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
    09113457 EMMERSON PROPERTIES LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09131072 OXALARED LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09132512 GRAY PROJECTS EAST LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09141554 PURITY BEAUTY (IPSWICH) LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09142736 MARTIN JARVIS LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09114614 IPM MORTGAGES LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09141791 FBG CREATIVE LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09124436 MIHAI RECRUIT LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09131639 DM FOX LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09133221 IPSWICH PAPA JOHN'S LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09138669 KATSEA ONE LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09150659 LS NETWORKING LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09151033 IPSWICH VEHICLE REFINISHERS (UK) LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09154922 ALL STAR TRAINING LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09154956 ALLSTAR CLEANING LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09110747 SPRING ROAD AUTOS LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09115326 JAMES FRANCIS (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09117883 ACEFAST IT LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09126256 NEWHAVEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY (STEVENAGE) LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128495 SEYDA EN LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09135888 SANDY FROG LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09153865 STOUT BAVARIAN LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09136450 CLEAN BURN INNOVATIONS LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09152221 N K CATERERS LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09152918 GIPPING PRESS SUPPLIES LIMITED 30 Jul 2014