Ipswich, Suffolk
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous January.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Ipswich when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 308 companies were registered in Ipswich during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Ipswich UK 2011 308 116,391 2010 300 105,137 % change 2.7% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (308) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 95 104 109 New companies in 2010 69 110 121 % change 37.7% -5.5% -9.9% Record Year 2011 (95) 2010 (110) 2007 (147)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 176 companies were dissolved in Ipswich during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Ipswich UK 2011 176 90,986 2010 194 82,677 % change -9.3% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (223) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Ipswich when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 66 49 61 Closed companies in 2010 58 45 91 % change 13.8% 8.9% -33% Record Year 2011 (66) 2008 (56) 2009 (127)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Ipswich during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 132 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Ipswich UK 2011 132 25,405 2010 106 22,460 Record Year 2007 (175) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 29 55 48 Net growth in 2010 11 65 30 Record Year 2005 (50) 2010 (65) 2007 (112)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Ipswich formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Ipswich 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% % change 18.8% -16.8% -14.1% Record Year 1970 (0.8%) 1975 (0.9%) 1971 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Ipswich was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.8% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SUFFOLK 1.66% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.28% MANAGEMENT 4.97% PROPERTY 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSTRUCTION 1.02% PROPERTY 2.38% ELECTRICAL 0.83% TRADING 2.10% HOUSE 0.77% DESIGN 1.93% J 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.92% MEDIA 0.70% BUSINESS 1.87% ANGLIA 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% IPSWICH 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (IPSWICH) 0.70% MEDIA 1.69% M 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.61% ASSOCIATES 0.64% LONDON 1.60% BUSINESS 0.64% CARE 1.45% CONSULTING 0.64% J 1.45% HOME 0.51% GLOBAL 1.44% G 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.43% HOMES 0.51% IT 1.41% TRANSPORT 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRADING 0.51% BUILDING 1.34% EAST 0.51% M 1.30% PROPERTIES 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.28% 2 0.45% S 1.24% SECURITY 0.45% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% R 0.45% SYSTEMS 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 348 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 125 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 88 30,253 99999 - Dormant Company 55 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 44 19,765 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 30 12,916 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 6,996 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 10,246 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 10,085 7499 - Non-trading company 26 11,316 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 26 7,000 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 7,789 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 6,183 5530 - Restaurants 19 4,898 41100 - Development of building projects 18 3,921 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 7,788 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,172 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 16 2,312 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 3,168
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07506483 CIRRUS PROJECTS LIMITED 26 Jan 2011 07503636 BRITANNIA WINDOWS LTD 24 Jan 2011 07503159 JOSO LTD 24 Jan 2011 07490876 SPURGEON AND HUNT LIMITED 12 Jan 2011 07489002 THE FOX IN THE BOX LTD 11 Jan 2011 07487699 MILESTONE (EA) LTD 11 Jan 2011 07486282 SUFFOLK OFFSET LIMITED 10 Jan 2011 07482167 BARRY'S BODYWORKS LTD 05 Jan 2011 07501143 SUFFOLK HR CONSULTANTS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011 07482330 A2B ONLINE TRANSPORT LIMITED 05 Jan 2011 07502339 PAYSHORE LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07491650 APPLEBITE LIMITED 13 Jan 2011 07505516 ARCTIC IMP & EXP LTD 26 Jan 2011 07482550 WIRENWORKS LIMITED 05 Jan 2011 07511432 CREATIVE HAIR AND BEAUTY (IPSWICH) LIMITED 31 Jan 2011 07489341 VALENTINE PROPERTIES LEASING LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07505745 WOODCROFT HOUSE LIMITED 26 Jan 2011 07504582 ONE SMALL STEP LTD 25 Jan 2011 07503518 I WANT 2 GROW LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07485329 RUBBERTREE ANTI-VIBRATION LIMITED 07 Jan 2011 OC360763 KT 2011 LLP 11 Jan 2011 OC360901 MW ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP 14 Jan 2011 07490416 MATERIAL CHANGE AD LIMITED 12 Jan 2011 07489593 SAMJAY BULK LTD 12 Jan 2011 07494269 UPSTIX MANAGEMENT (SUFFOLK) LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
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