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
New Company Registrations
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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 Edmunds UK 2015 165 161,156 2014 162 150,722 % change 1.9% 6.9% Record Year 2013 (179) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 50 55 60 New companies in 2014 44 67 51 % change 13.6% -17.9% 17.6% Record Year 2012 (57) 2014 (67) 2013 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Edmunds UK 2015 88 89,523 2014 61 82,370 % change 44.3% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 25 36 27 Closed companies in 2014 20 23 18 % change 25.0% 56.5% 50% Record Year 2010 (33) 2015 (36) 2009 (53)
Net Company Growth
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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 Edmunds UK 2015 77 71,633 2014 101 68,352 Record Year 2012 (116) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 25 19 33 Net growth in 2014 24 44 33 Record Year 2012 (42) 2012 (46) 2013 (45)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 11.4% -24.4% 7.2% Record Year 1988 (0.2%) 1982 (0.3%) 1993 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.17% CONSULTING 5.23% SUFFOLK 1.08% MANAGEMENT 4.56% ELECTRICAL 0.88% CONSULTANCY 3.62% DEVELOPMENTS 0.88% PROPERTY 2.72% ENGINEERING 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ASSOCIATES 0.68% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 0.68% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTANCY 0.68% LONDON 1.91% BURY 0.68% TRADING 1.88% MILDENHALL 0.59% TRANSPORT 1.82% ST 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.76% MANAGEMENT 0.59% DESIGN 1.65% HOLDINGS 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% CARE 0.59% CO., 1.58% J 0.59% J 1.55% ENERGY 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.54% R 0.59% BUSINESS 1.49% DESIGN 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% EDMUNDS 0.49% GLOBAL 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.44% H 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% M 0.49% BUILDING 1.31% T 0.49% IT 1.30% S 0.49% MEDIA 1.28% SONS 0.49% M 1.27%
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 222 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 52 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 34 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 30,825 41100 - Development of building projects 23 11,863 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 19,098 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 11,600 74990 - Non-trading company 14 13,794 68310 - Real estate agencies 14 3,841 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,862 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 6,052 43210 - Electrical installation 12 6,139 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 10,200 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 5,392 70100 - Activities of head offices 10 4,223 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 6,154 71129 - Other engineering activities 10 6,278 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 9,080
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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