Ipswich, Suffolk

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 2012)

    A total of 273 companies were registered in Ipswich during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)IpswichUK
    2012273118,868
    2011286114,512
    % change-4.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (286) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012977799
    New companies in 201176104106
    % change27.6%-26.0%-6.6%
    Record Year2012 (97)2011 (104)2003 (113)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 178 companies were dissolved in Ipswich during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)IpswichUK
    201217874,772
    201117872,230
    % change0.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (234) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012636451
    Closed companies in 2011526066
    % change21.2%6.7%-23%
    Record Year2002 (120)2008 (128)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Ipswich during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 95 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)IpswichUK
    20129544,096
    201110842,282
    Record Year 2003 (121) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012341348
    Net growth in 2011244440
    Record Year2008 (84)2011 (44)2002 (82)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Ipswich
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.3%
    % change14.6%-25.4%-7.6%
    Record Year1963 (1.0%)1963 (0.7%)1960 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    24.9% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.32%CONSULTING5.05%
    SUFFOLK1.76%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.36%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    YOUR1.30%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTING1.25%TRADING2.08%
    HEATING0.91%DESIGN1.87%
    IPSWICH0.85%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    GREEN0.85%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.79%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.74%BUSINESS1.72%
    (IPSWICH)0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%MEDIA1.67%
    ASSET0.57%LONDON1.67%
    PLUMBING0.57%J1.55%
    EAST0.57%GLOBAL1.53%
    (EA)0.51%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    MEDIA0.51%IT1.43%
    HAULAGE0.51%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ELECTRICAL0.51%CARE1.32%
    CONSULTANCY0.51%M1.27%
    IT0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    BUSINESS0.51%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    BUILDING0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ANGLIA)0.45%S1.17%
    ASSOCIATES0.45%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied727331,455
    7487 - Other business activities9735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7433,677
    99999 - Dormant Company5925,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4113,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3419,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3214,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified289,891
    9999 - Dormant Company2812,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy278,437
    62012 - Business and domestic software development244,584
    41100 - Development of building projects214,965
    62090 - Other information technology service activities177,869
    74990 - Non-trading company179,203
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles152,757
    7499 - Non-trading company156,164
    49410 - Freight transport by road142,795
    9305 - Other service activities136,142
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands133,094
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment122,891

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08126426 RUSHBY LAW LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08127103 ANIMATA LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08133702 L. S. E. DECORATING LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08145539 FRAM BUILDERS LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147004 SEAN HEGARTY PROPERTIES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08150717 FREELAND MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08159474 NOUR MEDICAL LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08145037 SWEET CELEBRATIONS OF SUFFOLK LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08145304 AA MOTOR MEDIC LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08159384 ENDBSL UK LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08135937 REEM DRIVING SERVICES LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08138113 KHELA (IPSWICH) LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08138977 BT CAPITAL LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08142083 LJH ELECTRICAL LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08145695 H J H HOMES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08135241 FOOTSTARS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08143887 SPORTS2PLAY LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08151457 FLETCH CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08126811 CLARINO ACCOUNTING LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08141008 GRAHAM AVIONICO LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08153949 CURTIS AEROSPACE LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08160168 LONDON GREEN DEAL LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08160445 CAMBRIDGESHIRE GREEN DEAL LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08153377 AUTOROTATION LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08135179 RACKSTEADY LIMITED 09 Jul 2012