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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

  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 (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)IpswichUK
    2011308116,391
    2010300105,137
    % change2.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (308) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201195104109
    New companies in 201069110121
    % change37.7%-5.5%-9.9%
    Record Year2011 (95)2010 (110)2007 (147)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)IpswichUK
    201117690,986
    201019482,677
    % change-9.3%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (223) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011664961
    Closed companies in 2010584591
    % change13.8%8.9%-33%
    Record Year2011 (66)2008 (56)2009 (127)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)IpswichUK
    201113225,405
    201010622,460
    Record Year 2007 (175) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011295548
    Net growth in 2010116530
    Record Year2005 (50)2010 (65)2007 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.3%0.3%
    % change18.8%-16.8%-14.1%
    Record Year1970 (0.8%)1975 (0.9%)1971 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SUFFOLK1.66%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    PROPERTY1.08%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSTRUCTION1.02%PROPERTY2.38%
    ELECTRICAL0.83%TRADING2.10%
    HOUSE0.77%DESIGN1.93%
    J0.77%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    MEDIA0.70%BUSINESS1.87%
    ANGLIA0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    IPSWICH0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (IPSWICH)0.70%MEDIA1.69%
    M0.64%ENGINEERING1.61%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%LONDON1.60%
    BUSINESS0.64%CARE1.45%
    CONSULTING0.64%J1.45%
    HOME0.51%GLOBAL1.44%
    G0.51%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    HOMES0.51%IT1.41%
    TRANSPORT0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRADING0.51%BUILDING1.34%
    EAST0.51%M1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.45%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    20.45%S1.24%
    SECURITY0.45%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    R0.45%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied348202,798
    7487 - Other business activities12560,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8830,253
    99999 - Dormant Company5518,336
    9999 - Dormant Company4419,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3716,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3012,916
    62090 - Other information technology service activities296,996
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2810,246
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2710,085
    7499 - Non-trading company2611,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply267,000
    7260 - Other computer related activities227,789
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering216,183
    5530 - Restaurants194,898
    41100 - Development of building projects183,921
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified187,788
    43210 - Electrical installation163,172
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation162,312
    62012 - Business and domestic software development163,168

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07585853 SHARP DRILLING SOLUTIONS LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07562986 DAWS HALL NATURE LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07554244 SUFFOLK LADIES FITNESS LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07570197 WE ASSIST LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07580524 CON-DEL 2 RECRUITMENT LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07577487 FRIENDS' PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07560754 L S UTILITY AND PLANT SERVICES LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07556022 SLAC LEISURE LTD 08 Mar 2011
    OC363321 BERMUDA PROPERTIES LLP 31 Mar 2011
    07585667 RAYS BAR LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07566626 PUKKA PAVE LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07562718 CLOUD-9-BALLOONS & PARTY ACCESSORIES LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07557071 BRAND MERCHANDISE LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07581579 THE COMBERS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07583752 NORAISIN LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07581830 UNIVERSAL CAGE FIGHTERS LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07581304 K9 (CROWN HOTEL) ASSOCIATES LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07574690 LAKESIDE ONEHOUSE LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07563948 BARRY KEYMER MOTOR REPAIRS LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07561546 GOFER POWER SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07558729 FRAMLINGHAM MEDICAL SUPPLIES LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07558673 VINTAGE AGE LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07546314 FELIXSTOWE RECRUITMENT & TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07582365 GOTPEOPLE LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07581755 MELFORD BIOLABORATORIES LIMITED 29 Mar 2011