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
    09200822 WHITE EAGLE MILDENHALL LTD 03 Sep 2014
    09217906 SPANISH INTUITION LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09240700 EC EVENTS LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09201051 SURE SHOT AIRGUNS LTD 03 Sep 2014
    09233768 SQUAREPEG COMMERCIAL LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09213496 S N ANAESTHETISTS LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09214159 JAROMA LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09218145 SC CLINICAL CARE LTD. 15 Sep 2014
    09219852 PETERS BRIDAL WAREHOUSE LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09227090 THE GENE TEAM LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09230080 AJB FENCING LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09233810 TEN HATS LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09203041 SPLASH PRESTIGE MOTORS LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09216188 BURY FASHION LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09216804 SSJUK LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09234123 DIP PRINT UK LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09239948 INFERENC LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09215746 SO BAR BURY ST EDMUNDS LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09216732 KFR LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09226413 HRM PROFESSIONALS LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09227063 WITHERINGTON PROPERTY CO LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09236556 GAG397 LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09236895 GAG398 LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09240786 BURY ST EDMUNDS THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09242131 MY LADY LIMITED 30 Sep 2014