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Ipswich, Suffolk

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous August.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth 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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 286 companies were registered in Ipswich during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 14.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)IpswichUK
    2011286114,512
    2010249101,492
    % change14.9%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (286) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201176104106
    New companies in 2010858876
    % change-10.6%18.2%39.5%
    Record Year2008 (95)2011 (104)2003 (113)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 178 companies were dissolved in Ipswich during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)IpswichUK
    201117872,230
    201020087,705
    % change-11.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (234) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011526066
    Closed companies in 2010497873
    % change6.1%-23.1%-10%
    Record Year2002 (120)2008 (128)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Ipswich during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 108 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)IpswichUK
    201110842,282
    20104913,787
    Record Year 2003 (121) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Ipswich when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011244440
    Net growth in 201036103
    Record Year2008 (84)2011 (44)2002 (82)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Ipswich formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Ipswich
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-18.2%-0.6%26.0%
    Record Year1963 (1.0%)1963 (0.7%)1960 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Ipswich was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SUFFOLK1.37%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (IPSWICH)1.07%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CARE0.96%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY0.84%TRADING2.06%
    IPSWICH0.78%DESIGN1.94%
    ELECTRICAL0.78%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTING0.72%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRADING0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    S0.60%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.60%MEDIA1.72%
    TRAINING0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%LONDON1.63%
    M0.54%J1.47%
    GREEN0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    (EAST0.48%CARE1.42%
    RECRUITMENT0.48%IT1.38%
    ENGINEERING0.48%BUILDING1.30%
    ANGLIA)0.48%PROPERTIES1.28%
    PROPERTIES0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    (SUFFOLK)0.48%M1.25%
    J0.48%ENERGY1.22%
    IT0.42%TRAINING1.21%
    FINANCE0.42%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied365204,493
    7487 - Other business activities13965,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7929,245
    9999 - Dormant Company5122,587
    99999 - Dormant Company4818,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4114,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3615,760
    7499 - Non-trading company3211,543
    62090 - Other information technology service activities326,798
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2810,018
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2410,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply248,345
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering236,321
    7260 - Other computer related activities228,686
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified187,551
    9305 - Other service activities1810,525
    41100 - Development of building projects183,697
    74990 - Non-trading company168,064
    62012 - Business and domestic software development163,137
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation162,134

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690734 FASTEST PAYROLL LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07696010 SMYTHE PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07696912 AVENTURINE LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07698522 MAL SHIRLEY LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07703498 THE ARK OF THE LORD 13 Jul 2011
    07705353 PROSPECT MARITIME LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07713256 DALLEJON LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07691119 STEPPING STONES NORTH LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07702703 WHLC LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07696233 ROB HARLOW LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07699012 JAMES DANIEL HELLYER LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07704983 SUFFOLK HEATING LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07709013 KEBAB AND CHICKEN LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07715910 T & S UTILITIES LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07696109 QUALITAS SURVEYING LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07701616 IPRAD LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07713344 CEDAR HOUSE (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07689663 SPACED ENS EDITORIAL SERVICES LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07695144 BARTLETT WELDING & FABRICATION LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07699301 MORBEANS LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07701128 FROST ENERGY LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07722580 M.A.T. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07690611 OUR LITTLE HEROES- SUPPORTING SERVICE CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 04 Jul 2011
    07694998 MY LITTLE BABBA LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07703191 CHIP N MEND LTD 13 Jul 2011