Ipswich, Suffolk

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Ipswich when compared to any previous February.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 347 companies were registered in Ipswich during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 24.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)IpswichUK
    2014347150,722
    2013278134,802
    % change24.8%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (347) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014112117118
    New companies in 20138710487
    % change28.7%12.5%35.6%
    Record Year2014 (112)2014 (117)2007 (147)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 193 companies were dissolved in Ipswich during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)IpswichUK
    201419382,370
    201320977,914
    % change-7.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (223) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Ipswich when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014646465
    Closed companies in 2013966053
    % change-33.3%6.7%23%
    Record Year2013 (96)2014 (64)2009 (127)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Ipswich during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 154 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)IpswichUK
    201415468,352
    20136956,888
    Record Year 2012 (181) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014485353
    Net growth in 2013-94434
    Record Year2005 (50)2010 (64)2007 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Ipswich formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Ipswich
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change20.4%3.9%13.2%
    Record Year1976 (0.5%)1999 (0.4%)1998 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.9.

    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 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Ipswich was in 2008 when 34.3% of all directors were female.

    27.3% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SUFFOLK1.74%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.27%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTING1.00%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    IPSWICH1.00%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY0.84%LONDON1.88%
    (IPSWICH)0.79%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%CARE1.79%
    IT0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    J0.63%DESIGN1.75%
    TRADING0.58%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.58%BUSINESS1.71%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%PROPERTIES1.60%
    TRAINING0.58%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    ANGLIA0.58%GLOBAL1.58%
    S0.47%J1.48%
    GLOBAL0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%MEDIA1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.47%IT1.33%
    PLUMBING0.47%TRANSPORT1.30%
    M0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    HOUSE0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    CATERING0.47%M1.21%
    TRANSPORT0.42%CAPITAL1.20%
    EAST0.42%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied550280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15056,411
    99999 - Dormant Company11247,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7427,750
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6637,882
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5118,491
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands417,300
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4026,700
    74990 - Non-trading company3714,135
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3212,813
    49410 - Freight transport by road328,014
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation304,866
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment306,236
    62012 - Business and domestic software development289,509
    41100 - Development of building projects269,855
    86900 - Other human health activities2610,273
    43210 - Electrical installation255,885
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles225,130
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies223,840
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified228,155

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08838088 IG RECRUIT LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08860344 LBRRN LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08831119 PURE EXCELLENCE LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08832505 APHELA ENTERPRISE LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08858173 THE THEATRE EMPORIUM LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08859080 LANKAUK IMPORTS LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08865591 LAURA JANE'S BOOKKEEPING & ADMIN SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08846521 PAYMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08846701 PAUL MURRAY ENGINEERING LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08860476 DENNIS DENNY MEDIA LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08868017 PROMORTEK FUELS LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08870344 GLADWELL ENTERTAINMENTS LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08837042 I. J. P. ECO LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    OC390248 MMC INNOVATIONS LLP 08 Jan 2014
    08838093 MORE BONGO LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08840638 TJ EN LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08843021 TAX REFERRALS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08858041 TWELVE ENGLAND LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08869337 ANGLIA AIRBORNE INNOVATIONS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08847184 THOSE LITTLE THINGS LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08867064 TOBO MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08836368 COACHHIREDIRECT.COM LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08836415 A R (IPSWICH) LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08860628 NICHOLAS STAFF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08837007 WAYNE CORNISH LTD 08 Jan 2014