Ipswich, Suffolk
Q3 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
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous July.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Ipswich when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 285 companies were registered in Ipswich during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 4.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Ipswich UK 2013 285 132,684 2012 273 118,868 % change 4.4% 11.6% Record Year 2011 (286) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 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 2013 100 91 94 New companies in 2012 97 77 99 % change 3.1% 18.2% -5.1% Record Year 2013 (100) 2011 (104) 2003 (113)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 179 companies were dissolved in Ipswich during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Ipswich UK 2013 179 86,170 2012 181 75,908 % change -1.1% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (234) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 73 41 65 Closed companies in 2012 63 64 54 % change 15.9% -35.9% 20% Record Year 2002 (120) 2008 (128) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Ipswich during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 106 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Ipswich UK 2013 106 46,514 2012 92 42,960 Record Year 2011 (107) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Ipswich when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 27 50 29 Net growth in 2012 34 13 45 Record Year 2008 (84) 2013 (50) 2002 (82)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Ipswich formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Ipswich 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change -7.7% 8.4% -16.7% Record Year 1993 (0.4%) 1997 (0.4%) 1993 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Ipswich was in 2007 when 35.3% of all directors were female.
29.4% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SUFFOLK 1.41% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 1.24% MANAGEMENT 4.75% IPSWICH 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.08% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 1.03% TRADING 2.08% EAST 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.83% J 0.81% LONDON 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.70% DESIGN 1.78% TRAINING 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTY 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% M 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.69% INVESTMENTS 0.65% CARE 1.64% S 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.61% BUSINESS 0.59% GLOBAL 1.59% TRADING 0.59% J 1.54% ANGLIA 0.59% MEDIA 1.54% PLUMBING 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.53% (IPSWICH) 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.45% HEATING 0.54% IT 1.39% MARKETING 0.54% M 1.25% RECRUITMENT 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRANSPORT 0.49% BUILDING 1.19% MEDIA 0.49% CAPITAL 1.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% CENTRE 0.49% TRAINING 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 514 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 136 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 113 46,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 70 26,675 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 34,970 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 51 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 45 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 39 14,228 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 32 6,651 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 9,104 86900 - Other human health activities 29 9,203 49410 - Freight transport by road 29 6,904 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 28 4,590 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 12,516 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 25 5,859 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 7,590 43210 - Electrical installation 25 5,724 41100 - Development of building projects 20 9,271 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 19 4,955 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 7,531
Recent Companies
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