Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.

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 2015)

    A total of 165 companies were registered in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bury St EdmundsUK
    2015165161,156
    2014162150,722
    % change1.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2013 (179) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015505560
    New companies in 2014446751
    % change13.6%-17.9%17.6%
    Record Year2012 (57)2014 (67)2013 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 44.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20158889,523
    20146182,370
    % change44.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Bury St Edmunds when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015253627
    Closed companies in 2014202318
    % change25.0%56.5%50%
    Record Year2010 (33)2015 (36)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Bury St Edmunds during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 77 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bury St EdmundsUK
    20157771,633
    201410168,352
    Record Year 2012 (116) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015251933
    Net growth in 2014244433
    Record Year2012 (42)2012 (46)2013 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Bury St Edmunds formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bury St Edmunds
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change11.4%-24.4%7.2%
    Record Year1988 (0.2%)1982 (0.3%)1993 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bury St Edmunds was in 2007 when 34.7% of all directors were female.

    26.0% of all director appointments in Bury St Edmunds in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.17%CONSULTING5.23%
    SUFFOLK1.08%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ELECTRICAL0.88%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.88%PROPERTY2.72%
    ENGINEERING0.78%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTY0.68%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%LONDON1.91%
    BURY0.68%TRADING1.88%
    MILDENHALL0.59%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ST0.59%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    MANAGEMENT0.59%DESIGN1.65%
    HOLDINGS0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CARE0.59%CO.,1.58%
    J0.59%J1.55%
    ENERGY0.59%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    R0.59%BUSINESS1.49%
    DESIGN0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    EDMUNDS0.49%GLOBAL1.46%
    PROPERTIES0.49%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    H0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    M0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    T0.49%IT1.30%
    S0.49%MEDIA1.28%
    SONS0.49%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied222288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5243,081
    99999 - Dormant Company3449,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3258,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2929,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2430,825
    41100 - Development of building projects2311,863
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2019,098
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1911,600
    74990 - Non-trading company1413,794
    68310 - Real estate agencies143,841
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,862
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing126,052
    43210 - Electrical installation126,139
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1210,200
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles105,392
    70100 - Activities of head offices104,223
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis106,154
    71129 - Other engineering activities106,278
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified109,080

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09417511 DELTA DESIGN 3D LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09421678 MILDENHALL OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, REHABILITATION & SPORTS INJURY CLINIC LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09430151 MILDENHALL SKIP HIRE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09442006 S WOOD SPEECH & LANGUAGE LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09445085 MGH BUILDERS LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09450216 PTW BROWNE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09462427 EVED GROUNDWORKS LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09444929 JEREZ HOLIDAYS LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09424852 VENTURE42 LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09442254 EAST ANGLIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY CME LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09445064 KITCHEN & HOME AGENCIES LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09436141 GREEN MATTERS GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09439626 H & M PROPERTY LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09443385 A10 TYRES LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09451792 EAST ANGLIA GREENSCAPES LIMITED 21 Feb 2015
    09459133 PETRUS MENS DESIGN TWO LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09461116 INSIGHTS 2 EXCELLENCE LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09421247 LINBURY LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09422988 MARTIN & CO INNOVATION LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09424933 ELDO PROPERTIES LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09425960 SONIA CARNEGIE LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09436289 JOHN BODDY HARDWOODS LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09450357 MOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09460270 COLONNADE GAMES LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09462165 BRIAN SPINK HOLDINGS LIMITED 27 Feb 2015