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
New Company Registrations
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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) Ipswich UK 2012 273 118,868 2011 286 114,512 % change -4.5% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (286) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 97 77 99 New companies in 2011 76 104 106 % change 27.6% -26.0% -6.6% Record Year 2012 (97) 2011 (104) 2003 (113)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Ipswich UK 2012 178 74,772 2011 178 72,230 % change 0.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (234) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 63 64 51 Closed companies in 2011 52 60 66 % change 21.2% 6.7% -23% Record Year 2002 (120) 2008 (128) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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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) Ipswich UK 2012 95 44,096 2011 108 42,282 Record Year 2003 (121) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 34 13 48 Net growth in 2011 24 44 40 Record Year 2008 (84) 2011 (44) 2002 (82)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% % change 14.6% -25.4% -7.6% Record Year 1963 (1.0%) 1963 (0.7%) 1960 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.32% CONSULTING 5.05% SUFFOLK 1.76% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.28% YOUR 1.30% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 1.25% TRADING 2.08% HEATING 0.91% DESIGN 1.87% IPSWICH 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.84% GREEN 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.74% BUSINESS 1.72% (IPSWICH) 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% MEDIA 1.67% ASSET 0.57% LONDON 1.67% PLUMBING 0.57% J 1.55% EAST 0.57% GLOBAL 1.53% (EA) 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.46% MEDIA 0.51% IT 1.43% HAULAGE 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.34% ELECTRICAL 0.51% CARE 1.32% CONSULTANCY 0.51% M 1.27% IT 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% BUSINESS 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.20% BUILDING 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ANGLIA) 0.45% S 1.17% ASSOCIATES 0.45% SECURITY 1.16%
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 727 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 97 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 59 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 13,716 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 9,891 9999 - Dormant Company 28 12,598 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 8,437 62012 - Business and domestic software development 24 4,584 41100 - Development of building projects 21 4,965 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 7,869 74990 - Non-trading company 17 9,203 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 15 2,757 7499 - Non-trading company 15 6,164 49410 - Freight transport by road 14 2,795 9305 - Other service activities 13 6,142 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 13 3,094 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 12 2,891
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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