Ipswich, Suffolk

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 322 companies were registered in Ipswich during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)IpswichUK
    2014322143,414
    2013285132,684
    % change13.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (322) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014111103108
    New companies in 20131009194
    % change11.0%13.2%14.9%
    Record Year2014 (111)2011 (104)2003 (113)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 251 companies were dissolved in Ipswich during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 40.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)IpswichUK
    2014251101,670
    201317986,170
    % change40.2%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (251) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014977282
    Closed companies in 2013734165
    % change32.9%75.6%26%
    Record Year2002 (120)2008 (128)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Ipswich during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 71 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)IpswichUK
    20147141,744
    201310646,514
    Record Year 2011 (107) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014143126
    Net growth in 2013275029
    Record Year2008 (84)2013 (50)2002 (82)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Ipswich
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change0.9%7.9%5.4%
    Record Year1993 (0.4%)1997 (0.4%)1993 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Ipswich was in 2007 when 35.3% of all directors were female.

    25.1% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    IPSWICH1.48%CONSULTING5.17%
    SUFFOLK1.48%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTING1.00%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.95%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    (IPSWICH)0.79%TRADING2.00%
    IT0.74%LONDON1.95%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%CARE1.94%
    T0.63%TRANSPORT1.76%
    TRANSPORT0.63%DESIGN1.70%
    M0.63%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CARE0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    S0.63%BUSINESS1.62%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%J1.53%
    J0.58%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    PROPERTIES0.58%GLOBAL1.51%
    ENGINEERING0.58%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ROAD0.58%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TRAINING0.53%MEDIA1.38%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%CO.,1.36%
    G0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    LOGISTICS0.53%IT1.30%
    DESIGN0.47%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied515278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13557,264
    99999 - Dormant Company11148,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7729,313
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7740,717
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5018,890
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands417,917
    49410 - Freight transport by road409,960
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3712,795
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation345,083
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3228,224
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified318,501
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment296,630
    86900 - Other human health activities2911,807
    74990 - Non-trading company2814,006
    41100 - Development of building projects2610,604
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies254,093
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2510,361
    62012 - Business and domestic software development259,675
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles235,335

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09206054 STAGE 3 LIFTING LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09236553 MYRIAD INVESTMENTS LTD 26 Sep 2014
    09198829 JADE MAYJEAN PETERS LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09199193 BARRON DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09203770 MEHMED I MEHMED LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09216250 GROW MY SMALL BUSINESS LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09199163 BROKEHALL TRANSPORT LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09229491 REDLIH SERVICES LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09212284 DAN'S AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09214625 HENLEYS MILDENHALL LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09220219 BURNHAM LODGE RTM COMPANY LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09220355 MASIKA FLOOD PROTECTION LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09221566 M.A.L ELECTIRICAL LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09232035 CHICKEN GEORGE (UK) LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09239518 MARTIN EASTABROOK LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09198158 BREEZE LETTINGS LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09219535 RYDAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09221515 ZERO 7 CREATIVE LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09241555 R CRICK AND CO LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09198995 DMR DRIVER TRAINING LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09224404 ECO CONCRETE LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09238056 FOURTEEN (SUFFOLK) LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09200233 FRENCH'S CARE FARM 02 Sep 2014
    09222228 THE UBER SALON LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09207047 STOIC G LTD 08 Sep 2014