Ipswich, Suffolk
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Ipswich when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 393 companies were registered in Ipswich during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Ipswich UK 2015 393 161,156 2014 347 150,722 % change 13.3% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (393) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Ipswich when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 106 124 163 New companies in 2014 112 117 118 % change -5.4% 6.0% 38.1% Record Year 2014 (112) 2015 (124) 2015 (163)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 195 companies were dissolved in Ipswich during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Ipswich UK 2015 195 89,523 2014 193 82,370 % change 1.0% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (223) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 50 64 81 Closed companies in 2014 64 64 65 % change -21.9% 0.0% 25% Record Year 2013 (96) 2014 (64) 2009 (127)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Ipswich during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 198 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Ipswich UK 2015 198 71,633 2014 154 68,352 Record Year 2015 (198) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Ipswich when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 56 60 82 Net growth in 2014 48 53 53 Record Year 2015 (56) 2010 (64) 2007 (112)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Ipswich formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Ipswich 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -7.2% -2.4% 25.9% Record Year 1976 (0.5%) 1999 (0.4%) 1998 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Ipswich was in 2008 when 34.3% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Ipswich in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.53% CONSULTING 5.23% IPSWICH 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.56% SUFFOLK 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.02% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 0.97% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTING 0.87% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 0.87% ENGINEERING 2.12% CARE 0.82% LONDON 1.91% DESIGN 0.76% TRADING 1.88% S 0.71% TRANSPORT 1.82% CLEANING 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.76% LOGISTICS 0.61% DESIGN 1.65% J 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.63% ROAD 0.61% CO., 1.58% T 0.56% J 1.55% TRANSPORT 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.56% BUSINESS 1.49% INVESTMENTS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CARPENTRY 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% M 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% D 0.51% BUILDING 1.31% GLOBAL 0.46% IT 1.30% TRAINING 0.46% MEDIA 1.28% TRADING 0.46% M 1.27%
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 537 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 128 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 104 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 86 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 79 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 44 19,098 49410 - Freight transport by road 42 12,485 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 39 8,607 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 36 9,080 41100 - Development of building projects 34 11,863 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 29,218 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 31 5,331 86900 - Other human health activities 31 13,990 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 29 4,253 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 12,862 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 27 5,392 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 24 6,557 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 23 11,600 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 10,200 74990 - Non-trading company 20 13,794
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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