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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Ipswich UK 2011 286 114,512 2010 249 101,492 % change 14.9% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (286) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 76 104 106 New companies in 2010 85 88 76 % change -10.6% 18.2% 39.5% Record Year 2008 (95) 2011 (104) 2003 (113)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Ipswich UK 2011 178 72,230 2010 200 87,705 % change -11.0% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (234) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 52 60 66 Closed companies in 2010 49 78 73 % change 6.1% -23.1% -10% Record Year 2002 (120) 2008 (128) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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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) Ipswich UK 2011 108 42,282 2010 49 13,787 Record Year 2003 (121) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2011 24 44 40 Net growth in 2010 36 10 3 Record Year 2008 (84) 2011 (44) 2002 (82)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -18.2% -0.6% 26.0% Record Year 1963 (1.0%) 1963 (0.7%) 1960 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SUFFOLK 1.37% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (IPSWICH) 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CARE 0.96% PROPERTY 2.41% PROPERTY 0.84% TRADING 2.06% IPSWICH 0.78% DESIGN 1.94% ELECTRICAL 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CONSULTING 0.72% BUSINESS 1.82% TRADING 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% S 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.74% CONSULTANCY 0.60% MEDIA 1.72% TRAINING 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.54% LONDON 1.63% M 0.54% J 1.47% GREEN 0.54% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.43% (EAST 0.48% CARE 1.42% RECRUITMENT 0.48% IT 1.38% ENGINEERING 0.48% BUILDING 1.30% ANGLIA) 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.28% PROPERTIES 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% (SUFFOLK) 0.48% M 1.25% J 0.48% ENERGY 1.22% IT 0.42% TRAINING 1.21% FINANCE 0.42% S 1.21%
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 365 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 139 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 79 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 51 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 48 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 41 14,755 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 15,760 7499 - Non-trading company 32 11,543 62090 - Other information technology service activities 32 6,798 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 10,018 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 10,137 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 24 8,345 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 23 6,321 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 8,686 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 7,551 9305 - Other service activities 18 10,525 41100 - Development of building projects 18 3,697 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,064 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 3,137 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 16 2,134
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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