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Ipswich, Suffolk

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any quarter in history.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Ipswich when compared to any quarter in history.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 311 companies were registered in Ipswich during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)IpswichUK
    2012311131,491
    2011308116,391
    % change1.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (311) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20128097134
    New companies in 201195104109
    % change-15.8%-6.7%22.9%
    Record Year2011 (95)2010 (110)2007 (147)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 130 companies were dissolved in Ipswich during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)IpswichUK
    201213067,576
    201117690,987
    % change-26.1%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (223) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012474142
    Closed companies in 2011664961
    % change-28.8%-16.3%-31%
    Record Year2011 (66)2008 (56)2009 (127)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Ipswich when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Ipswich during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 181 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)IpswichUK
    201218163,915
    201113225,404
    Record Year 2012 (181) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012335692
    Net growth in 2011295548
    Record Year2005 (50)2010 (65)2007 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Ipswich formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Ipswich
    20120.2%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-27.8%-20.2%15.0%
    Record Year1970 (0.8%)1975 (0.9%)1971 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Ipswich was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    22.4% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SUFFOLK1.66%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.66%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    YOUR1.22%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.22%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTING1.05%TRADING2.07%
    (IPSWICH)1.05%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    IPSWICH0.78%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CARE0.72%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%BUSINESS1.73%
    GREEN0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGN0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    HEATING0.61%LONDON1.66%
    EAST0.61%J1.54%
    BUSINESS0.61%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    IT0.55%GLOBAL1.50%
    CONSULTANCY0.55%IT1.40%
    S0.55%CARE1.34%
    (SUFFOLK)0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%M1.27%
    MEDIA0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    SCHOOL0.50%ENERGY1.20%
    HAULAGE0.50%S1.20%
    PLUMBING0.50%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied414216,665
    7487 - Other business activities12052,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8435,233
    99999 - Dormant Company5725,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4319,704
    9999 - Dormant Company4118,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3813,637
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3712,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3214,303
    62090 - Other information technology service activities278,145
    7499 - Non-trading company269,102
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified249,892
    62012 - Business and domestic software development224,356
    41100 - Development of building projects204,984
    74990 - Non-trading company199,729
    49410 - Freight transport by road192,781
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply186,934
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering165,169
    9305 - Other service activities158,818
    7260 - Other computer related activities157,154

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07976064 WHINFIELD GAME FARM LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07978206 SUDBURY FOODS LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07983909 RED EYE CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07986255 RED EYE ICT SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07992552 EXCEL BRICKWORK (EA) LTD 15 Mar 2012
    08012979 KOMFIKIDZ LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07972879 MJ SERVICE LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    08007562 CHIP & PIN CABS LTD 27 Mar 2012
    08009387 ENTERPRISE ESSEX LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08009810 FKC (ANGLIA) LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08012326 ALUNSKI AVIATION LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    07974441 PAUL GASKIN-BARBER LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07975963 JANE GOODCHILD LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    08000121 SUFFOLK CEILINGS LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08005467 DELHI DREAMS LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08010872 KNIGHTS RAIL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    07975039 EMEZEE LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    08000159 PMI PROJECTS LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    07971935 RENFTALL CORPORATION LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07972176 LANEFDON INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07981351 SECABLUE LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07995420 EXTRAVORGANZA STYLISH EVENTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08002022 ELOISE IT LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    07979655 NAC LOGISTICS LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07983898 ACTUATE MANAGEMENT LTD 09 Mar 2012