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
New Company Registrations
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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) Ipswich UK 2012 311 131,491 2011 308 116,391 % change 1.0% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (311) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 80 97 134 New companies in 2011 95 104 109 % change -15.8% -6.7% 22.9% Record Year 2011 (95) 2010 (110) 2007 (147)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Ipswich UK 2012 130 67,576 2011 176 90,987 % change -26.1% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (223) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 47 41 42 Closed companies in 2011 66 49 61 % change -28.8% -16.3% -31% Record Year 2011 (66) 2008 (56) 2009 (127)
Net Company Growth
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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) Ipswich UK 2012 181 63,915 2011 132 25,404 Record Year 2012 (181) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 33 56 92 Net growth in 2011 29 55 48 Record Year 2005 (50) 2010 (65) 2007 (112)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -27.8% -20.2% 15.0% Record Year 1970 (0.8%) 1975 (0.9%) 1971 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SUFFOLK 1.66% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.66% MANAGEMENT 4.74% YOUR 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.22% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTING 1.05% TRADING 2.07% (IPSWICH) 1.05% DESIGN 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% IPSWICH 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CARE 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.79% INVESTMENTS 0.66% BUSINESS 1.73% GREEN 0.61% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGN 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% HEATING 0.61% LONDON 1.66% EAST 0.61% J 1.54% BUSINESS 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.51% IT 0.55% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSULTANCY 0.55% IT 1.40% S 0.55% CARE 1.34% (SUFFOLK) 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ELECTRICAL 0.50% M 1.27% MEDIA 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% SCHOOL 0.50% ENERGY 1.20% HAULAGE 0.50% S 1.20% PLUMBING 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 414 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 120 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 84 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 57 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 41 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 13,637 7414 - Business & management consultancy 37 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 14,303 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 8,145 7499 - Non-trading company 26 9,102 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 9,892 62012 - Business and domestic software development 22 4,356 41100 - Development of building projects 20 4,984 74990 - Non-trading company 19 9,729 49410 - Freight transport by road 19 2,781 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 6,934 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 5,169 9305 - Other service activities 15 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 7,154
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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