1.45%
    E0.40%IT1.39%
    RECRUITMENT0.40%M1.25%
    CONTROL0.40%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ST0.40%BUILDING1.19%
    T0.40%CAPITAL1.19%
    DEVELOPMENT0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    KITCHEN0.40%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied215260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company6246,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5234,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3654,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2126,675
    41100 - Development of building projects169,271
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1625,547
    86900 - Other human health activities159,203
    69102 - Solicitors142,396
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1417,715
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis135,249
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet128,475
    43210 - Electrical installation125,724
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings126,039
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles124,955
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,516
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets115,706
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,228
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate98,312
    49410 - Freight transport by road96,904

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08632626 I-MEX (M&E) LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08632997 NICHOLLS & BURROWS LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08647963 JANE WEBSTER LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08653810 WOLFE COTTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08653924 ISOMMELIER LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08632646 NOYESC LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08650522 SNS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08661776 THE ROCKING HORSE RESTORER LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08662866 J CHARTER AND A WHYMAN (LETCHWORTH) LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08640241 PA HAMMOND PLASTERING CONTRACTORS LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08638253 PREP SCHOOL TUTOR LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08648965 HUNTER EDUCATION LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08650744 NEW CONDUIT PORTFOLIO LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08660379 ANGLIA COFFEE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08660828 FAITH TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08634507 GIBBONS HOMES LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08647312 DEPDEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08655058 METTALIS URBAN MINING LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08657092 CATHEDRAL RISE (ROSARY ROAD) NORWICH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658639 DTD VALVES LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08663633 ANGLIA TRAINING SERVICES LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08644983 THANESO LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08645547 JOHN POPHAM (HOLDINGS) LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08664355 THE CAMBRIDGE PEST CONTROL COMPANY LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08664365 THE NORFOLK PEST CONTROL COMPANY LTD 27 Aug 2013