Sudbury, Suffolk
2013 Half Year 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.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 129 companies were formed in Sudbury. This figure is 11.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Sudbury occurred in 2003 when a total of 136 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Sudbury UK 2013 129 269,432 2012 116 253,150 % change 11.2% 6.4% Record Year 2003 (136) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 54 companies were registered in Sudbury during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Sudbury UK 2013 54 134,630 2012 61 121,659 % change -11.5% 10.7% Record Year 2009 (62) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 21 15 18 New companies in 2012 23 24 14 % change -8.7% -37.5% 28.6% Record Year 2003 (28) 2007 (24) 2009 (26)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 85 companies were dissolved in Sudbury. This figure is 30.8% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Sudbury occurred in 2009 when a total of 107 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Sudbury UK 2013 85 155,192 2012 65 147,794 % change 30.8% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (107) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 43 companies were dissolved in Sudbury during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 30.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Sudbury UK 2013 43 77,278 2012 33 80,218 % change 30.3% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (60) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 20 12 11 Closed companies in 2012 13 12 8 % change 53.8% 0.0% 38% Record Year 2009 (20) 2009 (22) 2007 (19)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Sudbury increased by 44 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Sudbury UK 2013 44 114,240 2012 51 105,356 Record Year 2003 (102) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Sudbury during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 11 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Sudbury UK 2013 11 57,352 2012 28 41,441 Record Year 2008 (37) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 1 3 7 Net growth in 2012 10 12 6 Record Year 2003 (22) 2007 (17) 2003 (19)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Sudbury formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Sudbury 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Sudbury formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Sudbury 2013 0.0% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% % change -23.3% -39.3% 16.5% Record Year 1994 (0.1%) 1998 (0.1%) 1991 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 47.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 46.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Sudbury was 2004 when 40.1% of all directors were female.
29.9% of all director appointments in Sudbury in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Sudbury was in 2011 when 45.8% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Sudbury in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.41% CONSULTING 5.25% R 1.01% MANAGEMENT 4.80% PROPERTY 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.41% SUDBURY 1.01% PROPERTY 2.48% MAINTENANCE 0.80% TRADING 2.05% MUSIC 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.81% T 0.80% DESIGN 1.79% MANAGEMENT 0.80% LONDON 1.77% CONSULTANCY 0.80% BUSINESS 1.77% D 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.68% SUFFOLK 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% ENTERPRISES 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.67% TRADING 0.60% GLOBAL 1.59% H 0.60% MEDIA 1.57% CHOICE 0.60% CARE 1.55% TRAINING 0.60% J 1.53% CAR 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.46% HEATING 0.60% IT 1.40% IT 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.40% DOG 0.60% M 1.26% STORAGE 0.60% BUILDING 1.22% ENGINEERING 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.19% INVESTMENTS 0.60% ENTERPRISES 1.18% MEDIA 0.60% CAPITAL 1.16% BUILDING 0.60% TRAINING 1.16%
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 80 257,517 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 33,633 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 22 54,555 99999 - Dormant Company 19 44,817 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 25,583 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 24,324 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 7,793 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 17,095 41100 - Development of building projects 9 8,876 59111 - Motion picture production activities 6 2,715 90030 - Artistic creation 6 3,872 74100 - specialised design activities 6 3,908 56101 - Licensed restaurants 5 7,148 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 5 5,665 62090 - Other information technology service activities 5 12,578 86900 - Other human health activities 5 8,687 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 5 3,156 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 5 5,253 43320 - Joinery installation 4 1,964 74990 - Non-trading company 4 14,303
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08514475 HAYNES & OTTO LIMITED 02 May 2013 08514882 SQUIRRELLS LIMITED 02 May 2013 08516139 INFINITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LTD. 03 May 2013 08522440 M&M PAINTING LTD 09 May 2013 08523725 LOU WILKES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 May 2013 08527641 LOCKMARK PROPERTIES LTD 13 May 2013 08527956 WTN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 14 May 2013 08535580 RAPID FAT LOSS & FITNESS ACADEMY LIMITED 20 May 2013 08540822 CORSERV GROUP LIMITED 22 May 2013 08544416 WHITE VIEW INVEST LIMITED 24 May 2013 08546188 KEFALONIA LIMITED 28 May 2013 08546542 66 ENGINEERING LIMITED 28 May 2013 08547204 SKYLINER LIMITED 29 May 2013 08547223 AFEC LIMITED 29 May 2013 08547240 T F R ENGINEERING LIMITED 29 May 2013
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