Ipswich, Suffolk
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ipswich when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ipswich when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 278 companies were registered in Ipswich during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Ipswich UK 2013 278 134,802 2012 311 131,491 % change -10.6% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (311) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 87 104 87 New companies in 2012 80 97 134 % change 8.8% 7.2% -35.1% Record Year 2011 (95) 2010 (110) 2007 (147)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 209 companies were dissolved in Ipswich during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 60.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Ipswich UK 2013 209 77,914 2012 130 67,576 % change 60.8% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (223) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ipswich when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Ipswich when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 96 60 53 Closed companies in 2012 47 41 42 % change 104.3% 46.3% 26% Record Year 2013 (96) 2013 (60) 2009 (127)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Ipswich during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 69 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Ipswich UK 2013 69 56,888 2012 181 63,915 Record Year 2012 (181) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -9 44 34 Net growth in 2012 33 56 92 Record Year 1995 (50) 2010 (64) 2007 (112)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Ipswich formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Ipswich 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change -2.5% 6.4% -32.9% Record Year 1976 (0.5%) 1999 (0.4%) 1998 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Ipswich was in 2008 when 34.3% of all directors were female.
31.6% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.75% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.40% MANAGEMENT 4.78% SUFFOLK 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.30% IPSWICH 1.17% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 0.99% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.88% DESIGN 1.79% HEATING 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.78% J 0.82% BUSINESS 1.77% GREEN 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.75% BUSINESS 0.76% LONDON 1.72% EAST 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRAINING 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% MAINTENANCE 0.58% MEDIA 1.63% (IPSWICH) 0.58% GLOBAL 1.57% M 0.53% J 1.56% ELECTRICAL 0.53% CARE 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.53% IT 1.43% DEAL 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.41% ASSET 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.36% C 0.47% M 1.25% SYSTEMS 0.47% BUILDING 1.21% TRANSPORT 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19% PROPERTIES 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DESIGN 0.47% TRAINING 1.17% BUILDING 0.47% SECURITY 1.15%
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 494 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 137 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 109 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 63 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 62 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 55 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 45 16,448 74990 - Non-trading company 40 14,129 62090 - Other information technology service activities 33 12,664 86900 - Other human health activities 29 8,465 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 28 5,629 49410 - Freight transport by road 27 5,834 43210 - Electrical installation 27 5,625 62012 - Business and domestic software development 26 8,099 41100 - Development of building projects 26 8,637 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 26 4,332 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 24 5,248 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 6,954 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 4,684 7487 - Other business activities 17 7,556
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