Sudbury, Suffolk
2014 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The record second half year for female directors in Sudbury was 2014 when 36.8% of all directors were female.
- The record fourth quarter for female directors in Sudbury was in 2014 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 233 companies were formed in Sudbury in 2014. This total is 4.5% lower than in 2013 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.0% growth compared to 529,363 the previous year.
Year Sudbury UK 2014 233 582,051 2013 244 529,363 2012 244 491,893 2011 202 452,870 2010 214 400,358 Record Year 2012 (244) 2014 (582,051) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 a total of 108 companies were formed in Sudbury. This figure is 6.1% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.2%.
The highest total for a second half year in Sudbury occurred in 2012 when a total of 128 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Sudbury UK 2014 108 281,320 2013 115 259,931 % change -6.1% 8.2% Record Year 2012 (128) 2014 (281,320) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 54 companies were registered in Sudbury during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Sudbury UK 2014 54 137,906 2013 63 127,247 % change -14.3% 8.4% Record Year 2012 (70) 2014 (137,906) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2014 13 22 19 New companies in 2013 27 23 13 % change -51.9% -4.3% 46.2% Record Year 2003 (33) 2002 (28) 2002 (21)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 163 companies were dissolved in Sudbury in 2014. This total is 0.0% higher than in 2013 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 10.8% growth compared to the previous year.
Year Sudbury UK 2014 163 367,937 2013 163 332,213 2012 133 293,729 2011 137 314,524 2010 168 342,233 Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (533,789) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 a total of 84 companies were dissolved in Sudbury. This figure is 7.7% higher than last year, which compares equally to the UK wide change of 7.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in Sudbury occurred in 2010 when a total of 103 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Sudbury UK 2014 84 190,730 2013 78 177,021 % change 7.7% 7.7% Record Year 2010 (103) 2009 (244,544) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 33 companies were dissolved in Sudbury during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 13.2% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 2.0% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Sudbury UK 2014 33 89,060 2013 38 90,851 % change -13.2% -2.0% Record Year 2010 (48) 2013 (90,851) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2014 13 11 9 Closed companies in 2013 14 11 13 % change -7.1% 0.0% -31% Record Year 2010 (23) 2011 (19) 2009 (16)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 70 companies were added to the company register for Sudbury in 2014. This number represents growth of 30.0% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 36.8%.
This number is 11 companies lower than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2012 when the Sudbury company register grew by 111 companies.
Year Sudbury UK 2014 70 214,114 2013 81 197,150 2012 111 198,164 2011 65 138,346 2010 46 58,125 Record Year 2012 (111) 2007 (237,353) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 the company register for Sudbury increased by 24 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Sudbury UK 2014 24 90,590 2013 37 82,910 Record Year 2002 (88) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
Net company growth for Sudbury during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) was 21 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Sudbury UK 2014 21 48,846 2013 25 36,396 Record Year 2012 (36) 2012 (49,848) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2014 0 11 10 Net growth in 2013 13 12 0 Record Year 2003 (27) 2002 (21) 2002 (15)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2014)
In 2014 Sudbury formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2013 when Sudbury was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.
Year Sudbury 2014 0.0% 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 Sudbury formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Sudbury 2014 0.0% 2013 0.0% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
In the fourth quarter of 2014, Sudbury formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Sudbury 2014 0.0% 2013 0.0% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2014 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% % change -54.3% -9.2% 25.0% Record Year 2003 (0.1%) 1988 (0.1%) 2002 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2014)
The average age of a director in 2014 was 46.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2014 was 47.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 12.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 46.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
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
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Annual Data (2014)
The record year for female directors in Sudbury was 1986 when 100.0% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Sudbury in 2014 was 32.9%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.1%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The record second half year for female directors in Sudbury was 2014 when 36.8% of all directors were female.
36.8% of all director appointments in Sudbury in the second half of 2014 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 (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Sudbury was in 2014 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
35.7% of all director appointments in Sudbury in the fourth quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.8% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2013-Dec 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DESIGN 1.54% CONSULTING 5.22% TRADING 1.10% MANAGEMENT 4.58% J 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.57% C 0.88% PROPERTY 2.66% CONSULTING 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 2.12% HAWLETTS 0.88% ENGINEERING 2.10% SUDBURY 0.88% CARE 2.02% STOUR 0.88% TRADING 1.94% CONSULTANCY 0.88% LONDON 1.93% SUFFOLK 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.93% VALLEY 0.66% DESIGN 1.66% PROPERTY 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.64% BEAUTY 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.62% DRIVING 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.62% CAR 0.66% BUSINESS 1.56% ANDREW 0.66% J 1.54% GREEN 0.66% CO., 1.50% ASSOCIATES 0.66% GLOBAL 1.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.48% ON 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.47% ACADEMY 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% CENTRE 0.44% MEDIA 1.33% MANAGEMENT 0.44% IT 1.31% BUSINESS 0.44% BUILDING 1.29% EQUESTRIAN 0.44% M 1.22%
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 86 265,608 99999 - Dormant Company 22 48,509 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 42,290 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 17 58,068 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 29,009 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 10,107 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 8,761 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 30,178 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 7,559 59111 - Motion picture production activities 9 3,245 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 5,931 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 7 6,742 56302 - Public houses and bars 6 6,285 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 6 4,031 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 6 11,212 74990 - Non-trading company 6 13,984 62090 - Other information technology service activities 5 12,837 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 5 5,425 56101 - Licensed restaurants 5 8,782 43210 - Electrical installation 5 5,985
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09291847 ORBELL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 03 Nov 2014 09293899 SUKI FASHION LTD 04 Nov 2014 09296522 CLARK CONTRACT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Nov 2014 09297350 GOKSALLAR 2 LIMITED 05 Nov 2014 09298531 HUNTER JONES GLOBAL LTD 06 Nov 2014 09298747 CAFE NINI LIMITED 06 Nov 2014 09300252 T.A.G. ASSOCIATES LIMITED 07 Nov 2014 09303894 HINDSGAVL TECHNICAL CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Nov 2014 09304173 EUIG LIMITED 10 Nov 2014 09307928 SEALEDPDF LTD 12 Nov 2014 09307966 KAB BUILDING SERVICES LTD 12 Nov 2014 09308750 ACR TRANSPORT LIMITED 13 Nov 2014 09308795 RACHAEL SPEKE LTD 13 Nov 2014 09310142 CHABE LIMITED 13 Nov 2014 09313022 INCIPERE LIMITED 17 Nov 2014 09314658 FRUITFUL PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 17 Nov 2014 09318673 TRADEGO LONDON LIMITED 19 Nov 2014 09320165 PETCOUK LIMITED 20 Nov 2014 09323884 MICK HAMBLIN SERVICES LTD 24 Nov 2014 09325148 ANDREW BABICZ LTD. 24 Nov 2014 09331607 SUDBURY FITNESS CENTRE LIMITED 27 Nov 2014 09332764 NOOK CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Nov 2014
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