Suffolk
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Suffolk when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Suffolk when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Suffolk when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Suffolk when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 913 companies were registered in Suffolk during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Suffolk UK 2012 913 131,491 2011 817 116,391 % change 11.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (913) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Suffolk when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Suffolk when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 257 304 352 New companies in 2011 209 275 333 % change 23.0% 10.5% 5.7% Record Year 2012 (257) 2012 (304) 2007 (370)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 392 companies were dissolved in Suffolk during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 25.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Suffolk UK 2012 392 67,576 2011 526 90,986 % change -25.5% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (565) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 129 135 128 Closed companies in 2011 197 160 169 % change -34.5% -15.6% -24% Record Year 2011 (197) 2008 (170) 2009 (313)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Suffolk during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 521 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Suffolk UK 2012 521 63,915 2011 291 25,405 Record Year 2003 (543) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 128 169 224 Net growth in 2011 12 115 164 Record Year 2003 (129) 2003 (195) 2007 (261)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Suffolk formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Suffolk 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% % change 5.4% -5.4% -1.1% Record Year 1976 (1.5%) 1966 (1.4%) 1961 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Suffolk was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Suffolk in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.67% CONSULTING 5.07% SUFFOLK 1.59% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.07% PROPERTY 2.37% J 1.05% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 1.02% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.86% ANGLIA 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ELECTRICAL 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CARE 0.71% BUSINESS 1.73% EAST 0.71% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.69% LONDON 1.66% CONSULTANTS 0.62% J 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.51% HEATING 0.59% GLOBAL 1.50% BUSINESS 0.59% IT 1.40% TRADING 0.57% CARE 1.34% SCHOOL 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.31% YOUR 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.27% S 0.55% M 1.27% ENERGY 0.52% BUILDING 1.24% GREEN 0.52% ENERGY 1.20% MEDIA 0.52% S 1.20% D 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,075 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 315 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 209 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 168 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 153 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 118 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 96 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 91 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 87 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 77 9,892 62090 - Other information technology service activities 64 8,145 74990 - Non-trading company 62 9,729 41100 - Development of building projects 59 4,984 7499 - Non-trading company 51 9,102 9305 - Other service activities 48 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 43 7,154 86900 - Other human health activities 42 5,066 62012 - Business and domestic software development 41 4,356 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 40 5,169 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 40 4,132
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07935298 TRUCKTRAILERFINANCE LTD 03 Feb 2012 07959201 NEWMARKET PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07963862 RACHAL HALES LTD 24 Feb 2012 OC372500 ALBEMARLE GLASGOW LLP 16 Feb 2012 07941732 EXCLUSIV LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07944266 THE NARROWBOAT HERITAGE FOUNDATION 09 Feb 2012 07970275 LIZ PROCTOR FUNDRAISING LTD 29 Feb 2012 07947613 BEX HARVEY LIMITED 13 Feb 2012 07952203 THINK MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Feb 2012 07956621 MANGO72 LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07964551 PALACE HOUSE TURF CLUB (UK) LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07964841 OLIECOM LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07969009 SMALL BEGINNINGS EVENTS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 07931774 FOOD HALL MARKET LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07938984 VANCRAFT LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07942485 FOSKETT WILLOWS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07954894 N & P CLARKE LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 07956330 THE SHAH CORP LTD 20 Feb 2012 07965401 EAST ANGLIAN TOTALLY BUILDERS LTD 27 Feb 2012 07941242 FRASER JILANI LTD 08 Feb 2012 07962029 COLCHESTER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LTD 23 Feb 2012 07965286 JOB READY LTD 27 Feb 2012 07944636 DSK SOLUTIONS UK LTD 10 Feb 2012 07961135 BESPOKE SUITS LTD 23 Feb 2012 07962063 ASPIRE BRANDS LTD 23 Feb 2012
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