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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.

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 (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)SuffolkUK
    2012913131,491
    2011817116,391
    % change11.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (913) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012257304352
    New companies in 2011209275333
    % change23.0%10.5%5.7%
    Record Year2012 (257)2012 (304)2007 (370)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SuffolkUK
    201239267,576
    201152690,986
    % change-25.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (565) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012129135128
    Closed companies in 2011197160169
    % change-34.5%-15.6%-24%
    Record Year2011 (197)2008 (170)2009 (313)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SuffolkUK
    201252163,915
    201129125,405
    Record Year 2003 (543) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012128169224
    Net growth in 201112115164
    Record Year2003 (129)2003 (195)2007 (261)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (1.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.7%0.7%
    % change5.4%-5.4%-1.1%
    Record Year1976 (1.5%)1966 (1.4%)1961 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.67%CONSULTING5.07%
    SUFFOLK1.59%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.38%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%PROPERTY2.37%
    J1.05%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY1.02%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.79%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ANGLIA0.71%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ELECTRICAL0.71%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CARE0.71%BUSINESS1.73%
    EAST0.71%MEDIA1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.69%LONDON1.66%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%J1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    HEATING0.59%GLOBAL1.50%
    BUSINESS0.59%IT1.40%
    TRADING0.57%CARE1.34%
    SCHOOL0.57%PROPERTIES1.31%
    YOUR0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    S0.55%M1.27%
    ENERGY0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    GREEN0.52%ENERGY1.20%
    MEDIA0.52%S1.20%
    D0.52%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,075216,665
    7487 - Other business activities31552,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20935,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16819,704
    99999 - Dormant Company15325,084
    9999 - Dormant Company11818,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy9612,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9114,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8713,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified779,892
    62090 - Other information technology service activities648,145
    74990 - Non-trading company629,729
    41100 - Development of building projects594,984
    7499 - Non-trading company519,102
    9305 - Other service activities488,818
    7260 - Other computer related activities437,154
    86900 - Other human health activities425,066
    62012 - Business and domestic software development414,356
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering405,169
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities404,132

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07984376 ANNE FROST LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07999913 CINEGRAPHIC LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08006836 GRETOS INDUSTRY LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08012777 GENDERMA LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    08013701 ROUNDHOUSE PARTNERS LTD 30 Mar 2012
    07988956 CFO-PLUS LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07989275 THOMAS FORD SMITHFIELD (2012) LTD 14 Mar 2012
    08001925 MONK BROTHERS JOINERY LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08004181 BROOK BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    07993771 HAWKEDON AND HOMEFIELD VETS LTD 16 Mar 2012
    08004703 VELLA PROPERTIES LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08014306 GIFFORDS HALL VINEYARD LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07979682 DECORO (UK) LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07983362 AV OP LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07983909 RED EYE CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07986959 CICERO COMMUNICATIONS LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07988918 PENNINGTON ENERGY CONSULTANTS LTD 13 Mar 2012
    08004452 MERLIN TRUSTEE LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08009390 BLOCK43 LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08009449 AVOL LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08012979 KOMFIKIDZ LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07980853 BEDOT MEDIA LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    08012326 ALUNSKI AVIATION LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    07974441 PAUL GASKIN-BARBER LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    08008495 S A ELLES LTD 27 Mar 2012