Ipswich, Suffolk
2010 Annual Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 1,002 companies were formed in Ipswich in 2010. This total is 11.1% higher than in 2009 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.
Year Ipswich UK 2010 1,002 400,358 2009 902 362,675 2008 872 349,203 2007 949 457,649 2006 843 405,440 Record Year 2003 (1,093) 2007 (457,649) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 a total of 450 companies were formed in Ipswich. This figure is 5.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.
The highest total for a second half year in Ipswich occurred in 2002 when a total of 547 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Ipswich UK 2010 450 196,609 2009 426 180,654 % change 5.6% 8.8% Record Year 2002 (547) 2003 (201,446) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
A total of 201 companies were registered in Ipswich during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Ipswich UK 2010 201 95,117 2009 211 85,983 % change -4.7% 10.6% Record Year 2002 (278) 2010 (95,117) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2010 81 69 51 New companies in 2009 77 79 55 % change 5.2% -12.7% -7.3% Record Year 2002 (121) 2002 (80) 2002 (77)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 730 companies were dissolved in Ipswich in 2010. This total is 26.7% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Ipswich UK 2010 730 342,232 2009 996 533,773 2008 470 237,901 2007 476 220,295 2006 501 200,166 Record Year 2009 (996) 2009 (533,773) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 a total of 337 companies were dissolved in Ipswich. This figure is 24.6% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in Ipswich occurred in 2009 when a total of 447 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Ipswich UK 2010 337 164,601 2009 447 244,537 % change -24.6% -32.7% Record Year 2009 (447) 2009 (244,537) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
A total of 137 companies were dissolved in Ipswich during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 35.7% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Ipswich UK 2010 137 76,896 2009 213 85,136 % change -35.7% -9.7% Record Year 2009 (213) 2009 (85,136) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2010 50 60 27 Closed companies in 2009 64 64 85 % change -21.9% -6.3% -68% Record Year 2009 (64) 2005 (68) 2009 (85)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 272 companies were added to the company register for Ipswich in 2010. This number represents growth of 30.2% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.
This number is 366 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Ipswich company register grew by 618 companies.
Year Ipswich UK 2010 272 58,126 2009 -94 -171,098 2008 402 111,302 2007 473 237,354 2006 342 205,274 Record Year 2003 (618) 2003 (242,543) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 the company register for Ipswich increased by 113 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Ipswich UK 2010 113 32,008 2009 -21 -63,883 Record Year 2003 (285) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
Net company growth for Ipswich during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 64 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Ipswich UK 2010 64 18,221 2009 -2 847 Record Year 2003 (164) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2010 31 9 24 Net growth in 2009 13 15 -30 Record Year 2003 (87) 2000 (35) 2003 (42)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2010)
In 2010 Ipswich formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is an improvement on 2009 when Ipswich was responsible for 0.2% of all UK companies.
Year Ipswich 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.4%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 Ipswich formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Ipswich 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
In the fourth quarter of 2010, Ipswich formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Ipswich 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -7.9% -21.9% -11.7% Record Year 1974 (0.7%) 1966 (0.9%) 1968 (1.3%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2010)
The average age of a director in 2010 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 45.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2010)
The record year for female directors in Ipswich was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Ipswich in 2010 was 28.4%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The record second half year for female directors in Ipswich was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Ipswich was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
24.8% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.73% CONSULTING 5.06% SUFFOLK 1.53% MANAGEMENT 5.01% PROPERTY 1.02% CONSULTANCY 3.14% CONSTRUCTION 0.96% PROPERTY 2.36% CONSULTING 0.90% TRADING 2.11% M 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.95% J 0.83% DESIGN 1.92% HOUSE 0.83% BUSINESS 1.82% ELECTRICAL 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.82% CONSULTANCY 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% IPSWICH 0.70% MEDIA 1.71% (IPSWICH) 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.62% ANGLIA 0.70% LONDON 1.60% EAST 0.70% CARE 1.45% MEDIA 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.44% BUSINESS 0.64% GLOBAL 1.43% HOME 0.51% J 1.42% R 0.51% IT 1.41% TRANSPORT 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.34% K 0.51% INTERNATIONAL 1.34% ASSOCIATES 0.51% BUILDING 1.34% MPW 0.51% M 1.30% HOMES 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.25% ENTERPRISES 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.24% DESIGN 0.45% S 1.23%
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 342 199,572 7487 - Other business activities 121 63,348 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 27,550 99999 - Dormant Company 52 16,285 9999 - Dormant Company 43 20,144 7414 - Business & management consultancy 32 13,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 9,177 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 14,505 7499 - Non-trading company 28 12,000 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 6,330 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 26 7,298 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 24 6,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 8,799 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 8,089 5530 - Restaurants 17 4,939 49410 - Freight transport by road 15 2,008 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 15 2,187 7440 - Advertising 14 1,860 41100 - Development of building projects 14 3,765 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 3,755
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07413182 M.N.R. ROOFING LTD 20 Oct 2010 07408454 BINARYMATTER LTD 15 Oct 2010 07405064 MOT2U (IPSWICH) LTD 12 Oct 2010 07402853 SEKMES KELIAS LIMITED 11 Oct 2010 07421883 KOCUREK MARINE LIMITED 28 Oct 2010 07416709 CON-DEL-LEE LTD 22 Oct 2010 07407164 ACTION PACKED BOOKS LIMITED 14 Oct 2010 07402068 MULTICHOICE WHOLESALE LIMITED 11 Oct 2010 07423627 WOODBRIDGE CARPET COMPANY LIMITED 29 Oct 2010 07423202 JACKDOG LTD 29 Oct 2010 07418001 XAFYR LTD 25 Oct 2010 07416932 PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (SOUTHERN) LTD 22 Oct 2010 07412138 ALL4HOMES LTD 19 Oct 2010 07398995 SOPHAX CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Oct 2010 07403424 RS TV AERIALS LTD 11 Oct 2010 07399183 ANDREW JACOBS CONVEYANCING LIMITED 06 Oct 2010 07396891 SENSATIONAL BARGAINS LIMITED 05 Oct 2010 07396880 D'S CATERERS LIMITED 05 Oct 2010 07393907 DEBEN JOINERY LIMITED 01 Oct 2010 07406102 RAW SUPPLEMENTS LIMITED 13 Oct 2010 07404837 HOME FRONT PRODUCTIONS LTD 12 Oct 2010 07402904 PUMPS & FILTRATION LTD 11 Oct 2010 07422374 THOMAS AND SPIERS LTD 28 Oct 2010 07412475 EXECUTIVE CHOICE LIMITED 19 Oct 2010 07398461 CRAFT MASTERS (UK) LTD 06 Oct 2010
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