Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.
- February 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 162 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bury St Edmunds UK 2014 162 150,722 2013 179 134,802 % change -9.5% 11.8% Record Year 2013 (179) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.
February 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 44 67 51 New companies in 2013 54 61 64 % change -18.5% 9.8% -20.3% Record Year 2012 (57) 2014 (67) 2013 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 61 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bury St Edmunds UK 2014 61 82,370 2013 78 77,914 % change -21.8% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 20 23 18 Closed companies in 2013 30 29 19 % change -33.3% -20.7% -5% Record Year 2010 (33) 2011 (35) 2009 (53)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 101 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bury St Edmunds UK 2014 101 68,352 2013 101 56,888 Record Year 2012 (116) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 24 44 33 Net growth in 2013 24 32 45 Record Year 2012 (42) 2012 (46) 2013 (45)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Bury St Edmunds 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -23.8% 1.5% -33.5% Record Year 1988 (0.2%) 1982 (0.3%) 1993 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bury St Edmunds was in 2005 when 35.8% of all directors were female.
28.9% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.00% CONSULTING 5.22% PROPERTY 0.80% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTING 0.80% CONSULTANCY 3.49% ST 0.60% PROPERTY 2.64% CENTRE 0.60% TRADING 2.05% CONTROL 0.60% LONDON 1.88% R 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRAINING 0.60% CARE 1.79% DEVELOPMENTS 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% SUFFOLK 0.60% DESIGN 1.75% PROJECTS 0.50% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.50% BUSINESS 1.71% CONSULTANCY 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.60% CARPENTRY 0.40% INVESTMENTS 1.60% P 0.40% GLOBAL 1.58% NEW 0.40% J 1.48% GREEN 0.40% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CIC 0.40% MEDIA 1.48% CAR 0.40% IT 1.33% RECRUITMENT 0.40% TRANSPORT 1.30% L 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% BURY 0.40% BUILDING 1.24% PEST 0.40% M 1.21% (HOLDINGS) 0.40% CAPITAL 1.20% BUSINESS 0.30% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 246 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 59 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 59 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 27,750 41100 - Development of building projects 22 9,855 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 18,491 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 9,284 86900 - Other human health activities 16 10,273 43210 - Electrical installation 14 5,885 69102 - Solicitors 14 2,555 68310 - Real estate agencies 13 3,447 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 13 5,419 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,135 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,813 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 6,559 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 9,358 70100 - Activities of head offices 10 4,019 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 8,155
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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