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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
    07728211 EASTERN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07735219 GARNHAM & GREEN LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07743662 BRAVO PRINT LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07743665 PEELAWAY PRODUCTION LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07746988 GARNHAM GREEN LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07754512 FJD COMMERCIALS LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07754539 SUFFOLK INDOOR SPORTS CIC 26 Aug 2011
    07754694 MARCH ARCHITECTURE LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07743804 BILLSBERRY'S FOODBAR LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07727340 HUM CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07732882 SCHOOL PLUS TUITION LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07741922 BLINDS 364 LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07730679 AFFINITY PR LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07741554 E A COURIERS LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07757101 PUB SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07725998 WHITEROCK CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07728177 TAKE IT AWAY LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07737997 THOMAS ISAAC LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07748903 PRAGUE TRAINS LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07735194 NEO HORIZONS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07735225 AVANT-GARDE STUDIO LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07739034 MOLMEX LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07734650 E C CONSULTANTS (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07750990 U & I SUGAR CORPORATION LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07729669 PILATES WORKS 4 U LIMITED 04 Aug 2011