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

  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 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)IpswichUK
    2010249101,492
    200921594,671
    % change15.8%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (272) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010858876
    New companies in 2009506897
    % change70.0%29.4%-21.6%
    Record Year2008 (95)2010 (88)2003 (113)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)IpswichUK
    201020087,705
    2009234159,401
    % change-14.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (234) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010497873
    Closed companies in 20096061113
    % change-18.3%27.9%-35%
    Record Year2002 (120)2008 (128)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)IpswichUK
    20104913,787
    2009-19-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (121) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201036103
    Net growth in 2009-107-16
    Record Year2008 (84)1997 (42)2002 (82)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change58.2%17.5%-24.9%
    Record Year1963 (1.0%)1963 (0.7%)1960 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.77%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    SUFFOLK1.64%CONSULTING4.99%
    PROPERTY1.01%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSTRUCTION1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.88%TRADING2.04%
    J0.88%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    HOUSE0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    ANGLIA0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSULTING0.82%BUSINESS1.80%
    EAST0.82%MEDIA1.75%
    M0.69%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.69%LONDON1.59%
    ANGLIA)0.63%ENGINEERING1.59%
    (EAST0.63%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    IPSWICH0.63%CARE1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%J1.44%
    MEDIA0.63%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    TRANSPORT0.63%GLOBAL1.42%
    R0.63%IT1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.63%PROPERTIES1.35%
    (IPSWICH)0.57%BUILDING1.32%
    MPW0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PLUMBING0.51%M1.28%
    CARE0.51%SYSTEMS1.26%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied337202,902
    7487 - Other business activities12869,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7025,053
    99999 - Dormant Company5214,072
    9999 - Dormant Company4421,484
    7499 - Non-trading company3513,408
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3514,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3213,161
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply298,183
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering287,634
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities278,292
    62090 - Other information technology service activities265,716
    7260 - Other computer related activities228,967
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified207,767
    5530 - Restaurants185,181
    6024 - Freight transport by road162,771
    9305 - Other service activities159,454
    41100 - Development of building projects143,688
    7440 - Advertising141,997
    49410 - Freight transport by road141,915

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07356724 PC CONSULTING IPSWICH LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07354866 AM 2 PM DRINKS LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07353859 HIGHVIEW HOTEL LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07352715 ANGLESEA COACH HOUSE HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07352466 PROPERTY CAPTURE LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07349599 BELMONDO LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07336803 WESTWOOD PLANT & CRANE SERVICES LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07359942 CODDENHAM FOOD STORE LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07353251 ULTIMATE FLOORING SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07344478 GLANMAR LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343630 MOVING MEN LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07357313 FAIRSHARE PP LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07342355 TINY RED CLOUD LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07333161 HOPE CHURCH, IPSWICH 02 Aug 2010
    07352556 SONFLO LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07338024 TANTAZ LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07332608 SPLUGZ LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07354776 STOWMARKET ELECTRICAL AND HARDWARE SUPPLIES LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07354710 MAEER ASSOCIATES LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07348075 J.E.D. INSULATIONS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07334557 PBT NATIONWIDE LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07353615 AIR8 EVENT STRUCTURES LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07337406 LP MEDIA EXCHANGE LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07332794 FELIXTRANS LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07332193 SWIFT HELYER HAMMOND LIMITED 02 Aug 2010