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

  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 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 EdmundsUK
    2014162150,722
    2013179134,802
    % change-9.5%11.8%
    Record Year 2013 (179) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014446751
    New companies in 2013546164
    % change-18.5%9.8%-20.3%
    Record Year2012 (57)2014 (67)2013 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 EdmundsUK
    20146182,370
    20137877,914
    % change-21.8%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014202318
    Closed companies in 2013302919
    % change-33.3%-20.7%-5%
    Record Year2010 (33)2011 (35)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 EdmundsUK
    201410168,352
    201310156,888
    Record Year 2012 (116) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014244433
    Net growth in 2013243245
    Record Year2012 (42)2012 (46)2013 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-23.8%1.5%-33.5%
    Record Year1988 (0.2%)1982 (0.3%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.00%CONSULTING5.22%
    PROPERTY0.80%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTING0.80%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    ST0.60%PROPERTY2.64%
    CENTRE0.60%TRADING2.05%
    CONTROL0.60%LONDON1.88%
    R0.60%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRAINING0.60%CARE1.79%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    SUFFOLK0.60%DESIGN1.75%
    PROJECTS0.50%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.50%BUSINESS1.71%
    CONSULTANCY0.50%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CARPENTRY0.40%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    P0.40%GLOBAL1.58%
    NEW0.40%J1.48%
    GREEN0.40%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CIC0.40%MEDIA1.48%
    CAR0.40%IT1.33%
    RECRUITMENT0.40%TRANSPORT1.30%
    L0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    BURY0.40%BUILDING1.24%
    PEST0.40%M1.21%
    (HOLDINGS)0.40%CAPITAL1.20%
    BUSINESS0.30%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied246280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company5947,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5937,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3856,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2727,750
    41100 - Development of building projects229,855
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2126,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1818,491
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate169,284
    86900 - Other human health activities1610,273
    43210 - Electrical installation145,885
    69102 - Solicitors142,555
    68310 - Real estate agencies133,447
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis135,419
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,135
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,813
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings116,559
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet109,358
    70100 - Activities of head offices104,019
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified108,155

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08930792 ANGLIAN IT SUPPORT LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08933461 POP MY MIND LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08933608 BARBERS-INC PARLOR LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08945597 MILDEN FISH BAR LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08946470 MEXINA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08959451 BECK ROW LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08919722 FLUES UK LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08920508 ORION SAS LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08934344 EMERY CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08948919 PERFECT PLEATS LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08962876 D & T FARMS LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08963186 TREDARAN CONSULTING LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08967227 MATT PERRY LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08967502 JARDINE BAG COMPANY LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08942450 MARK DANIELS SALES & LETTINGS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08948179 SP LUNN ELECTRICAL LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08963216 PJV SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08963436 AUGUSTUS HARE LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08934710 NGB CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08960143 WHATLEY LANE BSE LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08964803 DIGITAL MEDIA TELEVISION LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08918837 LOUISE JEYNES LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08929852 ANDREW MILLS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08931298 HPB LOANS LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08934953 FOX DEVELOPMENTS (THRANDESTON) LTD 12 Mar 2014