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

  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 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 EdmundsUK
    2014123143,414
    2013126132,684
    % change-2.4%8.1%
    Record Year 2012 (127) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014403746
    New companies in 2013394740
    % change2.6%-21.3%15.0%
    Record Year2012 (44)2013 (47)2002 (46)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 EdmundsUK
    2014107101,670
    20139786,170
    % change10.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (107) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014363338
    Closed companies in 2013352735
    % change2.9%22.2%9%
    Record Year2014 (36)2008 (62)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 EdmundsUK
    20141641,744
    20132946,514
    Record Year 2012 (56) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014448
    Net growth in 20134205
    Record Year2008 (25)2002 (28)2002 (42)

UK Company Share

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

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-6.9%-25.0%5.5%
    Record Year1992 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)1993 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.51%CONSULTING5.17%
    SUFFOLK1.21%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.91%PROPERTY2.62%
    ST0.81%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.81%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.81%TRADING2.00%
    BURY0.71%LONDON1.95%
    D0.61%CARE1.94%
    ENGINEERING0.61%TRANSPORT1.76%
    MANAGEMENT0.61%DESIGN1.70%
    EDMUNDS0.50%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    TRAINING0.50%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%BUSINESS1.62%
    ENERGY0.50%J1.53%
    PROPERTIES0.50%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    SONS0.50%GLOBAL1.51%
    R0.50%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    PROJECTS0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    L0.40%MEDIA1.38%
    HOLDINGS0.40%CO.,1.36%
    MUSIC0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    DIGITAL0.40%BUILDING1.30%
    FOR0.40%IT1.30%
    CHOICE0.40%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied226278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5840,717
    99999 - Dormant Company5348,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3157,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2828,224
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2629,313
    41100 - Development of building projects2410,604
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1710,361
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1718,890
    68310 - Real estate agencies153,629
    43210 - Electrical installation135,922
    70100 - Activities of head offices124,108
    86900 - Other human health activities1211,807
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,006
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings117,151
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,795
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles105,335
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,401
    56101 - Licensed restaurants98,546
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities92,672

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09131890 SUFFOLK BREWING CO. LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09136859 ALVARADO PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09138856 WELLINGTON CLOSE 1961 LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09153627 FAIRFIELD FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09155356 THE CENTER FOR INSIGHT & AWARENESS LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09110337 4G-LED LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09123649 AGAMEMNON LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09124794 BROOK FARM CAMP LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09133277 ACCURACY PRECISION INTERNATIONAL LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09133367 TABLEDENZ LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09109790 OFT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SERVICES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09132978 CANTLEY FEEDSTOCKS LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09115858 LINKSAIR PROPERTIES LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09131577 LITTLE TEA PARTY BOUTIQUE LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    OC394027 GALE ASSOCIATES LLP 01 Jul 2014
    09125197 AL-MATEEN LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09130124 TREATT SIP TRUSTEES LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09155019 THE OLD MASONIC HALL (BSE) LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09113750 HARTS PROPERTY WORLD LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09114612 SBL PROPERTIES LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09129759 SUMMERS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09130660 BLAKEMORES MANAGMENT LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09138243 MANAGE THE DETAIL LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09143046 STUART ENTERPRISES LTD. 23 Jul 2014
    09144616 AQUAFILTA LIMITED 23 Jul 2014