Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 123 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Bury St Edmunds UK 2014 123 143,414 2013 126 132,684 % change -2.4% 8.1% Record Year 2012 (127) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 40 37 46 New companies in 2013 39 47 40 % change 2.6% -21.3% 15.0% Record Year 2012 (44) 2013 (47) 2002 (46)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Bury St Edmunds UK 2014 107 101,670 2013 97 86,170 % change 10.3% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (107) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 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 2014 36 33 38 Closed companies in 2013 35 27 35 % change 2.9% 22.2% 9% Record Year 2014 (36) 2008 (62) 2009 (45)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 16 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Bury St Edmunds UK 2014 16 41,744 2013 29 46,514 Record Year 2012 (56) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 4 4 8 Net growth in 2013 4 20 5 Record Year 2008 (25) 2002 (28) 2002 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -6.9% -25.0% 5.5% Record Year 1992 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%) 1993 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 47.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bury St Edmunds was in 2012 when 37.7% of all directors were female.
34.1% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.51% CONSULTING 5.17% SUFFOLK 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTANCY 0.91% CONSULTANCY 3.55% ELECTRICAL 0.91% PROPERTY 2.62% ST 0.81% ENGINEERING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% DEVELOPMENTS 0.81% TRADING 2.00% BURY 0.71% LONDON 1.95% D 0.61% CARE 1.94% ENGINEERING 0.61% TRANSPORT 1.76% MANAGEMENT 0.61% DESIGN 1.70% EDMUNDS 0.50% CONSULTANTS 1.70% TRAINING 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.50% BUSINESS 1.62% ENERGY 0.50% J 1.53% PROPERTIES 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.53% SONS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.51% R 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.50% PROJECTS 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% L 0.40% MEDIA 1.38% HOLDINGS 0.40% CO., 1.36% MUSIC 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% DIGITAL 0.40% BUILDING 1.30% FOR 0.40% IT 1.30% CHOICE 0.40% M 1.23%
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 226 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 58 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 53 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 28,224 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 29,313 41100 - Development of building projects 24 10,604 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 10,361 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 18,890 68310 - Real estate agencies 15 3,629 43210 - Electrical installation 13 5,922 70100 - Activities of head offices 12 4,108 86900 - Other human health activities 12 11,807 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,006 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 7,151 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,795 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 5,335 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 7,401 56101 - Licensed restaurants 9 8,546 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 9 2,672
Recent Companies
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