Ipswich, Suffolk
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 249 companies were registered in Ipswich during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 15.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Ipswich UK 2010 249 101,492 2009 215 94,671 % change 15.8% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (272) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 85 88 76 New companies in 2009 50 68 97 % change 70.0% 29.4% -21.6% Record Year 2008 (95) 2010 (88) 2003 (113)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 200 companies were dissolved in Ipswich during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Ipswich UK 2010 200 87,705 2009 234 159,401 % change -14.5% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (234) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 49 78 73 Closed companies in 2009 60 61 113 % change -18.3% 27.9% -35% Record Year 2002 (120) 2008 (128) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Ipswich during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 49 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Ipswich UK 2010 49 13,787 2009 -19 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (121) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 36 10 3 Net growth in 2009 -10 7 -16 Record Year 2008 (84) 1997 (42) 2002 (82)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Ipswich formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Ipswich 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 58.2% 17.5% -24.9% Record Year 1963 (1.0%) 1963 (0.7%) 1960 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Ipswich was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.1% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.77% MANAGEMENT 5.06% SUFFOLK 1.64% CONSULTING 4.99% PROPERTY 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSTRUCTION 1.01% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 0.88% TRADING 2.04% J 0.88% ASSOCIATES 2.01% HOUSE 0.88% DESIGN 1.93% ANGLIA 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSULTING 0.82% BUSINESS 1.80% EAST 0.82% MEDIA 1.75% M 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.69% LONDON 1.59% ANGLIA) 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.59% (EAST 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.49% IPSWICH 0.63% CARE 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.63% J 1.44% MEDIA 0.63% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% TRANSPORT 0.63% GLOBAL 1.42% R 0.63% IT 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.35% (IPSWICH) 0.57% BUILDING 1.32% MPW 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.30% PLUMBING 0.51% M 1.28% CARE 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.26% ENTERPRISES 0.51% S 1.24%
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 337 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 128 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 70 25,053 99999 - Dormant Company 52 14,072 9999 - Dormant Company 44 21,484 7499 - Non-trading company 35 13,408 7414 - Business & management consultancy 35 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 32 13,161 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 29 8,183 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 28 7,634 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 8,292 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 5,716 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 8,967 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 7,767 5530 - Restaurants 18 5,181 6024 - Freight transport by road 16 2,771 9305 - Other service activities 15 9,454 41100 - Development of building projects 14 3,688 7440 - Advertising 14 1,997 49410 - Freight transport by road 14 1,915
Recent Companies
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